9 road safety rules for drivers on rainy days
Driving in a storm is inevitable, but drivers should keep the following 6 road safety rules in mind to have executive safety.
When it rains, the road surface is more slippery, reducing visibility, not to mention it may be accompanied by falling trees or stop traffic lights. Technical inspection of the vehicle before starting, such as tire pressure, brakes, lights, and horns. In addition, do not forget some skills such as walking slowly, observing the road carefully, keeping a safe distance are the prerequisites when going to rain. However, there are still many other factors that are extremely important when traveling. Driving a car in the rain and storms has a lot of potential for accidents and damage to the car. To further ensure the safety of yourself, those around you and your car, following these road safety rules below.
1. Go slowly
It rains, the road is slippery, so you need to drive at a slower speed than usual. So, drivers will be able to master the steering wheel before unexpected situations. Combining the engine brake with the brake normally. The braking force from the engine and the brake system on the vehicle will help to reduce the braking distance and the vehicle does not slip.
2. Observe and let the car in front of you
Always keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front, never parralel and get too close to the next vehicle, especially with a car. There are always many puddles in the rain on the street, getting splashed from fast cars will make drivers have a natural reaction of stepping off or dodging, leading to unsafe situations. In addition, if possible, drivers need to look at the aisle of the vehicle ahead. The observation will help you actively avoid unexpected incidents that the car ahead has encountered.
3. Don’t forget to put your hands on the steering wheel
When driving on rainy days, you need to be alert and keep a close eye on traffic. That’s why your hands always need to be on the steering wheel.
At this point, you should not use your phone (or any electronic device) while driving. If you need information updates, you can listen to the news on the radio waves. Using your mobile phone for communication only when the vehicle is completely stopped in a safe location. Or you need use hand free driving device, so you does not need to take off their hands from the steering wheel
4. Handling of car glass that is blurred when it rains
When going into the rain, the outside temperature and the internal temperature of the car are different, leading to the evaporation of water, blurring the glass, obstructing the vehicle’s view. The experience of driving in the rain shows that in order to make the car’s glass clear, drivers can adjust the air-conditioning temperature to balance the outdoor temperature. However, this method only applies in the summer. Because the winter temperature is low, drivers should apply another treatment such as: turn on the fan and switch to outside air intake mode.
5. One of the most important road safety rules – Stay away from large cars
On a flooded road, if the opposite vehicle is a larger vehicle than yours, do not go head-to-head and jump into the water. Water waves generated from the opposite large vehicles may spill into the bonnet, enter the engine compartment. It will cause stalling and the hydraulic vehicle will be very difficult to repair.
In addition, if you are running on a flooded road and the vehicle has stalled, do not try to restart. This mistake will also cause the vehicle to fall into heavy hydrostatic conditions, break the side arm, even break the engine.
6. Always turn on the warning lights and turn down the sound
When it rains heavily, the wind is high, the visibility of the drivers is limited. Driving in the rain now is no different than walking in the fog. Therefore, to ensure the safety of yourself and other vehicles, turn on the warning lights so that other vehicles can see your vehicle from a distance, avoiding collisions. At the same time, when it rains, it should limit your hearing when you can barely hear the dripping rain. Therefore, it’s important to turn down the sound in the car to increase concentration while driving.
If you observe that the vehicle in front has the same design as your vehicle and can safely pass the flooded section, follow the vehicle’s wheel track, you will safely cross the floodplain. However, if the vehicle in front has a bigger shape and a higher undercarriage, it is best not to follow. For example, the car in front is a pickup or SUV, while you are driving a hatchback or sedan, you should not risk “wading” through that floodplain.
7. Should stop the car when it rains too hard
Continuing to drive when it turns too heavy rain will be very dangerous, because heavy rain will overload the lever, not ensuring your visibility. It is even more dangerous if you let your vehicle continue to roll when heavy rain combined with high winds causes the trees on the road to fall.
8. Don’t follow
Even if you slow down and make sure you can control the distance with the vehicle in front. However, you should not tail the car ahead because the stopping distance and steering angle when it rains is not as accurate as in the normal event. If the car in front brakes suddenly, it is easy to crash into them when you are too close.
9. Useful road safety rule – Don’t rush
When it changes heavy rain and strong winds, the common mentality of many people is to increase speed and constantly knit lanes to get home faster. However, remember: “one minute fast but can be a lifetime delay”, this mistake is very likely to cause an accident due to a loss of drive.
Driving on rainy days, whether it’s drizzle or flooded, is challenging for boxers, cars. Even the most experienced drivers cannot master when the traffic conditions are so unfavorable. On rainy days, it can lead to dangerous conditions such as road sediment, flash flooding, land slides, rock falls and falling trees. The most important thing to realise is that wet-weather driving demands you drive much slower. However, there are also other road safety rules to help drivers avoid an accident when facing wet roads.
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