Four tips for safe driving of semi-trailers
1. In the process of driving, if you want to overtake a heavy-duty trailer ahead, the best way is: first drive away from the large truck at a distance of about 100 meters, check the road conditions ahead, and ensure that the road conditions ahead are good and the vision is good. , turn on the overtaking turn signal, whistle, strobe headlights, and observe the direction of the semi-trailer. If the semi-trailer does not occupy the road and has no tendency to sway from side to side, then increase the accelerator to quickly overtake it. After overtaking, don't immediately merge to the driving lane. It is best to leave a distance of about 500 meters with the semi-trailer and then turn back to the normal driving lane.
During the whole process, be sure to hold the direction tightly. When approaching the truck, the honking and strobe lights must be stopped at the same time, which are indispensable. The purpose of this is not to inform the driver of the semi-trailer that it is about to overtake. Sometimes the trailer cannot see your flashing light prompt due to overloading; there are also situations where you cannot hear the honking prompt due to its own noise, so the honking and flashing lights must be stopped at the same time, and it is best not to do so during the whole process. continuous. Even if the truck driver falls asleep, he can be woken up by the sound of the horn to prevent an accident. Don't overtake consciously when you don't understand the curve or road conditions.
2. Pay special attention to the car. Semi-trailers are often in poor condition due to inadequate maintenance. It is common for the lights to be uneven or to emit black smoke. Therefore, the taillights of the semi-trailer driving at high speed at night have many small lights, and even the taillights cannot be seen. Coupled with the black smoke of the exhaust gas, it will seriously affect the vision. It is easy to create the illusion of fog. Therefore, when driving at night, it is best to choose to drive in the passing lane. Immediately slow down when encountering a sudden thick smoke to prevent the risk of rear-end collision.
3. Rainy days are also a high-incidence period of accidents. In heavy rain, you must also pay attention to the skills of the super-heavy semi-trailer. The water mist rolled up due to the rotation of the semi-trailer wheels will be very large, and following it or the side will make you in front of you. The windshield is ambiguous, so when overtaking, in addition to honking and flashing lights, the wiper should also be in a continuous working state. It is best to increase one or two gears under normal conditions.
4. Be sure to slow down when entering and exiting the tunnel, especially when following a heavy-duty semi-trailer. Due to the intense light outside the cave, the moment one enters the tunnel, one's eyes will adapt to the darkness for a short period of time, and almost nothing can be seen; and when exiting the tunnel, due to the dark habit, the eyes will be dizzy when they see the sun. Can't see things clearly. Slow down to minimize safety hazards.
