Driving skills you may not know
Driving skills you may not know
There are many subtle things and skills that make the process of driving safe that even professional drivers do not know about, and we will provide you with ways to secure yourself from dangerous situations while driving, and how to become a confident driver.
Ensure that the mirror is in the correct position
Poorly adjusting the mirror will cause you to lose a proper view of the entire road, and you will lose sight of the cars behind you on both sides of the road, so it is necessary to adjust the mirror correctly to enable you not to see the sides of your car, in addition to adjusting the front mirror from where you are sitting in the car in a way that enables you to see the rear window of the car .
Gain the ability to sense the position of the wheels
So that you can avoid bumps and potholes, and also keep the car tires when you park it, you must feel where the tires are and to do this use a plastic bottle, open the car windows and learn to drive on them back and forth and focus well with the sound of it.
Use mirrors when parking the car
In order to park the car vertically, the sidewalk must be parallel to the bottom edge of the mirror, so that the distance between the car and the sidewalk is small, and for an ideal way to protect your car from harm, stick a colored tape on the lower part of the windshield. Parking is the best way to park the car in a vertical way.
Dry the brakes if water gets on them
You have to walk slowly in the water, and cross the water carefully and without increasing the speed so that the water does not reach the engine and it will break down and the car may lose its balance in the water and weaken your control over it. This friction will generate heat and the water will dry up immediately.
Avoid racing with vehicles larger than your own
Be careful of the cars in front of you, and be more careful of the other cars on the road, and the drivers of large trucks can see the road more than you, so you have to walk behind them if anything happens on the road because he will see the situation and avoid it quickly, and avoid walking next to it because its driver cannot Seeing those next to him from the small cars.
Turn on the lights before starting the car
Sometimes it is difficult to start the car in the winter, so turn on its lights or even the radio until the battery warms up and you can start it
Change the position of the front mirror down at night
It is not known to many that there are two positions for the front mirror, which are day and night, and to avoid the difficulty of driving at night, change the position of the mirror through the lever located below it
Rationalizing work with air conditioning
Try to reduce the use of car air conditioning, and rationalize its operation at intervals so that the pipes do not run out and the coolant dries up.
The need to use the hand brake
Insure yourself by using the parking brake regularly, except in winter, so that it does not freeze.
Simulation of cars driving next to you while driving
If you find a car slowing down, imitate it, the driver may see pedestrians crossing or animals crossing the road.
Careful about speed
The speed in straight roads deceives you and makes you feel slow in the car’s movement, so you must be careful before turning so that the car does not lose its balance.
Watch out for cornering
A car might hit you from behind and push you to the other side, causing cars to hit you.