The Safest Driving Guide for New Drivers
Nowadays, whether domestically or internationally, more and more female friends are driving, and the proportion is also increasing sharply year by year. However, after obtaining a driver's license, the problems that may be encountered on actual roads must make many female car owners feel nervous, scared, and uneasy. Actually, it's not just female beginners; men are the same. We drive undoubtedly to make life more convenient, but safety is also absolutely indispensable. Since this is the case, how can new drivers ensure safe driving? Here, I will simply mention a few points about safety awareness.
Here, we have compiled some key points that we hope will be helpful to our friends who are new to driving.
1. Adjusting to the correct seating posture: After getting in the car, please adjust your seat and posture first. Some female friends like to adjust their seats very close to the steering wheel. In fact, excessive bending of the arms and legs affects the flexibility of controlling the steering wheel. Of course, it cannot be adjusted too far back either. If it’s too close and an accident occurs, the airbag might injure you when it deploys. If it’s too far back, it will also affect the flexibility of controlling the steering wheel, and reaction time in emergencies will become slower and longer. The correct posture is to sit on the seat with your back against the backrest and stretch your hands forward. When the top edge of the steering wheel aligns with your wrist, your arms and feet will be slightly bent when holding both ends of the steering wheel. In the event of a collision, there will be a buffer for protection. Also, remember to always wear your seatbelt.
2. Practice parking on the side of the road and reversing into parking spaces: In urban areas where cars are as numerous as fish crossing a river, parking is harder than driving. Under conditions where parking spaces are hard to find, everyone rushes to grab any available space. If you're not familiar with parking maneuvers, it wastes time and slow actions blocking others' paths will earn you many dirty looks. Before practicing, get a concept of the length and width of your car, having a sense of the vehicle's dimensions in your mind. Then, you can find roads with roadside parking spaces and less traffic, or go to the top floor or basement of large shopping malls where there are fewer cars to practice.
3. Familiarize yourself with various buttons and switches inside the car: Before actually driving on the road, spend some time getting familiar with the functions of all the levers and buttons inside the car. Understand what the various warning lights on the dashboard represent and get familiar with the operation of the audio system, air conditioning, headlights, windshield wipers, etc. Once you understand and get used to the functions of these levers and buttons, you won't need to waste much time thinking about where the wiper switch is, which lever controls the turn signals, or how to turn on the headlights while driving and focusing on road conditions.
4. Get familiar with the operation of the accelerator, brake, and transmission: Find an experienced driver to practice the operation of the accelerator, brake, and transmission in an open area. Practice releasing and pressing the accelerator, gently and firmly stepping on the brake, and mastering the manual (or automatic) gear-shifting method. Once you become familiar, it will become a natural reflex action, reducing some tension. Additionally, never drive in high heels.
5. Develop the habit of always paying attention to the three rearview mirrors: While practicing the operation of the accelerator, brakes, and transmission, you can also practice checking the three rearview mirrors. Many new drivers tend to drive slowly on the road, making them easy targets for honking horns or overtaking. If you develop the habit of checking the rearview mirrors and can see from them which cars are nearby and which ones are preparing to overtake, you'll avoid colliding with other cars when changing lanes to let the vehicles behind pass. Remember, looking at the rearview mirror while driving only takes one second. Also, the two side mirrors have blind spots, so if you can't be sure whether there's a car next to you, make sure to check beside the car again for safety.
Additionally, cars in the break-in period should ideally avoid high-speed driving. According to data, the speed of new cars during the break-in period should preferably be controlled within 40-70 kilometers per hour, and they should not travel at excessively high speeds. During driving, you also need to pay attention to the engine tachometer and speedometer, ensuring that neither the engine RPM nor the vehicle speed is too high. Generally, during the break-in period, the maximum RPM value of the engine is recommended to be maintained between 2000-4000 revolutions per minute.
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