Honking to urge, forced merging, high beams dazzling... Thinking of these, "road rage" almost breaks out. Don't be angry! In fact, we will find that behind these behaviors is a problem - lack of "effective communication"!
Then it is very necessary to master a set of light language that "can communicate with strangers without any barriers on the road"! Do you know these "lantern languages"? Let’s take a look~
Car lights speak better than horns
Lantern language | scenes to be used |
The headlights flash | 1. The car in front does not move when the green light comes on 2. Agree with other vehicles to merge |
The headlights flash twice | Remind oncoming vehicles to turn off their high beams |
Headlights flash three times | Alert neighboring cars to have problems/breakdowns |
Headlights flashing | Deny other vehicles from merging |
Headlights flash rapidly | 1. Oncoming vehicles occupy the road 2. Our vehicle has an emergency |
Continuous switching of low and high beam lights | 1. Remind pedestrians and non-motorized vehicles to pay attention 2. When there are obstacles on the road and only one-way traffic is allowed, it means there is no time to brake and priority is needed. 3. When entering a curve, remind the vehicles on the other side of the curve to pay attention 4. When you are about to reach the top of the slope, remind the vehicles on the other side of the slope to pay attention |
Turn on the left turn signal | The road ahead is narrow/there is an oncoming vehicle in the opposite direction, overtaking from behind is not allowed |
Turn on the left turn signal and flash the headlights once | overtake the car in front |
Turn on the right turn signal and turn on the brake light | Allow vehicles behind to overtake |
Turn on double flash | 1. Remind the car behind you to pay attention 2. Turn on after overtaking to express gratitude to the vehicle being overtaken. |
Brake lights come on intermittently | Remind cars behind you to keep a safe distance |
Turn off the headlights and turn on the small lights only, and stop the car | When there are obstacles on the road and only one-way traffic is allowed, give way |
Driving at night, lights are better for communication
Visibility is low at night, so you need to keep "safety" in mind when driving. Use light language to communicate in complex road conditions and let the light beam protect you. In addition to the basic version of lantern language, you also need to understand the lighting methods of different roads~
highway driving
1. High beam needs to be turned on;
2. The expressway is a single lane, and there is no need to turn on the low beam when passing cars;
3. Turn off the high beam when following a car;
4. Before overtaking, turn on the left turn signal and change lanes after confirming it is safe. The high beam flashes once to remind the vehicle in front that the car in front is about to be overtaken;
5. Overtake quickly, and after driving to a safe distance, turn on the right turn signal to change lanes.
Driving on national highway
1. If there are no other vehicles, try to turn on the high beam headlights;
2. When meeting a car, you need to switch to the low beam in time, and turn on the high beam again after the meeting is over;
3. If the other party has not turned off the high beam, you can switch the high beam and low beam twice as a reminder.
Urban road driving
When the lighting conditions are acceptable, just turn on the low beam headlights and drive.
There are thousands of roads, safety comes first. The purpose behind mastering the "lantern language" is to communicate better and ensure safety. Especially in autumn, when the days are short and the nights are long, you need to pay more attention to safe driving when driving at night. Safety is an eternal topic for Scania, which constantly optimizes vehicle safety performance, improves vehicle active and passive safety, and protects the safety of drivers. Stay safe along the way.
