People have their own language, and cars have their own language. When we drive out every day, our car lights are equivalent to our voices. Now let’s talk about some car light language that you must know.
In addition to lighting and warning functions, car lights can also communicate with other vehicles on the road through the number and duration of flashes. The language of car lights has not yet been unified and standardized, and the usage habits of each region are also different. The following introduced by Mao Brother is only the more common terms for your reference.
When waiting for a light at an intersection, the car in front of me did not start for a long time after turning the light green due to distraction or being a novice. At this time, we should flash our headlights to alert the vehicle ahead. If the car in front still does not respond after flashing, you need to press the horn lightly for assistance, because many drivers now have bad habits. They lower their heads and play with their mobile phones when waiting for the light, and cannot see the headlight prompts of the car behind.
At a road intersection or when vehicles in adjacent lanes need to merge, in addition to observing the situation of vehicles in the adjacent lane in the rearview mirror, you also need to observe the prompts of the vehicles behind the adjacent lane. If the headlights of the vehicle behind you flash once to indicate that you agree to merge, if you refuse to merge, you need to flash continuously. If you see a "reject" signal, do not forcefully merge. If the car behind you sends a "reject" signal because it has no time to slow down, it will be very dangerous to force a lane change at this time.
When overtaking, after merging to the left, please flash your headlights and honk your horn at the vehicle being overtaken. As the party being overtaken, when receiving the overtaking signal, if you are willing to give way, please keep your speed or slow down to facilitate the overtaking party to merge. If you are not willing, please speed up and do not drive a grudge car, which will affect public transportation safety.
If you encounter a problem with a neighboring car on the road, such as the back door not being closed tightly or a flat tire, etc., you can send a warning signal to the car in front and flash your headlights three times as a friendly reminder. If you encounter the same situation, please also pay attention and find a safe place to stop and check.
Many drivers don't know why they always turn on their lights remotely, even on bright enough urban roads. This will have a great impact on oncoming vehicles and pose safety risks. If you encounter an oncoming vehicle and do not switch to low beam when meeting it, you can flash your headlights twice. If you don't get a response to switch to low beam, please turn on the double flashing lights in time and slow down the speed of the vehicle. The double flashing lights will be used as a protest and will remind the vehicle behind that my car will slow down and move forward slowly. If you encounter an oncoming vehicle and turn on the remote lights, be sure to slow down and pass. The strong light will block your vision and make it difficult to see the traffic conditions ahead.
When driving on a relatively narrow road section, when reaching an intersection or encountering a blind spot, especially at night when visibility is low, please flash your headlights three times before passing to alert vehicles and pedestrians at the intersection. If necessary, you can honk the horn to provide a warning. .
If you encounter a vehicle behind you that is following too closely and you feel that the vehicle behind you has not maintained a safe distance, you can use staged braking and use brake lights to remind the vehicle behind you. Avoid following vehicles too closely, which may cause safety hazards, especially on highways. We should lightly tap the brakes as a reminder and never brake too hard to avoid accidents caused by failure to respond in time from the rear.
Regarding the car's light language, as a novice driver, you should know more about it to avoid accidents or troubles caused by unfamiliarity with the car lights.
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