In a blink of an eye, it’s the New Year again
The New Year is here, the harvest New Year is so lively
Set off firecrackers in the streets and alleys
Dragon lantern dance on stilts
Welcome the God of Wealth and receive Yuanbao
Every household is happy and happy
"Happy New Year" has been ringing in the editor's mind recently. Don't blame me for singing this song. After all, the New Year is getting closer and closer. Everyone is preparing to go home. I have to say that there are more and more modes of transportation now. From the past, you could only take trains to now long-distance buses, trains, planes, ships, etc. There is always something that can take you home. Of course, there are also people who drive their own cars back home. But having said that, when driving back home for the New Year, you will inevitably have to drive long distances. It is also common to encounter bad weather and drive at night. At this time, the importance of car light signals in safe driving becomes apparent. So, what car light languages should we, as drivers, learn, master and understand?
How to stay safe on the way back home
What are the advantages of car light language?
As an important piece of equipment on a car, car lights play a vital role in the safe driving of the vehicle. Illumination can be said to be the primary function of car lights. You wouldn’t want to drive a car out at night with a broken headlight, right? For car lights, in addition to the most basic lighting, there is also a very important function, which is warning. It can even be said that the lighting function of car lights is usually only used at night or in poor light conditions; while the warning function can play a role almost at any time when the vehicle is driving, which shows its importance.
The car light language we are talking about today is exactly the use of the warning function of car lights to gradually form a recognized language that can be used by driving cars to communicate with each other during people's long-term use of cars. It's like the semaphores used by ships at sea to communicate with each other. So, as a qualified car driver, what are the commonly used car lights that we should know and understand?
* Various transformation forms, able to express multiple meanings
*Long transmission distance and less impact on the surrounding environment
*Not restricted by country or region, highly versatile
*Facilitate effective communication between moving vehicles
How to use the turn signal signal?
As the name suggests, the first function of a car's turn signal is to signal and indicate its steering intention to vehicles ahead and behind it before turning or merging, including before pulling over and when preparing to start from the side of the road. Everyone should turn on the turn signal in advance to indicate.
The second function of the turn signal is when overtaking. For example, when your vehicle wants to overtake the vehicle in front, you should turn on the left turn signal in advance. After confirming that you can overtake safely, quickly overtake the vehicle in front; after overtaking, turn on the right turn signal and merge into the original lane while ensuring safety. Or, when you need to drive at a slower speed for some reason and do not want to hinder the normal passage of vehicles behind you, you can turn on the right turn signal to signal the vehicles behind you to overtake you. This can also avoid being "dropped" by the driver behind you. An effective way to "drop".
How to use high beam indicator
High beams used as lighting fixtures play an important role in the expression of car light language. A lot of communication between cars is achieved through the use of high beams. Of course, this refers to the premise of using high beam correctly.
1. When the green light turns on at the intersection, if the car in front does not move, flash the high beam.
When we are waiting for the light at the intersection, we occasionally encounter such a situation: the green light is clearly on, but the car in front does not start. This is most likely because the driver of the car in front was distracted and did not notice. In this case, we can remind the driver of the car in front by flashing the high beam; if the car in front still does not notice, we can flash the high beam again to remind. Such an operation method can not only reflect the gentlemanly demeanor of the driver behind the car, but also avoid impact on the surrounding environment. Just imagine, if in the same situation, we impatiently honk our horns, not only producing a lot of noise pollution, but also possibly arousing road rage from the driver in front of us, which is also detrimental to our own driving safety.
2. When meeting an oncoming vehicle at night and encountering dazzling high beams, flash the high beam twice.
When driving at night, if the road section is unilluminated, most drivers usually turn on the high beam for lighting. However, it should be noted that when there is a vehicle coming from the opposite direction and we need to meet another vehicle, we should switch to low beam in time to avoid shining the eyes of the driver of the oncoming vehicle and causing safety hazards.
Of course, some drivers do not know how to change the lights in time when meeting cars at night, or they really forget to drive with high beams on; in this case, we can flash the high beams twice to remind The driver of the oncoming vehicle should switch to low beam headlights in time to ensure the safety of passing vehicles. However, we need to remind everyone that if this action does not cause the driver of the oncoming vehicle to react, we should slow down or pull over in time. We must not use the "tit for tat" method to turn on the high beam and shine at the other vehicle, otherwise It is extremely easy for unnecessary dangers to occur.
3. When the car in front wants to merge, flash the high beam once to indicate consent, and flash the high beam continuously to indicate rejection.
Merging is a common behavior when driving on the road. It can be said that as a car driver, who has not crossed other people's lines? Who has not been crossed by others? As the vehicle in front, you should first turn on the turn signal to signal the vehicle behind you before merging; as the vehicle behind, you should promptly indicate your attitude to the vehicle ahead so that the driver of the vehicle in front can make a correct judgment and avoid communication between the two vehicles. Mistakes create a risk of collision. So having said that, when the car in front turns on the turn signal to indicate that it is about to merge, what should the driver of the car behind do?
It's actually very simple. If you agree to the vehicle in front of you merging, you should slow down slightly and flash your high beam to show your agreement. And if it is not convenient for you to let the car in front of you merge into your own lane at this time, you should flash your high beams several times to express your refusal. However, for safety reasons, if the driver in front of you is indifferent to your "rejection" and still wants to forcefully merge, then the editor also recommends that you, as many experienced drivers say, "give way to the unreasonable". Just imagine, even if the car in front of you forcibly merges with your vehicle and collides with yours, although the other party is responsible, the damage to the vehicle and the time lost are all yours. Especially when driving back home for the New Year, arriving safely is more important than anything else.
4. If the vehicle in front is in abnormal condition, the high beam will flash three times to remind you.
When driving on the road, it is inevitable that the driver of some vehicles will encounter a car that has a flat tire or a door that is not closed due to carelessness, but he/she does not know it yet. Normally, drivers of other vehicles who discover a problem would like to be able to promptly inform the driver of the vehicle in question of the abnormal situation. So how should we safely and promptly alert the driver of the problematic vehicle while driving?
In this case, we can flash the high beam three times behind the vehicle in question to give a reminder. When the driver of the vehicle in question discovers an abnormality, he or she can flash the high beam three times again to emphasize it. Of course, if you find that a vehicle behind you flashes its high beams at you in the same way while driving, it is best for you to slow down or stop in time to check whether there are any abnormal problems with the vehicle you are driving to avoid Danger occurs.
Many rear-end collisions occur because the vehicle behind does not maintain a sufficient safe distance from the vehicle in front and is unable to react or handle situations in front of it. When driving on a highway or urban expressway, due to the high speed of the vehicle, a rear-end collision will cause relatively large losses. Although in terms of liability delineation, rear-end collisions are all the responsibility of the vehicle behind us, as the driver of the vehicle in front, if we find that the vehicle behind us is too close to our own vehicle while driving, which may affect safety, we can easily Apply the brakes several times and let the brake lights light up several times in succession to prompt the car behind you to open up.
Friends who often drive have basically had this experience. When driving at night, if you encounter a vehicle behind you with high beams on, it will feel very uncomfortable to be shaken. Although many vehicles are now equipped with automatic anti-dazzle rearview mirror functions, what should drivers of vehicles without this function do if the car behind them turns on their high beams for a long time?
The correct method is that the driver of the vehicle in front can turn on the rear fog lights to prompt the vehicle behind and ask the driver of the vehicle behind to turn off the high beam. Of course, this method is not guaranteed to work all the time. If you encounter a driver behind you who is indifferent to this move, it is recommended that you slow down appropriately and let him or her overtake your vehicle to avoid entangled with the vehicle behind you for a long time or engage in further extreme behavior. After all, safety is the first priority.
As we have said before, when the vehicle you are driving wants to merge, you should turn on the turn signal in advance to signal the vehicle behind you; if the vehicle behind agrees to your merging, you should flash your high beam to show your attitude. So if the car behind agrees to your merging, should you also take any measures to express your gratitude after completing the merging? At this time, the "double flash" function comes in handy. After merging, turn on your double flashers and flash them three times to express your gratitude to the vehicle behind you for giving way. Doing so is both polite and shows your gentlemanly demeanor.
The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and many friends who work out of town are eager to go home and reunite with their families. Many of them will drive home if they can’t buy tickets. The editor hopes that all car friends will pay attention when driving home. Safety first, get home safely and have a happy New Year with your family.
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