Proper use of lights to ensure safety

Car lights are the "eyes" of cars. Commonly used night lights, fog lights, curve lights used for arc lighting when turning, as well as brake lights, tail lights, reverse lights and license plate lights at the rear of the car, etc. . Although the lamp also has a certain decorative effect, its most important role is to ensure the safety of our travel. The use of car lights seems simple, but not everyone can use them correctly. Master Zhang, Technical Director of Sanyuanqiao Toyota, introduced how to use the main lights in the car correctly and safely.

1 display wide light

Its role is to show where the stationary car is in the dark. However, many drivers will use the width lights instead of low beam lights to drive in the dark, which is very dangerous, because the width lights cannot illuminate the road ahead.

2 low beam

It is mainly able to illuminate the road ahead at a closer distance. When driving at night and when it is dark in the evening or early morning, the low beam light must be turned on; when the sight is not good, such as fog, snow or heavy rain, the low beam light must be turned on even during the day; Lighting equipment, but the brightness is not enough, you should also turn on the low beam light.

It should be noted that when judging whether you should turn on the low beam light in the evening, you can look at your rearview mirror. If you see that the rear car has started to blur from the rearview mirror, it means that the low beam light should be turned on in time.

3 high beam

Able to illuminate the road ahead from a long distance. When driving at night, if there is no vehicle on the opposite side or driving on a road with a barrier, you can use the high beam. It should be noted that when vehicles will be on the road without the isolation belt, they should slow down when they are about 150 meters apart, and change the high beam lights to low beam lights. In addition, if you are closer to the car in the same direction in front of you, or when crossing a railway crossing and returning to a street with heavy traffic, you should also switch the high beam to low beam. Otherwise, it will seriously interfere with the other party's sight and even cause traffic accidents.

If the vehicle on the opposite side does not change the low beam during the meeting, you should slow down and use the method of changing the far and low beams to indicate. If the other party still does not change the lights, just look directly at the lane in front of you.

4 fog lights

The position of the fog lamp is generally very low, and it has strong penetrating downward scattering. When it is foggy, rainy, or snowy, and the sight is not clear, the front fog lamp must be turned on, and it is no exception during the day.

Some drivers only use high beam lights in foggy weather, which is very dangerous. Because the design of the high beam is to illuminate a large area, it is easy to cause scattering in the fog, causing scattered light clusters and a white snow in front of the driver's eyes, and it is impossible to see the front. On the contrary, some drivers think that the sight is not good at night, and will turn on the fog lights and headlights together, and some drivers use the rear fog lights as position lights, which is also incorrect. In fact, if it is not in foggy or windy weather, the fog lamp should not be turned on, and the rear fog lamp can only be used when the visible distance is less than 50 meters. Because whether it is for the driver of the opposite vehicle or the driver in the back, the fog lights look very dazzling.

5 turn signal

This is an important and most commonly used signal light. It turns on when the vehicle is turning and blinks intermittently to remind vehicles and pedestrians in front, back, left, and right. The turn-on time of the turn signal should be well controlled, and it should be turned on when it is about 30 to 100 meters away from the turning junction. Driving too early will cause the illusion of "forgetting to turn off the turn signal" for the following cars, driving too late will make the trailing vehicles and pedestrians behind have no mental preparation, and often make mistakes in busy. In addition, the car owner should also regularly check the brake light bulb to ensure its normal use.

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Use car lights as signals

Car lights can play an important signal role. When driving at night, you can use far and near dimming to tell the other party to drive to the right at intersections and bends, especially when passing through villages, narrow road bends, intersections, etc. When overtaking, you must first notify the vehicle in front with far and near dimming when the road conditions permit. After the preceding vehicle gives way, turn on the turn signal to the left. After overtaking, leave a certain safe distance for the overtaken vehicle and then turn to Turn right on the turn signal and drive back to the original lane.

Similarly, drivers can also judge road conditions based on the lights of other vehicles. At the intersection, you can predict the distance of the other party from yourself based on the lights of the cars coming from the side. If the light coming from it is scattered light, it can be judged that the coming car is still far from the intersection; if the light coming from there is a directional light beam or a bright telephone pole at the corner of the intersection, the coming car is already close to itself , Should be prepared to yield.