Starts July 29, 2023
Affected by typhoon “Du Su Rui”, Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and many other regions have experienced the worst torrential rain in 140 years.
The length of precipitation and the amount of precipitation are unprecedented, far exceeding the previous “7.21″.
This torrential rain has severely affected social and economic life, especially in mountainous areas where traffic was blocked in many villages and towns, people were trapped, buildings were submerged and damaged, vehicles were washed away by floods, roads collapsed, power and water were cut off, communication was poor, and losses were huge.
A few tips for driving in rainy weather:
1. how to use lights correctly?
Visibility is hindered in rainy weather, turn on the vehicle’s position lights, headlights and front and rear fog lights when driving.
In this kind of weather, many people will turn on the double flashing of the vehicle on the road. In fact, this is a wrong operation. The Road Traffic Safety Law clearly stipulates that only on expressways with visibility less than 100 meters and below, it is necessary to turn on the above-mentioned lights plus double flashing lights. Flashing, that is, hazard warning flashing lights.
The penetrating ability of fog lights in rainy and foggy weather is stronger than that of double flashing. Turning on double flashing at other times will not only not serve as a reminder, but will also mislead the drivers behind.
At this time, once a faulty car stops on the side of the road with double flashing lights, it is very easy to cause wrong judgments and lead to dangerous situations.
2.how to choose the driving route? How to pass through the water section?
If you must go out, try to take the road you are familiar with, and try to avoid low-lying roads in familiar areas.
Once the water reaches about half of the wheel, don’t rush forward
We must remember, go fast, sand and slow water.
When passing through the water-logged road, be sure to hold the accelerator and pass slowly, and never flush the puddle
Once the aroused water splash enters the air intake, it will lead to the direct destruction of the car.
Although new energy vehicles will not destroy the vehicle, you may float up directly and become a flat boat.
3.once the vehicle is flooded and turned off, how to deal with it?
Also, if you encounter it, the engine stalls due to wading, or the vehicle is flooded in a stationary state, causing water to enter the engine. Do not try to start the vehicle.
Generally, when the engine is flooded and turned off, water will enter the intake port and the engine combustion chamber. At this time, if the ignition is re-ignited, the piston will run to the top dead center when the engine is doing the compression stroke.
Since water is almost incompressible, and there is accumulated water in the combustion chamber, doing so will cause the piston connecting rod to be bent directly, which will cause the entire engine to be scrapped.
And if you do this, the insurance company will not pay for the loss of the engine.
The correct way is:
Under the condition of ensuring the safety of personnel, leave the vehicle to find a safe place to hide, and contact the insurance company and the tow truck for follow-up damage determination and maintenance work.
It is not terrible to get water into the engine, it can still be saved if it is disassembled and repaired, and the second fire will definitely aggravate the damage, and the consequences will be at your own risk.
Post time: Aug-08-2023