What should you pay attention to when driving in summer

The characteristic of summer is that the weather is relatively hot, and it is the hot weather that makes us prone to various problems in food, clothing, housing and transportation, so we must attach great importance to our own care and health in summer. We must pay great attention to diet in summer. We must know what can be eaten in summer and what cannot be eaten in summer. In addition, we must also pay attention to driving safety.

Summer is very different from other seasons, so there are many aspects that we need to pay attention to when driving. When driving in the summer, we must avoid driving while tired, do not wear sunglasses that are too dark, and prevent the car from spontaneous combustion and explosion.

1. Do not drive while tired

The temperature is high in summer, and it is easy to feel tired and sleepy. Therefore, get enough sleep to ensure you are energetic. If you feel sleepy while driving, you should stop the car in time, take a proper rest for a while, and continue driving after your mind is clear.

2. Don’t wear sunglasses that are too dark

The dark color of sunglasses can delay the time it takes for the eyes to send images to the brain. This visual delay causes a distorted sense of speed, causing drivers wearing sunglasses to make wrong judgments. Studies have shown that sunglasses that are too dark in color will extend the driver's reaction time to emergency situations by 100 milliseconds and increase the emergency braking distance by 2.2 meters.

3. Preventing spontaneous combustion and explosion of automobiles

Before traveling, be sure to check whether the vehicle's high and low voltage lines are short-circuited or aging, whether the plug is loose, whether the battery is in normal working condition, whether there is oil leakage in the oil circuit, etc. Equip a fire extinguisher in your car and be familiar with its operation to prevent accidents.

4. Check the tire pressure regularly

As the air temperature and road temperature gradually rise, tire pressure can easily rise and cause a tire blowout when driving at high speed or over long distances. For safety reasons, please stop frequently to reduce the pressure.

5. Don’t drink too much cold drinks

When driving, most of the blood will flow to the tense and active muscles to supply sufficient nutrients and transport waste, thus temporarily reducing the blood supply to the gastrointestinal tract. If you consume a large amount of cold drinks, it will cause sudden contraction of the gastrointestinal blood vessels, reduce blood flow, often cause physiological dysfunction, affect the body's digestion of food, and cause digestive tract diseases such as stomach pain and diarrhea.

It is better to drink hot tea than cold drinks in summer. Drinking hot tea can dilate capillaries, open sweat pores, relax sweat glands, and promote comfortable sweating, which is beneficial for dissipating heat from the body. The caffeine in tea also has a diuretic effect, which can increase urination and take away some heat.

6. Be careful when driving

When the weather is hot, people like to use umbrellas to block the sun. In order to block the sunlight, the height of the umbrella is generally relatively low, blocking the umbrella holder's line of sight. Therefore, you must be extra careful when driving, especially when overtaking or turning.

7. Do not use gas lighters

In the midsummer heat, some drivers have the habit of smoking to relieve fatigue. After lighting a cigarette, people usually put the gas lighter on the dashboard. Doing this is very dangerous. Disposable gas lighters contain liquid gas in a plastic container that will expand due to heat when the temperature is above 40 degrees Celsius. The plastic casing may explode due to heat. Although the explosion power of a gas lighter is not great, when placed together with some fuel, flammable materials, etc. in a car, once an explosion occurs, it can easily cause a fire with disastrous consequences. Therefore, in the hot summer, drivers should not use gas lighters. Besides, smoking while driving is not allowed.

8. Avoid driving in slippers

If you are driving in slippers and an emergency occurs, if the slippers do not follow your feet when you step on the accelerator or brake, it is very likely that the braking timing will be delayed, causing a traffic accident.

9. It is not advisable to turn on the air conditioner for a long time

Vehicles equipped with air conditioners have better sealing performance. Most people will feel dizzy, tired and have memory loss after staying in this environment for a few hours. That's because when the engine is idling, the gasoline burns incompletely and produces carbon monoxide. At the same time, people in the car exhale a large amount of carbon dioxide, causing a sharp decrease in oxygen in the car. Therefore, you should adjust the air conditioning status appropriately, or open the car windows to get some fresh air every once in a while.

In the above, we introduced that due to the hot weather in summer, we must pay attention to our food, clothing, housing and transportation, which is conducive to protecting ourselves. There are many aspects that need attention when driving in summer. We must prevent the car from spontaneous combustion and explosion, and never drive in slippers. It is not advisable to turn on the air conditioner for a long time. The above article introduces in detail the multiple aspects that should be paid attention to when driving in summer.