Do you know the half meter trick?
On the road it is essential that we keep control of what is happening at all times. The control of the car and the environment is very important to avoid an accident while driving. To do this, we can follow a series of guidelines to be safe in our vehicle and everything that happens around us.
From calculating the safety distance from other vehicles to how we should store our luggage, these tips can be very useful the next time you go on a car trip and thus achieve the basic conditions to be safe in our vehicle.
The half meter trick
Not respecting the safety distance is one of the main mistakes we make at the wheel. According to data from the DGT, in 2012 almost 25% of the accidents that occurred in our country were caused by this imprudence. This is a very high figure that could have prevented many incidents.
To calculate this distance measurement there is a very simple way called the half-meter trick. To put it into practice, we only need to stipulate the distance by multiplying the speed at which we are driving by half a meter. For example, if we are going 80 kilometers per hour we need to multiply it by 0.5 meters, which would give us 40 meters of safety distance. An easy way to maintain safety with the environment around us.
Proper luggage sorting
When we go on a vacation trip, it is very important that we maintain order in the luggage we carry. Distributing the weight correctly can improve or worsen the stability of our car. Therefore, we can follow a very simple system to improve in this aspect.
When we start to load the car, we will place the heaviest objects in the lower part, while the lighter ones in the upper part. The reason? The more weight we carry on the lower part, the more stability we get for our vehicle. Although most drivers use this technique, it is important that we check at all times that we do not exceed the maximum load allowed by the car.
Expert advice
To learn more about this case, we contacted Francisco Hortelano, director of Autoescuela Hortelano, so that he could tell us which are the methods used in this case. methods Inour case, we use the 2 or 3-second rule (2 in town and 3 on the highway). To calculate it, we tell the students to repeat '1101 and 1102' so that they take the same amount of time to establish it".
In addition, they also take into consideration the issue of cargo, mainly in theory, where they are warned to "distribute the luggage without carrying it only on one side". Finally, the main advice when driving on the highway is to "keep a safe distance, respect speed limits and make surewhen changing lanes, especially with blind spots".
In short, following these tips will make your driving task easier and maintain the main safety aspects to take into account when traveling by car.
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