How to drive in the rain? What should you pay attention to when driving in heavy rain?

When driving in the rain, visibility is poor, the ground is slippery, and the car is difficult to control, so you need to keep a good distance when driving to avoid sudden braking. You will often encounter the situation where the glass is not in use, and all roads become more complicated. Next, we will share with you how to drive in the rain.

Contents of this article

1. How to drive in rainy days

2. What should you pay attention to when driving in heavy rain?

3. How to defog when driving on rainy days

How to drive in rainy days

1. Check the wiper:

Before driving, you need to check the car's wipers to make sure they are working properly to avoid abnormalities during use. If the wipers malfunction, your vision will be obstructed while driving and safety hazards will increase. During daily driving, you should also maintain the car's wipers to avoid prolonged exposure to the sun, which will affect the service life of the car wipers.

2. Keep a safe distance between vehicles:

When driving in the rain, the speed is slower and the road is slippery, so you need to keep a good distance between cars when driving to avoid sudden braking. However, you must be prepared to brake at any time and do not cut in, as this can easily lead to traffic accidents.

3. Reduce overtaking:

When driving in the rain, visibility is poor, so try to avoid overtaking as much as possible. The ground is slippery and the car is difficult to control. Overtaking rashly will pose a great safety hazard. Changing lanes back and forth is also a test of the driver's driving skills.

4. Avoid neutral gear when going downhill:

Not only should you not use neutral gear when driving downhill in the rain, you should also avoid coasting in neutral gear during daily driving. When going downhill, you need to use the vehicle speed to control the gear. If you coast in neutral gear, the brake pads may wear abnormally or the brakes may fail.

What should you pay attention to when driving in heavy rain?

1. Drive slowly and keep a reasonable distance between vehicles, especially at high speeds. The speed should be controlled within 30km/h, and keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front. Do not follow a large truck. If you need to stop, start to slow down and brake lightly about 100 meters in advance. In heavy rain, keep a certain distance from the vehicle in front, do not follow the vehicle or overtake frequently.

2. Maintain a good field of vision, turn on the wipers in time, and turn on the low beam and fog lights when the weather is dark. When driving in heavy rain, the vision is poor. Turning on the headlights and fog lights can help the car behind you to see you early and avoid a rear-end collision. If there is frost on the front windshield, turn on the air conditioner and blow the air to the front windshield; if there is frost on the rear windshield, turn on the rear windshield heater and defrost it as soon as possible to avoid being unable to see the vehicle behind you.

3. Park safely. On rainy days, do not park your vehicle in low-lying areas, where water flows, or where there are branches or dangerous buildings around. Many drivers park their vehicles and leave without considering the surrounding environment. When they return, they find that their vehicles have been completely destroyed or even floating in the water. Therefore, when parking on rainy days, you must choose an open and flat place to park.

4. Do not speed up to overtake. When driving in the rain, pay attention to the speed and direction of the vehicle in front at all times. Do not speed up to overtake just because the vehicle in front is slow. Especially on highways, because the speed of each lane is high, the driver's field of view becomes narrower, and the road surface is slippery. If you force overtake, the slightest change of direction will easily cause the wheels to slip, which is very likely to cause an accident.

How to defog when driving in rainy days

1. If there is only a little fog, just use a towel with good moisture absorption performance to wipe it gently; if it fogs up again after wiping, you can lower the car window a little, open a gap, reduce the temperature difference between inside and outside the car, and the fog in the car will slowly disappear.

2. The car windows can also be defogged by using air conditioning. After turning on the air conditioning, use the internal circulation and adjust the air outlet to blow the glass, and the fog in the car can be immediately cleared. You can also use the warm air method, adjust the switch to the warm air position, and adjust the air volume as much as possible. You also need to adjust the air outlet to blow the glass. This will increase the temperature in the car, dry the air, and the fog on the glass will no longer appear.

3. Sometimes you may find that the side windows are fogged up. In this case, you just need to adjust the air outlet next to the side window to prevent it from blowing directly onto the side window glass.

4. If the rear window of the car is foggy, you can press the defogger switch to heat the glass through the red lines on the rear window, and the fog on the rear window will be cleared in a while.