How to drive on waterlogged roads?

What kinds of dangerous situations will you encounter when driving on the highway in rainy days? And how to deal with them?

During rainfall, water may accumulate on the highway. When a vehicle passes through a flooded section, it is easy to stir up water and affect itself or the vehicles next to it. In serious cases, it may cause the vehicle to lose control or even cause an accident.

If you see water ahead, you should avoid it in advance. Sudden turns or sudden braking can easily cause the vehicle to lose control, which is even more dangerous.

During the rainy season, the weather is humid and the windshield of the vehicle may be fogged up due to the weather. At this time, if you are driving on the highway, your vision may be seriously affected and you may not be able to see the road ahead and the traffic conditions clearly, which is extremely dangerous!

Once the driver's vision is affected, danger may occur in an instant. To prevent this, the windshield must be well defogged.

Turn on the air conditioner and adjust it to the blower mode. The dry cold air will form a "wind wall" on the windshield, thus preventing water vapor from gathering on the glass and also having a defog effect.

Before driving on the highway, the driver should do a comprehensive inspection of the vehicle. Driving on the highway in rainy days is more likely to cause vehicle failure and the risk factor is also higher.

What's even more frightening is that if a vehicle breaks down on the highway and the driver fails to take proper protective measures, it can easily cause a secondary accident.

Therefore, whether it is sunny or rainy, once a vehicle breakdown occurs on the highway, be sure to move the vehicle to a safe area, place warning signs in the direction of oncoming vehicles, and evacuate people in the vehicle in a timely manner.

The difficulty of driving on the highway in rainy days is that the rain will block the vision, the sound of rain will affect hearing, and the friction of the road surface will decrease in rainy days, affecting braking. Especially at night, the light reflected by the rain will also make the driver dizzy and affect the vision.

Therefore, when driving in the rain, you must control your speed and turn on the appropriate lights when visibility is low. In addition, the hazard lights should not be turned on frequently in ordinary rainy and foggy weather, and can only be turned on on the highway under special circumstances. 

Please drive carefully on the highway in rainy days and keep the distance between vehicles at least twice that on dry roads. Before getting on the highway, you can check the weather and traffic conditions in advance to make a good prediction of the road conditions and driving possibilities.