Having firmly decided to become a car enthusiast, you take on a great responsibility for the fate of the people who are with you in the car, in cars traveling on the same road, for the fate of pedestrians. Behind the wheel of a car there should be no place for absent-minded and indifferent, angry and reckless, lethargic and indecisive, self-confident and boors.
The people around you, the road and the car can tolerate driving for some time «unsuitable» person. However, sooner or later there will come a denouement, as a result of which there will certainly be victims. Therefore, it is necessary to select for motorists, it is advisable to recommend for motorists, and one should go to motorists absolutely consciously. We must firmly remember that only a person is responsible for the fate of others and his own. Nothing, neither good roads nor modern cars guarantee safety if the drivers themselves do not create conditions for mutual respect, attention and mutual assistance. That is why scientists pay great attention to the driver, the development of requirements for him. These requirements are not related to the acquisition of professional qualities. These are the requirements for the personal qualities of a person who has sat behind the wheel of a car.
We will assume that you are the person who, on his new car, clearly realizing his responsibility, will join the traffic flow rushing along the large and small roads of our country. It is for you, if you have chosen a car with a Volga boat on the radiator lining as your assistant, that we want to give some tips, the use of which will help us to properly operate the car from the first days.
As soon as the car appears at the threshold of the house, only a miracle can keep you from the trip. I would like to leave the city as soon as possible, share my joy with loved ones, show them the car in action, visit friends living in the country, show them «new family member», All these are natural impulses and there is no strength to cope with them.
Before starting to operate the car, it is advisable to perform the following operations:
- unscrew the spark plugs and apply a layer of graphite powder to the threaded part of them. When operating a car, you will have to turn out the candles more than once, and it will be much easier if you follow this advice;
- remove the rear wheel drums and lubricate with a thin layer of Litol-24 or Unisma grease the landing surfaces of the drums that come into contact with the axle shafts of the rear axle. Drums and axle shafts are made of various materials, and in the process of operation they are, as it were, welded to each other, and in order to remove the drums, even at service stations, sometimes very complex operations are resorted to. Lubrication almost eliminates this problem;
- remove the optical elements of the headlights, sidelights and direction indicators, shock absorbers and Litol-24 lubricate their threaded parts. These units have to be removed during operation, and when lubricated, they will hardly resist;
- despite the efforts of the car manufacturer, care must be taken to strengthen the anti-corrosion protection. The panel between the headlights and sidelights, the inner surfaces of the front fenders and the rear wheel arches, the thresholds, while they are clean, should be carefully smeared with mastic and treated with Movil preservative, and oiled should be placed in the gap between the rear wheel arch and the inner surface of the wing «ends».
Some motorists decorate their car with decorative stripes on the body, decals on the instrument panel and windows, figures hanging on the rear-view mirror, curtains and other things that narrow the field of view, distract and generally interfere with the driver. But the seat covers are a must. Whatever the seat: bucket type, «anatomical» or something else, sitting on it is not very pleasant if it is upholstered in leatherette. Especially you feel its unhygienic in the summer. It is advisable to cover the headrests with covers.
Owners of comfortable sedans VAZ-2103, VAZ-2106 and VAZ-2107 it makes sense from the very beginning, especially if it is already autumn, to cover the pile carpet under your feet with special rubber pallets, the production of which has been mastered by the industry. Of course, it is more convenient to feel the carpet under your feet, and it is more pleasant for the eye. But if this carpet is interspersed with dirt? Here also choose.
It is desirable to have an easily removable external rear-view mirror. To make it so, get (it is on sale) a special device consisting of two halves interconnected. One half of the fixture is attached to the front door in the place intended for installing the outside rear-view mirror, and the other half is attached directly to the mirror flange. Latest car models VAZ-2105, VAZ-2107 equipped with exterior mirrors, the position of which is conveniently adjustable from the driver's seat. One bad thing - it can not be removed! Therefore, motorists had to solve this problem on their own. On fig. 1 shows one such solution.
In the handle 2, instead of the fixing screw connecting it to the bracket attached to the mirror, we install a prefabricated fixed screw 7 with a plastic head 6. installed at the end of the screw 7, can be selected by coordinating the dimensions of the rod at the screw and the socket for it in the head. It will also be necessary to make or pick up two small screws 3 and 5, one of which fixes the handle 2 on the sleeve 1, and the other - the head 6 on the screw 7, and two thin plastic washers 4. To remove the rear-view mirror, you just need to unscrew his.
As soon as we paid attention to the external rear-view mirror, it is advisable to recall the following: studies of domestic and foreign experts have shown that the driver's vision while the car is moving is practically the only source of information (95—99%). This is why improved visibility is so important. Scientists insist that there are two outside rear-view mirrors, on the right and on the left. Practice shows that only a good half uses one thing - the left.
In heavy city traffic, at any moment your colleague may be on the left, but, being outside the range of the interior rear-view mirror, he will be «unidentified» object for you. It should be remembered that in the normal position of the head (look straight ahead) in the outside rear-view mirror, a part of the left side surface of the vehicle itself and a road with a width of at least 2.5 m from the left side and to the horizon from a 10-meter mark behind the driver's back must be visible.
Ordinary, not sports, driving a car is also a sport. To drive a car, you need: strength, endurance, will, character, hardening, attention. All these qualities are developed and polished in the process of riding. Riding is exercise. The more a person rides, the faster skill and confidence come. But this takes time - months and years.
The car moves, makes maneuvers, stops, and all this is carried out at the request of the driver. Only the mind allows you to effectively use the capabilities of the car. One of the main such features is speed. What a pleasure to race at high speed in a car! But the enjoyment of speed should not prevail over the need to choose it so that you can go fast when you can, and slow down when necessary.
On a good road in dry weather, in a critical situation, you can avoid a traffic accident by braking sharply, and maneuvering, and, finally, jumping to the side of the road. In winter, such maneuvers are practically excluded. Therefore, once on a slippery or snowy road, forget about fast driving. It is better to remember that if on a dry road at a speed of 60 km / h the stopping distance of a car is 40-45 m, then on a slippery one it increases to 90-140 m. To choose the right speed for a given moment means to measure it with the environment, not in winter conditions, this rule is of particular importance due to drifts, icing, etc.
There are many factors that affect traffic safety. There are no major or minor among them, since it is completely indifferent due to what unaccounted for factor the accident occurred. Therefore, the speed depends on the width of the carriageway, and on its condition, longitudinal and transverse profile (steep ascents, descents, turns), traffic intensity of cars and pedestrians, time of day, illumination, visibility, technical condition of the car, and finally, the driver's well-being. The faster all this information is processed by his mind, the less likely the occurrence of a traffic accident.