Comfortable Seating Position, Driving Safely

Xenia death cases, which killed nine people in Jakarta, Sunday (23/1), reminiscent of safe driving. In addition, of course, should not be driving drunk alcohol and drugs, there are some safe driving tips that you can practice.

Organize the Ideal Sitting Position

Hold the steering wheel with his left hand or right hand to the position at 12.00, then one arm straight up, and find the right sitting position. Once it is comfortable, then the position of both hands can be combined in a position at 09.00 and 03.00 or at 10.00 and at 02.00.

With hands like that position, the driver is expected to become more alert, because it can actively monitor what is happening around him, and estimate the probability of what happened. With such a position that the driver is expected to react effectively if there is something, for example, the front tire burst, or hit a rock, or terjeblos into the hole, so that the wheel will be a sudden detour.

Likewise, if there is a sudden event in front of the car, which makes the driver suddenly swerved to avoid the need.

Set the Hand Position When Turning

If you do the hard turns, the hand should not be crossed. Hands should be placed in the position of Pk. 12:00 before entering the corner hard. Place your right hand in position Pk. 12.00, and the left hand in position Pk. 06:00 before turning to the right and left hand in position Pk. 12.00, and the right hand in position Pk. 06:00 before turning to the left.

Strive for the right hand not to cross over to the left, past the Pk. 12.00. Similarly, the left hand should not cross over to the right. In other words, the movement of the left hand only from the position of Pk. 12:00 back to the position of Pk. 6:00, while the right-hand movement of the position of Pk. Forward to the 12:00 GMT position. 6:00.

Set the Braking Distance

Safe braking distance is different for every car. Therefore, the driver need to be tested and have the right feeling, how yangn safe braking distance for the car he was driving.

You can try to pass a quiet and empty streets, and driving with a speed of 50 miles per hour and do sudden braking. Come down from the car and take the measurement, how far the car is stopped since the brake pedal in the stampede, the distance that could be a benchmark of how safe braking distance.

Do not Panic

It is difficult but this attitude must be maintained, do not panic if there is something surprising, such as blowout occurred. Although the car was fast moving, try to calm, control the steering wheel correctly, and do not step on the brake pedal until the car is too deep can be fully controlled. You only need to hold the steering wheel to keep the car moving straight ahead, and the brakes after the car buisa fully mastered. (otomotif.liputan6.com)