One of the most urgent tasks is driving on the highway. Truckers are very much in demand in the labor market today, so many drivers have retrained for this profession. At first glance, it seems that everything is simple. What can be difficult about driving on a straight track? But there are certain nuances and rules that should be known to those who work on a truck in the field of cargo transportation.
Make breaks
For example, you need to drive 800 km. Don’t set a goal to pass them all at once. It is better to divide it into stages. After driving 150 km, it is advisable to stop, get out of the car to straighten your back, normalize blood circulation. You can walk around, stretch, but do not stay and sit in the car. After the warm-up, you can continue on your way.
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Speed on the highway
If the driver has recently obtained a license and has little experience, then he must go at a speed of no more than 70 km / h according to the rules. But on the highway, everyone tries to squeeze out the maximum and go at 100 km / h, or even more.
If you need to turn off the road, pay attention to the speedometer! You think that you have slowed down to 20 km, but it shows 40-50 km. This is due to the fact that the eyes get used to high speed and the sensations become deceptive. If you do not control the movement of the devices, the turn can be fatal.
Braking on the highway
In driving school, they teach you to brake by squeezing the clutch to the floor. But when the car is traveling at high speed, you should not slow down. You must first slow down to 30-40 km/h. Then squeeze the clutch. The car won’t stall. Nothing to be afraid of.
Overtaking on the highway
If you have two lanes in one direction and you want to overtake some truck that is driving in the second row. You need to look in the rearview mirror to see if another car has started overtaking behind you. This also applies if you are driving on a single-lane highway.
If the lane is in one direction and in the other, then first you need to skip the oncoming car and the car that started overtaking before you (you need to look in the mirror).