Safety tips for daily life: Knowing these driving details could save your life! ! !

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1. Check the area behind the vehicle before opening the door. Many drivers and passengers fail to check whether there are vehicles approaching from behind before opening the door, which results in many bicycles or cars crashing into the door. This is extremely dangerous, especially for non-motorized vehicles; if such a vehicle is knocked over by a car door and a motorized vehicle happens to be passing by, the consequences could be disastrous. Traffic police advise: To avoid accidents caused by opening car doors, the following points should be kept in mind: (1) The parking location should not impede the passage of other vehicles and pedestrians ； (2) Do not open the door to get in or out of the vehicle while it is still moving; wait until it has come to a complete stop, and then check the surroundings before opening the door. When opening the door, be sure not to obstruct other vehicles and pedestrians ； (3) The driver should remind passengers in advance to pay attention to pedestrians and vehicles coming from all directions around the vehicle, and only proceed to drive away after ensuring safety ； (4) Before opening the door and getting out of the vehicle, the driver should pay close attention to their surroundings to avoid being injured by other vehicles passing by or causing accidents by hitting someone while opening the door ； (5) Cyclists and pedestrians passing by vehicles parked by the road, especially those that have just stopped, should keep a proper horizontal distance from the vehicles to avoid sudden opening of the doors. II. Do not smoke or use your phone while driving. Smoking and using a phone while driving are among the most common bad habits in daily life. According to research by American experts, the likelihood of having an accident while driving while smoking is 1.5 times higher than for those who do not smoke, and talking on the phone distracts the driver. Experts from the UK and Germany believe that 5% of traffic accidents are related to smoking or using a phone while driving. 　　It is difficult for drivers to operate the vehicle while smoking or on the phone. While driving, the driver must maintain a high level of concentration in order to promptly and accurately grasp information such as the road conditions, traffic signals, traffic signs, as well as the movements of vehicles and pedestrians. Smoking or talking on the phone while driving distracts attention from road conditions, and having one hand occupied reduces grip on the steering wheel. Traffic police advise: Not only should drivers avoid making calls while driving, but friends and family should also try to refrain from calling them when they know that the driver is behind the wheel, so as to help them drive safely. III. Proper use of high-beam headlights The main hazard of high-beam headlights is that they can cause oncoming vehicles to become temporarily blinded, preventing them from seeing objects in front of them in time and thus leading to traffic accidents. Below, a set of pictures will illustrate more vividly the dangers of abusing high-beam headlights. Traffic police advise that on roads with poor lighting, drivers may use high-beam headlights, but before encountering oncoming vehicles, they should switch to low-beam headlights when 150 meters away from them. Try not to use high beams on roads with good lighting conditions. IV. Do not throw trash out of the window. In November 2014, on the extension of Bayi Road in Wuchang, Ms. Li, a sanitation worker, was hit by two vehicles one after another while cleaning garbage in the middle of the road, and died tragically. The fallen sanitation worker still held the cigarette pack she had just picked up in her hand. 　　Seeing the cigarette pack in Master Li’s hand, many colleagues shed tears. “The work of sanitation workers is both hard and dangerous. Items such as soy milk cups and waste paper on the roads are often left behind from things thrown out of car windows, and tragedies resulting from this are not uncommon. I truly hope that drivers will stop throwing trash around and think more about the sanitation workers. ” Traffic police warn: Throwing trash out of the window while driving is an extremely uncivilized behavior that can cause sudden disruptions to the safe driving of vehicles following, thereby increasing the risk of accidents. Furthermore, if there is trash in the middle of the road, sanitation workers need to clean it there, which can easily lead to traffic accidents. All drivers are asked to drive in a civilized manner and not to throw trash out of the window casually.