如果操作不當，在山上行駛可能會給駕駛員和車輛造成負擔，並使他們筋疲力盡。在山區和在平坦路面上行駛時，有一些道路預防措施和不同的方式來處理汽車。忽略這些安全的駕駛技巧，在計劃開車穿越高山之前不採取任何措施，可能會使所有乘客和您的車輛處於危險之中。
下一次公路旅行的山地駕駛101
這是我們在山區開車之前應該做的駕駛技巧
目錄
包裝足夠的零食和水
長途跋涉時，您永遠都不知道何時會被困，特別是在穿越山脈時。站點之間的距離通常很長，沿途吃飯的地方很少。為避免不高興，飢餓或脫水的乘客，請確保帶上很多零食和水，以防萬一您被困。
備有汽車應急工具包
Always be prepared when you are road-tripping with your friends or family. Pack a car emergency kit for everyone’s safety, ensuring that it includes jumper cables, gas can, flat tire inflation can, flashlight, antifreeze, battery charger, and roadside flares. Also remember to pack extra blankets, just in case you get stranded during the colder months.
亞馬遜為所有預算提供了大量的汽車應急工具包。
駕駛適合上路的車輛
請不要嘗試在山區道路上乘坐可疑的舊車。沒有適合公路行駛的汽車，您更有可能在路邊拋錨或造成嚴重事故。確保您的車輛已經過調校並且可以應對極端條件。
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確保剎車片好用
Your vehicle’s brakes are going to be tested the most while going down steep grades. Make sure that there is plenty of brake pads left before attempting to travel through steep mountains hills. It won’t be a happy ending if your brakes are gone while travelling down a steep grade at high speed. Also, make sure that you go easy on your brakes by moving at a slower pace.
在陡峭降級或上坡之前先降檔
Another way of going easy on your brakes is to downshift into a lower gear before you’re travelling downhill. If you’re in a higher gear, it will cause more wear and tear on your brake pads. Downshifting also allows the engine to do some of the braking for you, instead of relying entirely on your brakes to slow your vehicle down.
保持開燈
Keeping your headlights on is not only for driving mountain roads at night. Having your lights during the day is not necessarily so that you can see the road better; it’s also a way of making sure other vehicles can see you in inclement weather conditions. Grey vehicles in wet or foggy conditions are almost impossible to see, so it’s best to keep your lights on.
維持山路上的適當速度限制
為了您的安全設置了速度限制，應該認真對待。以高於或低於這些速度限制的速度行駛會增加發生交通事故的機會。因此，請減速或停在正確的車道上，以便更快的車輛通過。保持適當的速度極限可能最終也為您節省了一些汽油里程！
穿越山脈時避免設置巡航控制系統
在平坦的道路上長途行駛時，定速巡航非常方便。但是在山區開啟巡航控制系統可能很危險。當您應該對這些情況保持高度警惕時，巡航控制也會使您和您的大腦入睡。
每個山坡和下坡路都會給您關於如何處理道路的不同情況，並且您希望完全控制車輛，以便可以預測每種情況。
確保您的車內有正確的油液
Before setting out for a drive through mountainous regions, you want to make sure you have plenty of coolant, windshield washer fluid, and gas in the car. Your vehicle’s engine will already be working harder than usual and will heat up faster than it usually does, so having enough coolant is a good start. Your gas mileage will be higher than it does on flat surfaces, so make sure you’re not gambling on this one and plan on filling the gas tank more often.
Don’t Fly Up or Down the Mountain Roads
It might be fun going faster and coasting downhill without hitting the gas, but this is terrible news for any car engine, not to mention bad for your brakes. It’s also dangerous because it takes a considerable amount of time to slow down your vehicle on a steep grade and can cause a serious accident. Trying to drive uphill at high speed causes unwanted stress to your engine and burns through a lot of gas.
密切關注溫度表
Even in a dependable vehicle, your engine’s temperature gauge might creep higher than usual. If you notice that your car is beginning to overheat, safely pull over immediately at the next rest stop and give your vehicle time to cool down. Continuing to drive while the temperature gauge climbs higher and higher can cause engine damage, a blown head gasket, and melted engine components, which can be costly to fix.
不要擁抱中心線
Don’t drive too close to the centre line while travelling to the top of a hill, or around corners on mountain terrain. It’s difficult to see when you turn the corner, and you never know when other drivers are coming too close to the centre line also, possibly creating a deadly head-on collision.
查看當地天氣
Make sure that you pay attention to the local weather in the area you are planning to travel through. You don’t want to be caught in a torrential downpour or snowstorm when you’re driving downhill. Hydroplaning downhill is a disaster you can avoid by not travelling during these conditions.
可能的話休息一下
Whenever you come across a cute town or a gorgeous lookout point don’t pass this opportunity to take a stop and enjoy the scenic views. A rest stop will give you and your vehicle a chance for a break after going up and down in elevation so often. Engines and brakes overheating are huge risks if you choose not to stop once in a while and insist on soldiering on.
聽你的車
駕駛時請多加註意，如果您發現車輛比平時發出更多的嗚嗚聲，放置聲或吟聲，請留意那些應該停車的信號。如果不這樣做，將使您無法完全到達最終目的地，並將車輛放在維修店中。
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