Guide safe driving for new drivers

Moving in big cities with traffic chaos is an obsession for drivers, especially new drivers. However, you can still drive safely if you practice hard. Therefore, to ensure safety, new drivers should pay attention when driving a car.

1. Get used to the operation on the car

Boarding any vehicle, you also need to familiarize yourself with the positions on the vehicle. Practice manipulating the clutch, gas, brake, gear lever, handbrake ... when the car is not running, in order to remember the position to manipulate correctly when driving.

First you need to be familiar with the operation on the car - Illustration

Adjust the driver's seat, adjust the steering wheel, adjust the rearview mirror so that you have the driving position, the position of the steering wheel and the best viewing angle through the rearview mirror. Fasten your seat belt before starting the car. If you don't wear a seat belt, the airbag not only won't save your life in an accident, it's also more dangerous.

2. Ride at a moderate speed

New drivers should not accelerate suddenly and go at high speed. Or practice driving skills accurately at low speed, then gradually increase the speed. The most important thing when driving is to go safely and correctly, not to go fast.

3. When driving, pay attention to keep a safe distance

Keeping a distance is the hardest thing for drivers, especially when traveling in crowded cities like Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City.

Should keep a safe distance - Illustration

Practice reading the distance by finding an empty road, asking someone to give you a turn signal, and practice approaching and stopping before a collision. Feel and measure the safe distance between the front of your car and the cars in front. Remember, each car has a different length of front end, so sensing the distance ahead is essential every time you ride a strange car.

4. Pay attention to the rearview mirror when driving a car

When we first drive, we often pay attention to the front and forget to observe the rearview mirror. Look in the mirror to see both sides of the road and behind the car. This helps you avoid situations that new drivers often encounter such as crossing other cars, rubbing the side of the car on the side of the road, inserting lines. And when backing up, don't turn around or stick your head out to reverse, but get used to the skill of looking in the mirror and backing up.

5. Experience turning the car safely

Turning is a pretty basic skill, but it's not easy, especially for newbies. Places with signs are allowed to cross the road, turn, please turn signals early, when approaching the place where you can turn, slowly steer, observe the rearview mirror. In streets where turning in the middle of the road is required (a lot in Vietnam), it is necessary to observe and find a position where you can turn around with the least impact on traffic on the road.

Skills you can practice, but pressure from other vehicles, car horns ... will sometimes make you forget all skills, so you need to stay calm in difficult situations.

6. Mentally strong when driving

Don't be distracted and don't use your phone while driving. When going through junctions and intersections, you should pay attention to read signs so as not to violate the Road Traffic Law. Absolutely do not follow the bus because there are turns only for buses, cars are not allowed to circulate.

Maintain your mind while driving - Illustration

Mental stability when driving is also important for drivers. You must be very comfortable and calm when operating the vehicle. Because just a little carelessness can lead to unfortunate events.

7. Always wear seat belts, don't drink alcohol while driving

It is advice for all drivers and is a mandatory rule for car drivers. However, beginners should do this move to create a good habit, reduce the risk of injury.

8. Look at the sign

Get in the habit of looking at every traffic sign on the road, if you don't want to constantly pay fines to the traffic police.

Let's get into the habit of looking at signs - Illustration

Speed ​​​​limiting signs, signs prohibiting cars, prohibiting parking, signs that allow you to turn right when there is a red light ..., all need you to observe so that you can not break the law. Do not follow tall vehicles such as passenger cars, trucks, buses, you will lose all visibility and observation of the sea.

9. Tips for safe parking, avoid scratches

Parking in a side-by-side or back-to-back mode requires skillful driving skills. The standard distance for cross-carriage parking is never enough in Vietnam, so you need to back up more skillfully, more carefully.

Do your parking calmly, watch the rearview mirror, but don't be overconfident. Driving with confidence when you are not yet skilled means causing a collision. If you find it difficult, ask for help, ask the turn signals.