[Truck Home Original] Chopping melon seeds, playing with mobile phones, smoking and other behaviors are very ordinary actions on weekdays, but it is these small and inconspicuous behaviors that will have a serious impact on driving, endanger driving safety, and even lead to irreversible tragedies.
Dangers often occur in a few seconds. Sometimes we should think about whether we have made these "small moves"?
Guangshen Expressway oil tanker caught fire. The reason was that these small actions
On March 22, an oil tanker truck on the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Expressway suddenly caught fire on the highway. After the accident, Shenzhen traffic police announced the cause of the high-speed fire of the tanker truck. The driver encountered the car in front of him that he did not slow down in time and avoided it. He turned the steering wheel quickly when approaching, and finally touched the isolation belt and caught fire. Due to a gasoline leak and fire, a small car under the bridge on the road section where the incident occurred was burned and damaged. The accident caused damage to three vehicles and damage to the road facilities. Fortunately, no casualties were found at the scene.
is burying his head and smiling. It’s too late to look up
After the accident, the investigation department released the in-car surveillance video and found that the actions of the driver in the car before the accident were jaw-dropping, which was the cause of the accident.
From the exposed video, we can see that 10 minutes before the accident, the tanker driver frequently used his mobile phone, talking and laughing. Listen and reply to voice messages, and look down at your phone from time to time. Judging from the expression, the chat was very exciting, but I didn’t know that such actions were already hindering safe driving.
Among them, these three points have become the main causes of this accident:
1. Five minutes before the accident, the driver ate melon seeds as if nothing had happened;
2. During the driving process, the driver frequently picked up his mobile phone to play, as if he was chatting and laughing;
3. As a hazardous chemical transportation driver, he actually smoked frequently in the cab;
carefully looked at it and found from the surveillance video that 2 minutes before the accident, the driver began to smoke and realized that there were surveillance equipment in the car, so he picked up an item to block the camera. This is a hazardous chemical oil tanker! As a driver, it is impossible not to know the four big words "Bulle and fireworks"!
Finally, the tanker truck driver who played with his mobile phone and ate melon seeds and finally smoked cigarettes was unable to detect and slow down in advance when he encountered a small off-road bus ahead of him and failed to detect it in time and slow down in advance to avoid it. When the two cars approached, they turned the direction urgently, resulting in an accident.
Distracted driving, eventually causing tragedy
The car occupies the overtaking lane on the highway and drives slowly, and the tanker driver is distracted by various driving. The two dangerous factors are superimposed, which eventually leads to a big mistake.
It should be noted that unlike ordinary freight trucks, oil tankers belong to hazardous chemical transport vehicles, and they carry mostly "flammable and explosive" substances. Once a collision or other traffic accident occurs, it will definitely cause major losses of personnel and property.
So, since as a professional driver of hazardous chemical transport vehicles, how can you not know the importance of hazardous chemical transport safety? Obviously, the driver did not realize the particularity and importance of engaging in a career. In addition, the hazardous chemical transportation company must have some shortcomings in driver safety training. Is the management lax? Are you negligent? Worth pondering! ! !
Therefore, drivers driving such vehicles must maintain good professional qualities and high vigilance to avoid dangers and should not joke about the safety of their own and others' lives.
According to the provisions of the "Road Traffic Safety Law" and the " Guangdong Province Road Traffic Safety Regulations ", those who answer handheld phone calls, watch TV, etc., will be fined 100 yuan and 2 points will be deducted.
" of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China" stipulates that if a major accident occurs during production, storage, transportation and use of explosive, flammable, radioactive, toxic and corrosive items, and causes serious consequences, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 3 years or criminal detention; if the consequences are particularly serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 3 years but not more than 7 years.
What is distracted driving? Reduce judgment and reaction
The various behaviors of tanker truck drivers in the car are exactly what we often call distracted driving, which has great safety hazards.So, what exactly is distracted driving? What impact will it have on our daily driving?
Distracted driving refers to a phenomenon in which attention is directed to activities that are not related to normal driving during driving, which leads to a decrease in driving operation ability. For example, answering calls while driving, playing with your mobile phone, watching live broadcasts, eating, smoking, looking around, etc.
According to many previous cases, inattention caused by drivers' dislocation of vision or distraction is a common and important cause of traffic accidents, which is particularly significant in rear-end collision accidents. A sudden shift in sight or a brief thought when we drive is likely to be the cause of an accident.
Generally speaking, drivers who are distracted to drive have the following three problems:
1. Control and judgment worsen . Influences the driver's control of vehicle speed, grasp of vehicle distance and judgment of obstacle avoidance;
2. Reduce the ability to respond. neglects observation of road vehicles and pedestrians. Once an emergency occurs, it will greatly reduce the ability to respond and reaction time;
3. The field of vision becomes narrower. reduces the driver's ability to perceive objects at a distance, causing his sight to be concentrated near.
I believe many card friends have been shocked and sweated in "cold sweat" when driving. When you are not focused and distracted to drive, after just a few seconds, you will find that a vehicle suddenly appears in front of you, you will run a red light unconsciously, you will deviate from the direction of the highway driving, you will suddenly brake suddenly, etc. Afterwards, I burst into cold sweat, as if I had walked around a cliff.
According to relevant survey data, 65% of the collision risks in 80% of collision accidents are caused by inattention. According to relevant data, the rate of accidents in driving messages is 23 times that of normal driving accidents. The chance of an accident in a phone call is 2.8 times that of normal driving.
If the car is moving forward at a speed of 60 km/h and play with the phone for 3 seconds, then these 3 seconds are equivalent to blind driving for 50 meters! This is extremely dangerous, no one knows what is ahead! Please put down your phone and don't joke about your life.
Share a skill 4-second follow-up method
From another perspective, how fast is the reaction speed when we encounter an emergency? from driving to identifying dangers, to handling them correctly and successfully avoiding risks. Generally speaking, it usually takes 3.5 seconds based on the influence of the vehicle's own weight and objective factors, as well as the impact of weather, road conditions and load. This time is usually longer due to the difference in braking performance and personal response.
Here I will share with you the most important 4-second follow-up method in defensive driving. Don’t underestimate it. This is a must-have item for most logistics companies. For the convenience of everyone's understanding, please refer to the table above. For example, when the vehicle load-bearing compliance and excellent braking system, and when the vehicle speed is 80, we need to maintain a distance of at least 88 or above. In actual situations, this distance should be appropriately extended.
The safe car follow-up distance is not a fixed value, but the car follow-up distance is appropriately adjusted through the continuous change of vehicle speed. Generally speaking, it is at least 4 seconds. If the external environment is harsh, such as the road surface slippery on rainy days, it is necessary to maintain a distance of at least 8 seconds or even longer.
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Details determine success or failure. Distracted driving may seem like some irrelevant actions, but it is these "small things" that often determine the safety of driving. The tanker driver in the video is not only not responsible for himself and his family, but also for public safety of transportation. This is an extremely selfish driving behavior. When the driver ignores these details, it is often the beginning of the tragedy.
For our own family, maybe we should sometimes reflect on whether we are driving ourselves to our family or others?
I hope card friends can actively forward it and share your views in the comment area!
