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How not to get into an accident due to the heat

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    In warm weather, the problem of maintaining good health and a high concentration of attention behind the wheel is especially acute. "Molten" because of the heat, the driver's brain can be the main cause of a severe accident on the highway.

    Ironically, good summer weather can also be dangerous to drive. First of all, for drivers with problems with the cardiovascular system. But even a perfectly healthy person can be brought to a "vegetable" state, in which getting into an accident is a trifling matter. Such troubles are especially dangerous on the highway, where speeds are high, and attention is dulled by long monotonous movement and monotonous landscapes outside the window. This is especially true for the middle of the day, when the sun hanging at its zenith heats the air and the car to high temperatures.
     
    First of all, try to give up minor traffic violations that the police usually do not pay attention to. For example, changing from lane to lane through a “solid”, turning left or turning around without making sure that the maneuver is safe, etc. "oncoming" we will not make a fatal rebuilding. And in a debilitated state in exactly the same harmless situation, it is quite possible to get into a severe accident.
     
    In this regard, advice: if the car has air conditioning, be sure to turn it on in hot weather. The fact is that many drivers are convinced that the use of "kondeya" in the heat is the right way to catch a cold.And therefore they prefer to do with windows open for ventilation.
     
    Even if it’s true that the air conditioner in your car gives you a runny nose in the summer, snot is still much less of a nuisance than, say, getting a “overtaker” rushing at full speed into your own driver’s door. In order to keep both the body and the brain in an alert state, even during the sizzling heat, you should choose a comfortable driving mode, abandoning the usual “non-penalized speeding”. That is, move along a narrow suburban highway at 90 km / h for pleasure, and not rush along it at 109 km / h. When driving, you should, if possible, relax your body, but not soar in the clouds because of the monotonous road, but maintain a high degree of concentration of the mind and attention to the traffic situation. In this regard, some teachers from go4cdl.com recommend that you stop even listening to music or the radio while driving. After all, the safety of driving a truck is first and foremost. And if you feel bad - weakness, blackout in the eyes, preceding loss of consciousness, a severe headache, etc. - in no case do not engage in senseless heroism and immediately stop on the side of the road! By the way, it is for such a case that you should always have drugs to normalize blood pressure, antispasmodics, headache pills and other similar medical “chemistry” at hand in the car.
     
    No less necessary in the heat of the presence of drinking water in the cabin. In the heat, you need to drink plenty of fluids to compensate for the strong loss of water by the sweating body.After all, dehydration can be one of the causes of poor health while driving.