What driving illusions to look out for when driving a car

1.Illusion of distance.

Driving on the road, drivers sometimes have an illusion about the length of the oncoming car, the distance between the cars, and the distance between the cars, so that the distance between the cars is not enough or the distance between the cars is too close, resulting in accidents. When driving on the highway, you often feel that you are not fast at high speed. This is due to the wide view of the highway and the small number of stationary references on the side of the road.

Therefore, on high speeds, the same method can be used for the number of meters of distance between vehicles and the number of kilometers of vehicle speed. (For example, if the speed of the vehicle is 100 km/h, the distance between the vehicle in front and the vehicle in front should be at least 100 meters).

2.The illusion of speed.

After driving at a certain speed for a long time, you will adapt to that speed, and it is easy to misestimate the rest of the speed, and after entering the city from the highway, this feeling will be obvious, thinking that you are slow, but in fact you are still at a very high speed.

This requires the driver to glance at the dashboard from time to time, or the speed of the navigation prompt, and control the speed of the vehicle during driving. Speeding is very dangerous.

3.Slope illusion.

When going uphill and downhill on a ramp with a long distance, the following illusions will appear:

It feels as if you are driving on a flat road;

When the long slope is close to the bottom of the slope and the slope becomes smaller, it will feel that it has become an uphill slope, and if you increase the throttle at this time, the speed will be faster;

When the slope slows down on the way up, it is often thought that it has become downhill, and if you reduce the throttle at this time, it is easy to make the vehicle slip.

4.Illusion of width.

Some novices always feel that their car is too "wide", and they are quite distressed when they encounter the opposite car on a narrow road, or they feel that the road is relatively narrow when overtaking at high speed; When turning, they also mistakenly thought that the road was significantly narrower and were in a hurry; When the vehicle passes through the section of the road under construction, it always feels that the side of the construction is wide, the side of the vehicle is narrow, and so on.

What we can do in response to these driving illusions is to concentrate on driving, concentrate and ensure driving safety.

5.Illusion of corners.

The speed of driving changes with the curvature of the road. Motorists will find it easier to turn in mountainous areas than on flat roads. The degree of shifting can also create the illusion that some corners don't seem to be rushed, and the lack of steer is only discovered when cornering.

So, before cornering, pay attention to reducing your speed and leave enough space.

The distance between the car and the workshop. Then there's the location of the lane.

Driving requires a high level of concentration. Once distracted, the consequences can be imagined. A lot of people get distracted while driving, creating some delusions that cause a huge disaster.

Illusion 1: The illusion of distance between vehicles.

Common situations with car-following illusions:

1. The same distance, it feels close during the day and far away at night;

2.The car in front is a big car that feels close to and oppressive, and the car in front feels distant;

3.When you meet, you will feel that the distance between the two cars is gradually shrinking;

4.Roadside reference objects feel closer, while reference objects feel less distant.

Illusion analysis: When a driver judges a distance by his or her eyes, the reference object is usually something around them. When things around you fluctuate greatly and your mental mood is not good, the accuracy of your eye judgment will also decrease.

Solution: Control the speed, combine work and rest, and don't stay in the same car for too long.

Illusion: The illusion of a slope.

Common cases of slope illusions:

It is common to have a false smile of a change in slope after driving on the same slope for a long time, and the illusion of a change in slope occurs in the second half of the driving slope. For example, when the car is driving downhill for a long time and is close to the low slope, it is easy to have the illusion of going downhill and uphill due to the small breakage; If the car is driving uphill for a long time, if the slope slows down, there will be the illusion of going uphill and downhill. The consequence of these two illusions is that increasing the throttle causes the car to go too fast and reduce the throttle, and the vehicle is not powerful enough to slide.

Illusion analysis: Prolonged staring can lead to visual fatigue, or improper sitting posture.

Solution: Pay attention to adjust the sitting posture before driving, pay attention to the distance between the front and rear vehicles according to the reference object, and maintain a safe distance between the cars.

Three: The illusion of speed.

Common Scenarios for Speed Illusions:

1.On city roads, it's easy to overestimate speed, and driving to 80mph feels fast;

2.On suburban roads, it's easy to underestimate your speed, and it's still slow to drive up to 100mph.

3.When the vehicle needs to slow down, it is easy to underestimate the speed, and when turning or meeting the car, it will cause accidents due to deceleration;

4.If one speed is maintained for a long time, the perception of other speeds becomes sluggish.

Illusion analysis: inertia caused by visual fatigue and human psychological adaptation.

Solution: Improve driving concentration and keep an eye on the speedometer at all times.

Illusion 4: Traffic light illusion.

Common cases of traffic light illusions:

Ask a few city roads with the highest penalty rate for violations, because traffic lights can definitely be ranked in the top few. For example, if a red light is considered a yellow light, you think that it will turn green in the next second, and you run the red light by mistake.

Delusion Analysis:1The driver has myopia, astigmatism and other problems;

2.Light that is too bright can cause visual errors;

3.Overcrowding of traffic lights causes visual fatigue and misjudgment;

4.The traffic lights in front of the car are not clear.

Solution: In these cases, the most important thing is to decelerate quickly. When the speed drops, the danger is much less. Don't rush through at traffic lights, judge carefully.

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Reflections from the sun, nightlights, etc., as well as sunlight, are intertwined with the shadows of the trees on the side of the road. The snow on the grassland is anti-fiber-optic and the light changes when entering and exiting the tunnel. Destroying these requires special attention. There is a high chance that the illusion of light will lead to a mistake in operation.

Due to the influence of geographical factors, the road cannot always be straight, and there will always be large and small curves. When driving, drivers generally increase the speed of the tandan on a straight section and then slow down the disturbance before passing through the curve. When passing through some mountain roads with continuous turns, it is easy for car owners to feel that a certain curve is particularly easy to turn because the size of each curve changes.

At this time, if you habitually accelerate, a dangerous accident is likely to occur. Car owners need to pay special attention when driving with the bending, reserve enough space when turning, and keep turning at a low speed to pass safely.

1.When driving on the road, drivers sometimes have an illusion about the length of the incoming car, the distance between the vehicles, and the distance between the bucket pins, so that the distance between the vehicles is not enough, and the distance between the vehicles is too close, which leads to accidents. 2.

The illusion of a turn. The road is not straight, and there is a certain curvature that can make the road smooth. 3.

Drivers have several illusions of "empty wisdom as if driving on a flat road" when crossing a long slope.

Illusion of distance: For various types of vehicles on the road, drivers sometimes have an illusion about the length of the oncoming vehicle, the distance between the vehicles, and the distance between the vehicles, so that the distance between the vehicles is not enough and the distance between the vehicles is too close, resulting in accidents. The common ones are:

At the same distance, it appears close during the day and feels far away at night when it is darker; When there is a large car in front of you, you feel that the distance is close, and when you are a small car, you feel that the distance is far.

Speed illusion: During driving, the driver mostly estimates the speed of the vehicle based on the observed movement of the scenery as a reference, and does not rely entirely on the indicator needle of the vehicle's own speedometer to judge. It is easy to overestimate the speed of the vehicle when there are many roadside scenes, and it is easy to underestimate the speed of the vehicle when there are few scenes; After driving at a certain speed for a long time, it will adapt to that speed, and it is easy to misestimate the rest of the speed, especially it is very dangerous to underestimate the high speed by mistake.

This is the reason why motor vehicles driving from the suburbs into urban areas are prone to rear-end collisions.

The illusion of curvature: The speed of the driver on the road often changes with the curvature of the road. How well the speed shifts can also create the illusion.

Generally speaking, for arcs that do not exceed a semicircle, the radius of curvature often perceived by the driver is always smaller than that of the real void interstate, and the shorter the length of the arc, the smaller the radius of curvature is felt. When driving on a mountain road with continuous turns, the driver will feel that it is easier to turn in the mountains than on flat ground, so it is dangerous to make continuous sharp turns at high speed while driving.

Color illusion: In urban areas and other complex traffic sections, the surrounding scenery is colorful and intertwined, which is easy to distract the driver's attention, especially at night, and it is easy to take the traffic lights at the intersection as neon lights; Treat the tail lights of a stopped vehicle as the tail lights of a moving vehicle; Mistaking the brake light of the car in front for a tail light, etc. In addition, when wearing ink-colored sunglasses in summer, it is easy to "filter" out light-colored objects and create an illusion.

Light illusion: sunlight, the bright light of reflected objects, the front of the car, the strong light of the night high beam, etc., will make the driver's vision difficult to adapt to for a while, such as the bright windows of the flat-top car, the alternating shadows of the trees on the side of the road under the sun, the reflection of the snow on the field, the change of light when entering and exiting the tunnel, etc., are easy to make the driver dizzy, forming an illusion of light, resulting in operation error.

Many people are reluctant to refuel in the process of driving, on the one hand, the urban highway is complex and changeable, and the speed cannot be raised; On the other hand, it is mistaken that the smaller the load of the engine, the more fuel-efficient, which causes the engine to always run out of order at idle speed and under small load.

In fact, the lower the engine load, the higher the fuel consumption, and at this time, the engine combustion is not sufficient, easy to produce carbon deposits, and the engine power can not be fully utilized. With the development of engine technology, cars generally use high-speed gasoline engines, when the engine speed is 2500r, the torque, power and fuel consumption of the engine output are in a good state, and the economy and power are relatively good. Therefore, when driving, it is necessary to make full use of the best working condition of the engine, pay attention to the tachometer, and control the speed of the engine by selecting the appropriate gear.

The engine speed should be guaranteed to be about 2500r min during normal driving, and higher than 2500r min when upshifting. High-speed low-gear or low-speed high-gear driving is not allowed. Timing gear shifts is an important indicator of a driver's driving skills.

As a driver who used to run at high speeds, I would like to summarize it in general: 1Pressing the line, a car occupies two lanes, this phenomenon is not uncommon, many people do not know the width of the lane, relying on visual judgment, thinking that the lane is very narrow, in fact, the width of the lane is enough for vehicles to drive, and the car is more than enough.

2.When honking the horn of the oversized truck, it is very important that the vast majority of large goods are inaudible, and the good way is to flash the headlights, as long as it is not fatigue driving, you can see it. 3.

It is dangerous not to slow down on the road section with danger signs. 4.The most important:

If you miss the destination toll station, go forward to find the nearest toll station, do not hesitate, do not slow down and wait and see, let alone do not check to try to forcibly change lanes, harm others and yourself, generally walk more than ten kilometers Zhengzi will have a toll station, back and forth add up to only about half an hour plus more than a dozen yuan RMB, really not a problem.

I feel that it is safe to open slowly against the left. Many drivers like to drive calmly and calmly in the fast lane on the left. Because you won't get on the left!

Because there's no big car on the left! But this is the most dangerous. The express train behind is forced to change lanes or slow down.

As soon as there is a lot of traffic, it will be chaotic. Many people feel like they are stuck in traffic jams when they are in a traffic jam, but they don't stop, and there is a more than 90% probability that there is such a person grinding in the fast lane somewhere in front of them. Those who do this are selfish.

It is equivalent to basing one's own safety on the risk of others. And it's not safe. What if the driver in the back notices that the manuscript Liang Li is interrupted?

What if the brakes of the car behind you suddenly fail. It's okay to just hit the air. And in doing so, it increases the level of danger on the entire road.

In the United States, driving like this is punishable by the police and a ticket: obstructing traffic.

In some national highways without street lights, drivers always like to flash their high beams when they encounter oncoming cars on the opposite side, thinking that they can remind the other party to be careful of incoming cars, but they don't know that this is the same as the impact of always turning on high beams, and even more harmful than high beams. Some drivers will turn on their high beams when they see the oncoming car on the opposite side, because they feel that the other party is deliberate, which will cause a vicious circle and be prone to traffic accidents. If you come across a car with LED headlights on its high beams, the driver on the opposite side will basically not be able to see the opposite road.

Situations like this can cause oncoming traffic to deviate from its lane and crash into the green belt, or it can be driven by a pedestrian at the zebra crossing in front of you. China's law on the high beam caused by traffic accidents are not mandatory to determine responsibility, many drivers who turn on the wide and smooth high beams feel that they are convenient, regardless of the safety of others, even if there is an accident to escape cautiously, so there are still many drivers like to turn on the high beams.

1, drive a slow car, absolutely partner to the number of Fu Zhi is the first, I feel that driving a slow car is more dangerous than driving a fast car, especially following him, you never know whether he wants to go straight or brake suddenly, or suddenly turn, very dangerous. 2, double flash on rainy days, and super deceleration and lack of head, another kind of unguessable, you have a problem, or change lanes. 3. If you do not enter the corresponding lane in advance, turn directly from the far left to the right, or turn to the far right to the left, especially for electric vehicles and motorcycles with leather clad iron.

I also drive a motorcycle to work, I must first press the curve before turning, no matter what car is behind, press the corner, hit a turn signal, the driver behind will understand your intentions, by the way, it is very safe. As a driver for 6 years, the most annoying thing about driving is driving slowly, high beam dogs, ghost probes, and sudden lane changes. Personal purpose, prediction, drive faster, keep the distance between cars, stay away from big cars, two-wheeled vehicles are mainly slow, not good**.