Entering the highway requires concentration, moving eyes, and monitoring from afar so that the driver adjusts his speed according to the circumstances
Which governs the road, on this page I will explain the most important things to be careful of for safe entry onto the highway.
First of all, you should know that driving on the highway is an enjoyable part and not difficult at all, but what scares the new driver is the high speed, which may be new to him or he may have never driven a car before on the highway.
Fear or tension is natural for humans, especially if the circumstance they are in is facing it for the first time. Overcoming stress and fear is through training in the same conditions that the driver finds frightening or difficult. Repeating the matter leads to psychological and nervous comfort and stability and removes fear and tension from the driver with repeated driving in the same situation. Circumstances that make him nervous or afraid.
See the following picture:
The picture shows three things:
- Name and direction of the city
- The type of road (highway) is marked with a green arrow
- Road number E20/E6
When you are driving on the road and see the next green sign, it is usually the one closest to the intersection or crossroads
If you want to go to the city indicated by the sign, give a wink when you see the green sign
Turn into the acceleration lane and then onto the highway.
The acceleration field is:
The field or road extending forward and merging with the road on the left is called an acceleration field, and here you must adapt your speed
To be similar to the speed of vehicles traveling on the highway so as not to cause accidents and traffic obstruction,
When entering the acceleration field, there will often be signs installed on the sides of the road indicating the speed limit on the road
If there are no speed signs, the speed is 110 km per hour on the highway
In some parts of it, it is 120 km per hour, and this field is designated for vehicle acceleration
You must adjust your speed to 110 km per hour when you reach the end of the acceleration field and enter the highway.
Important things to pay attention to when driving in an acceleration zone:
- Accelerate to reach the desired speed as quickly as possible by jumping the gears upwards.
- You have to look to the far left or dead corner to see vehicles and trucks coming from behind. Look once, twice, or three times.
- If you feel that you will reach the end of the field and there are large trucks on the left, slow down and pass the trucks first.
- It is difficult for trucks to make room for you and move to the other field because it takes time and their movement is slow to move.
- Watch the left lane on the highway carefully until you understand and see whether drivers are interacting with you and giving way or not.
- When you enter the acceleration lane, turn on the left lever to clearly indicate to the vehicles that you are accelerating onto the highway.
- If you have to slow down, avoid heavy braking so that the driver behind you does not collide with you.
- Sometimes you find drivers on the highway who do not pay attention to cars coming from the acceleration lane and do not give way. In this case, you have to be careful and slow down your speed because the other driver did not react and did not give way for you and facilitate your entry.
End of the acceleration field
Here is the end of the acceleration field and you should not enter the highway from the solid line
Marked by arrow No. 1, you must enter the highway from arrow No. 2, that is, at the dotted squares
Before entering the highway at arrow number 1 or shortly before, do the following:
- Look at the left mirror and the dead corner and make sure that there are no vehicles next to you on the left.
- Turn left and enter the highway at arrow number 2.
- Adhere to the speed limits set on the highway.
The driver must always not forget the safety distance, which is estimated at about 90 meters between his car and the vehicle in front of him.
So that he can be safe in the event of any emergency or accident in front of him, he will have enough time to brake and avoid the danger.
The safety distance must be greater in winter when the ground is wet or covered with snow, ice, etc.