A truck driver (Aleksey Amelin) contacted our editorial office. heavy vehicle Accident-free drove almost 1.3 million kilometers in eight years. For eight years, Alexey traveled almost all of Russia, transporting various goods between regions Russian Federation. The driver sent to us which can help many motorists in winter time.
When you suddenly find yourself on the road by car, you need to be very careful when making decisions. After all, your safety depends on it. If you've stopped to wait out a snowstorm, don't get out of your car unless you have an emergency kit with you to help you out in the winter. This is especially true for warm clothes and items that can help clear snow drifts.
When driving a car, you must know a number of important rules how to drive in bad winter weather.
1. Relax
If you find yourself in difficult road conditions while driving a car, the most important thing is to remain calm and not panic. If you become very nervous, then this can affect your reaction, which may become excessive or insufficient.
2. Slow down
If you drive too fast, then when you get worse weather conditions double your speed. If you have the skill of slowing down a car on snow or ice, then you can safely reduce the speed of the vehicle in a short time. Remember that nobody canceled the laws of physics. That is why . If you slow down quickly, you increase the risk of skidding and loss of traction.
If your car has a small ground clearance, then by slowing down, you will reduce the formation of adhering snow under the bottom of the car, which prevents the car from moving freely on the road.
3. Be careful
Your actions on winter road must be fully controlled and deliberate. Remember, that fast acceleration, hard braking and sudden steering wheel turns can cause the vehicle to lose control and skid.
While driving, maintain an optimal low speed. Keep a distance from other vehicles necessary for emergency braking. All movements must be smooth and careful.
4. Let there be light
In inclement weather, be sure to turn on your low beam headlights. This will help other drivers see your vehicle. Also remember to always include parking lights to help other drivers see you on the road.
5. Use light signals
Many truckers around the world use a special technique for changing lanes while driving on the highway. In dry or rainy weather in autumn, summer and spring, before changing lanes, the truck driver turns on the turn signal and changes lanes only after the turn signal blinks three times. That is, on the third blinking of the collar, the driver starts rebuilding. In winter weather, it is better to start rebuilding after the turn signal flashes 4-5 times.
If for some reason your speed in winter is lower than that of other participants traffic, then move to the right lane and turn on the emergency gang. In this way, you warn other drivers that you are not just moving at a slow speed. This will protect not only you, but also other road users.
In addition, including alarm you will prevent the accumulation of cars behind you and will not annoy most drivers.
6. Be careful on slippery roads
Pay attention to water under the wheels of other vehicles while driving in cold weather. If there is a lot of spray on the road, then. In this case, you need to take additional measures precautions. The fact is that at negative temperatures, snow and ice melted from the wheels or from the reagent starts quickly, turning the road into a skating rink. If you see that the road is wet, but there is practically no spray, then be even more careful and careful, since this road surface is the most dangerous. No spatter on wet road may indicate that most of the water covered the asphalt with a thin layer of ice.
7. Watch out for truckers
If the weather starts to deteriorate and the trucks slow down you should do the same. If you have begun to notice that many drivers heavy vehicles trying to pull over, we advise you to bad weather do also. By no means does this advice recommend driving in the same way as truckers. The fact is that heavy vehicles have more ground clearance, big wheels and tires, and of course the total weight. Remember that the lighter the weight of the car, the more easily it loses traction. Also, do not forget that most truck drivers are professionals behind their backs, which have millions of kilometers traveled. That is why they are more confident behind the wheel.
8. Don't stop
If a snowstorm or fog catches you off guard while driving and you can't see beyond the hood of your car, don't stop right away. In order to stop, you need to choose the optimal and right place. After all, stopping you can bring snow and the car will get stuck. As a rule, even during heavy snowfalls many federal highways cleared of snow (including roadsides and exits).
9. Wait out the bad weather
Most best advice in case of deterioration of visibility in winter, it is to drive off the road and drive to a cleared area, gas station, hotel, cafe or restaurant. By parking your car, you can wait out the storm at the convenience store, gas station, etc.
Driving in heavy snow is very dangerous. And almost all drivers understand this. trucks.
10. Car traction
In winter, many cars often lose traction due to slippery roads. But if you think that ice is the reason for everything, then this is not so. In fact, traction is reduced due to the lack of water between the tires and the road surface, which reduces the traction of the car. It is worth noting that a thin water film forms on the road in case of a slight frost, which can contribute to microhydroplaning of the car, which is fraught with unexpected skidding.
With deep tread. Also, the rubber should have small notches on the tread, which improves grip on packed snow or ice-covered roads.
11. Extreme cold is not necessarily your enemy.
The biggest risk of losing grip in winter is observed at temperatures from +1 to -3 degrees. With more cold weather-6 to -12 degrees or colder, the car has more traction and much less risk of skidding than in warmer air temperatures.
Don't believe? Try this: Take two ice cubes. Place one in a glass of water, put the other in the freezer for 30 minutes. Now try lifting an ice cube out of the glass with your finger. Notice how slippery the ice cube is. After 30 minutes, touch the ice cube with your fingers. Fingers will practically stick to it.
The same principle applies to driving. Ice in very coldy very sticky. But when the car is moving fast or slow, much more heat is applied to the ice, which contributes to more melting of the ice crust. Naturally, this reduces the traction of the car.
Ultimately, only you are personally responsible for your decisions on the road. It depends only on you whether you will make the right decision on the road. If the road is too bad make a decision to stop. Let the road services do their job, clearing the road.
All methods of driving a single car are applicable for a road train, however, due to its significant weight and dimensions, there are some features. A road train is a tractor vehicle with one semi-trailer or with one or more trailers.
The braking distance of the road train is more than braking distances single tractor. During the movement, the trailer constantly deviates to the sides from the trajectory of the vehicle-tractor, which increases the danger when overtaking and oncoming traffic. Therefore, driving a road train is much more difficult than driving a single car. The maneuverability of a road train is worse than that of a single vehicle.
The driver should take into account that during the turn of the road train, the trailer shifts towards the center of the turn and the traffic corridor of the road train will increase. This circumstance is especially significant when the road train moves along the streets of the city and turns at intersections have a small radius. There is a danger of a trailer driving onto the sidewalk, where it can injure pedestrians, knock down a lighting mast or traffic light, and damage green spaces.
Some trailers and semi-trailers have steered wheels, which turn on the turn and ensure the movement of the wheels of the trailer along the track of the tractor. Driving road trains with such trailers is somewhat easier. Road train movement in reverse presents a particular difficulty. In this case, a pushing force acts on the trailer, and it tends to go to the side. The driver has to constantly change the position of the steered wheels of the tractor, while small errors lead to large trailer pulls to the side. It takes a lot of experience to reverse the trailer to exactly the right place on the first try.
You can start the movement of the road train only in first gear, carefully engaging the clutch.
You can stop the road train only on straight sections, so that it is all located on the same line. When braking on a curve, the trailer may skid or the road train may fold, which may be followed by a rollover, pushing the towing vehicle into a ditch, or damage to the towing device.
- Before a long climb, you need to engage a gear in advance in which you can overcome the entire hill, so as not to change gears on the hill, while losing speed.
- On long descents, it is necessary to keep the road train from acceleration to high speed.
For this purpose, engine braking can be applied or an auxiliary brake system (if any) can be turned on. If this is not enough, apply: service braking. While driving, you should periodically pay attention to the movement of the trailer (through the rear-view mirror), to the reliability of securing the load. In case of any spontaneous change in the driving mode, find out its cause and take measures. Perhaps the trailer has pulled over to the side of the road, perhaps one of the wheels of the trailer has deflated, there have been known cases of the trailer detaching from the tractor.
The brain is given to man not only to be, but also to think. Preferably often, not sometimes. Unbiased statistics show that the lion's share of all accidents (85%) are the fault of drivers and pedestrians. Another 5% of accidents due to technical condition vehicles (we have a higher figure), and 10% is a consequence of unforeseen situations (for example, the appearance of an animal on the road). The figure of 85% can be written as follows:
46% - an erroneous assessment of the traffic situation by the driver;
25% - sleep at the wheel;
15% - in an alcoholic or drug state (according to German statistics);
14% - other.
It is much easier to prevent an accident than to eliminate its consequences. To do this, it is important to know the theory. Practice in the form of courses extreme driving will help, but not often. It is common for a person, especially a Russian, to confuse the cause-and-effect relationship. Therefore, our drivers first learn to go through turns with a skid or skip an intersection at a red light on a road train (bus, minibus, car, motorcycle), and then scratch their “turnips” and think about what happened, looking at scrap metal, and even worse - corpses.
- Rule number one: a car is a source of increased, and often mortal danger. You must always remember that you are controlling a very massive projectile, which resists turning at speed, but most importantly, it does not stop quickly.
- Rule number two: look ahead not only a meter from the hood, but also as far as your eyesight is enough to see and, therefore, predict the situation “a few steps” ahead. In addition, turn your head and rotate your eyes 360 degrees. The driver, like a chess player, must calculate the situation. I can assure you that with driving experience you will not only calculate, but also feel the situation interesting place. For some people, the ability to analyze comes with the genes of their parents, while others develop during their lifetime. I have a friend who, with almost no driving experience, calculates traffic situation so that you are just amazed. But I don’t like to ride with him, because he, like an advanced navigator, all the time mumbles over his ear, telling what will happen ahead in the foreseeable, literal sense, future. True, he graduated from the Mechanics and Mathematics Department of Moscow State University.
It is important to be able not only to turn the steering wheel back and forth, but also to correctly calculate the braking distance. On dry pavement, almost everyone does it. But on wet or slippery, especially in autumn or winter after dry summer season, not for everyone. If you slipped and fell, then the fifth point will level the consequences. If a 40-ton "truck" "slips", then the elephant in the china shop will turn out to be a child's babble of what the road train will do. And now the theory.
If in Europe preference is given to disc brakes “in a circle” on main road trains, then in our country, due to the specifics of the technical condition of the fleet, so far drum brakes. "Drums" are significantly inferior to disc brakes, not only in terms of information content of the degree of deceleration, but also in terms of efficiency. The road train at a speed of 80 km/h has a stopping distance: - with drum brakes on all wheels - 60 m; - only front disc - 45 m; - disc brakes on all wheels - 42 m.
"Disks" on the front axle immediately reduce the braking distance by 25% compared to the "drums", although further installation disc brakes already on all axles reduces the braking distance by only 6.5%. This means that the maximum braking effect is transmitted through the front axle. Practice shows that the load on the front axle during braking can reach 13 tons (for a road train). Now it is clear that not only the condition of the tires, but also the entire suspension and support elements front axle play a huge role in braking. How many trucks with faulty shock absorbers thrust bearings and broken pivots romp on our roads! It is naive to think that tires have best condition. From the foregoing, it is clear that rubber (its size and condition) can significantly reduce the braking distance.
A Russian invention is to turn off the brakes on the front axle for the winter. It is practiced on "mazes" and "kamazs" and is motivated by the fact that when braking on slippery road the front wheels quickly lock up and the car loses control. In addition, the rear wheels get on the film of water that forms after the front skid. braking effect rear axle zero in such cases. All this is true and there is nothing to advise here, except not to drive them at this time of year or buy new trucks with anti-lock systems.
The main merit of the ABS is the preservation exchange rate stability during emergency braking. To date, all trucks in Europe come off the assembly line with ABS, and operating them with a knowingly faulty system is a prison. I found those times when I rode a road train across Europe with a trailer without ABS, but with a tractor equipped with it. The Poles turned a blind eye to this until they entered the EEC, and the Germans never caught it. Moreover, if the tractor was without ABS, and the trailer with it, then even the Poles would not be allowed, since in such a combination it is elementary to fold the hitch.
Another myth is that braking only with the help of a “parachute” is effective and is a panacea for folding a road train. Let me remind you that the "parachute" is a brake valve brought into the driver's cab, with the help of which the braking torque is transmitted only to the trailer wheels. About 10 years ago it was widely distributed on all imported cars. Now, with the introduction of a new generation of brake systems, it is practically not installed on European trucks. Since there are a lot of old foreign cars in Russia, it is quite common. So, many “experienced” advise only them to slow down on a slippery road, especially on descents. I tried and slowed down - the hitch turns for a sweet soul.
In smart books it is written that braking of a road train can occur in three ways:
- braking of the tractor and trailer synchronously. This is ideal, but practically unattainable.
- the trailer enhances the braking of the tractor. In this case, stretching of the road train is provided, which excludes its folding. This is possible only with an increase in the response time of the tractor brake system, which significantly reduces the braking efficiency of the road train as a whole, since the maximum braking effect should fall on the front axle of the tractor. In addition, the likelihood of achieving full slip of the trailer wheels is increased. According to the laws of physics, the trailer in such cases necessarily begins to slide downhill, most often to the side of the road. What happens when braking only with a “parachute”.
- when braking, the trailer rolls onto the tractor. Sometimes this leads to the folding of the road train. But of the two evils, the designers chose the least - the third braking option. From the above, it is clear that braking only with a trailer on a slippery road is deadly.
Therefore, the “parachute” is intended only for unloading the brake system of the tractor on long descents with dry asphalt in order to avoid failure. working system when overheated. But experienced drivers masterfully straighten the hitch with them at the threat of folding.
With the introduction of effective modern auxiliary braking systems (engine brake, hydraulic retards and pritards), the need for a “parachute” has disappeared. But, as my experience shows, many drivers do not know how to use such systems at all. Transport journalists also contribute to this. Some "experts", having tested a modern engine brake at engine speeds of 1000-1200 rpm, write about its low efficiency. Citizens-drivers, the engine brake is most effective at engine speeds of 1800-2100 rpm, that is, at maximum. Therefore, in order to effectively slow them down, you must constantly switch to downshifts. Only then you will not have even a gram of doubt about its effectiveness. Do not forget that modern motor brakes of various designs also have several stages of braking. Do not try to brake on the very first one - it is only for braking.
As for the braking system of the road train, more than once I had to hear from the "experienced" that the parking brake system the tractor brakes and the trailer. Therefore, many drivers, having disengaged, do not put their shoes under the wheels of the trailer, even on a slope, naively believing that there are energy accumulators on its axles. In fact, trailers are equipped with brake chambers, and only its paws act as an anchor. Therefore, do not be too lazy to put shoes under the front and rear wheel trailer to avoid problems when uncoupling.
Another observation of long practice is that drivers do not know how to brake urgently.
In critical situations, the vast majority of the car stalls. Almost all drivers press the brakes with all their might, forgetting to depress the clutch - this threatens to stop the engine. You always need to control the situation, and if the emergency braking is not correct, the stalled engine blocks the drive wheels and the car loses control in any case - you cannot maneuver. Correct emergency braking is a strong simultaneous blow with both feet on the brake and clutch pedals. Only then can you control the movement of the car. By the way, on trucks with a system automatic switching speeds during emergency braking, the electronics automatically disengage the clutch (on Scania vehicles with the opticruise system, it is necessary to depress the clutch).
In many articles, the question was raised about the inconsistency of the ABS capability with the Rules of the Road in Russia. I also asked the German instructors about this. Oddly enough, with all the German thoroughness and punctuality, the mess with this issue in Germany is even greater. Main principle emergencies - the truck driver is always to blame, since he knows how to control the source very well heightened danger. The presumption of innocence does not work here at all, even if the drunkard threw himself or drove under your truck. In such cases, only a lawyer will help, whose services, by the way, are already automatically included in the insurance. Looks like they have good lawyers, otherwise there would be no profession of a professional driver in Germany.
The main factors affecting the braking distance: speed, load, reaction time. When the speed is doubled, the stopping distance is quadrupled. Pencil-in-hand German instructors showed quite convincingly how speed affects the stopping distance of a truck. Imagine that a 40-ton road train at a speed of 50 km / h starts to brake urgently. Let's remember the place when the driver took action to brake. Let's put a passenger car in front of the bumper of a stopped truck for clarity. Let's repeat the same action, but at a road train speed of 70 km/h. The driver starts to brake urgently from the same place as the first time. The difference in speed is small, only 20 km. How fast do you think the train will hit the car? Most in our group decided that the speed would be around 20 km/h. When the Germans announced the figure, at the time of the collision 58 km / h, I was very surprised. It consists of the driver's reaction time (approximately 1 second), the distance traveled by the road train during the driver's reaction time and the braking distance. This example clearly shows how important the speed of the car is and what consequences occur even if it is slightly exceeded, in our understanding. It becomes logical to limit the speed of movement in cities where the possibility of a collision is very high, at 60 or even 50 km / h.
Not convincing? Another example:
The stopping distance of a passenger car at 100 km/h is the same as that of a 40-ton road train at 80 km/h. The difference in speed is only 25%, the difference in weight is 2700%. It would seem that a passenger car should brake much more effectively, but this minimal difference in speed negates the monstrous difference in weight. It should also be remembered that the slope of the track significantly increases the braking distance. For example, on a 9% slope, it increases by 2.5 times.
Absolutely any large-capacity equipment is the creation of increased danger on the road. Driving a multi-ton truck in our sump game is just as hard as driving real life. The one who drove good car after a runabout, he knows that even there you can feel the difference that you drive a small, nimble car, and that you drive a ship.
Therefore, when driving truck tractors - truckers there are a lot of nuances that we transferred from real life to our samp game. Thus creating a complete trucker simulator.
The first rule when driving a truck tractor is no sudden movements with the steering wheel, brake, gas. Never forget that a trailer with a load is driving behind you behind your car. Moreover, as a rule, the trailer is always much heavier than the car that pulls it along. The specifics of a semi-trailer attached to a tractor is such that it lives its own life and has its own physics, which the tractor can control very weakly. This is the own inertia of the trailer and the load in it, which pushes both the trailer and the car that pulls it forward in a certain direction, which is difficult to change. And that is often impossible. Therefore, the braking distance can increase as you like.
The most dangerous thing about driving a semi-trailer truck is cornering. The trailer has the specifics of going into demolition or skidding. At what sometimes it is so serious that it folds the car in half. In any case, even if it is no longer the truck that drives the trailer, but the trailer drives the truck - no sudden steering movements, accelerations or braking. From any exit from a skid, both on a passenger car and on a truck with a trailer, only smooth steering and stable engine speeds will help.
If, without experience, you press the gas sharply and disrupt the already sliding drive wheels into slipping, this will not end in anything good. Likewise with the brakes. On jammed wheels, the car will go from skidding into drifting even more actively. In such situations, the car and trailer can either fold in half, or the trailer will simply fly out of engagement with the tractor hitch and fly away in the direction where the laws of physics will move it. What can do trouble to the driver, and the truck with the trailer, and the cargo, and third parties. And so it is clear what an unmanaged multi-ton brick on wheels can do.
When driving a truck, you should always slow down in advance. To have a margin of braking distance. From afar, you can not always correctly assess the quality pavement or corner of the road. And even a slight change in the angle of the road can overturn the trailer in a turn, and that, in turn, will overturn the truck tractor. It is better not to mention what will happen if emergency braking is applied on a loaded car with a semi-trailer in a turn, and it is better never to allow this. Did you jump on a trampoline? This is how a tractor with a semi-trailer behaves when braking in a turn. It may not be thrown where it was expected.
It should also be remembered that on how much coverage in rain, snow, ice - the effect of any laws of physics that act on the car and in this situation act against the truck driver is significantly enhanced. Therefore, the speed of movement should be chosen depending on the quality of the road surface and weather conditions.
Also, with an increase in speed, even on a dry surface, the braking distance increases significantly. So driving up to other potentially dangerous objects, regardless of whether it is a lonely tree, a pedestrian or another car - it is worth slowing down so that, if necessary, you can stop the car before hitting or colliding with an object on the road or a road user.
When driving in busy areas, always take into account the mistakes of other road users and potential changes in traffic conditions. Always remember that nimble cars love to "play checkers" and occupy any free place on the road and especially in traffic. Yes, in which case they will brake with four wheels, and your car at least six. Or even ten or more. But you have cargo in your car. Which, when braking and maneuvering, may not behave at all as planned. Therefore, it is always better to play it safe and drive, taking into account the possible mistakes of other road users. After all, even if the driver of the second car is guilty, it will not make it easier for him or you. In addition, you have an urgent cargo in a trailer, which must be delivered on time and without damage.
One of important factors driving a tractor with a semi-trailer is taking into account the length of the machine. Never forget to look in mirrors. After all, in addition to the tractor car, there is also a semi-trailer. Which has its own trajectory. Therefore, you should always take a larger turning radius so as not to touch the edge of the sidewalk. So that the semi-trailer that the car is towing does not drive onto the sidewalk or damage road barriers and elements during the maneuver.
You should also always remember that other vehicles that may be standing at the intersection very often start moving even before the end of the semi-trailer passes them. Therefore, when maneuvering in a turn, it is always worth looking at the mirrors to see what is happening around your car. In order not to offend and not to stretch for a lover to stick out ahead of time.
Always remember that the length of a semi-trailer distorts many familiar things that seem completely different when driving a passenger car. One of those things is that light is deceiving. IN dark time day, when overtaking, at road exits, at interchanges, always make sure that your car has enough space, power and speed to complete the maneuver without interfering with other traffic participants. Always keep a spare for yourself. It’s better to stand for an extra couple of seconds than to force a car rushing along the road, which has an advantage in movement, to force it to change the trajectory of movement or apply emergency braking. It's not very pleasant. I myself got into similar situations not only in our game of sump, but also in real life. It is a very unpleasant thing to see an arrow on the speedometer far from 5-10 km per hour and a beam of light from your headlights half a meter from the hood on the bump stop of the trailer of a truck that crawled out of the turn without missing the car and taking the whole road.
One of the features of cornering and rounding on a truck - a truck tractor with a semi-trailer - is cutting off the corner of the turn. That's how everyone drives. And drivers of motorcycles, bicycles, scooters, cars, trucks, trucks, buses. To make things easier centrifugal force, influencing the car in a turn, it is easier to direct the car in a rounding at a speed along a smaller radius. It is against the rules if there is a solid dividing line. In other cases, you should always be careful and look so as not to create inconvenience or risks of creating emergency other road users.
Truck drivers who drive large trucks should be especially careful. Since in case of occurrence it is very easy to turn the rudders to the outer radius. But there is still a trailer behind, which will not be able to immediately follow the car and will be in the oncoming lane for some more time. And besides, in a rounding at speed, changing the direction of movement to the outer radius - returning the car to the correct trajectory of movement may not be so easy. With all the ensuing demolitions, drifts and rollovers. Therefore, you should always be careful with the speed of movement and the choice of turning radius. So that you do not have to correct the mistakes that you made to correct previous mistakes.
One of the most popular mistakes made by truckers is overtaking when the terrain is not visible enough. Before you go out to overtake correctly - always weigh the situation on the road. The power of your car. And most importantly - do not forget that a goat with a head of cabbage instead of a head can sit behind the wheel of the car you are overtaking. Which, at the sight of a car going to overtake, will begin to put pressure on the gas, trying to prove something to someone.
Never overtake if there is little room for overtaking and the road is unfamiliar. The road is not a shooting range - if there is an oncoming road, luck will not smile, but close your eyes with your palms. But if it happens that you see that you do not have time - before returning to your lane - always remember that the car you are overtaking is driving along it. And you have a long trailer behind you. Don't forget to look in the mirror so you don't cut it. But don't look away for long. There is also a car ahead of you. Although a normal driver, seeing that the other does not have time to overtake him. and in front of the oncoming one - it will always slow down and let the car go ahead of itself in order to avoid an emergency. And then it will blink when overtaking that you can already return to your lane. But we don't know. Is the driver on the road normal? Therefore, on the road it is always better to rely only on yourself and always remember that they are waiting for you at home.
We sincerely hope that our advice will be useful to you not only if you are a player of our samp game - a real life simulator. where, among other things, there is a truck driver simulator. But even if you drive heavy truck tractors with semi-trailers in real life. If you drive - welcome to our game to relax after the flight!
And always remember that good driver sees at 100 meters what is happening in front of his car. And a great driver sees what is happening around his car from all sides! Good luck on the road and a good journey from Zhiguli to Manov and KamAZ!
As you know, manage car much easier than specialized cargo. Do without these iron giants in the agricultural or industrial field will not work, therefore, to use this technique, you need to know all the specifics of coordination and driving.
Driving delivery vans, tractors and flatbed trucks will not be difficult. Here you need to focus on the weight and size of the car and be more careful when manipulating the accelerator and steering wheel. When driving trailers and semi-trailers, the main thing in management will be the ability to control the container behind the cargo. All manipulations with the steering wheel should be smooth, without sudden movements. Since the mass of the load is often much greater than the mass of the car itself, with a sharp movement, you can simply get the trailer off the saddle. To do this, the load must be placed as close as possible to the saddle - this will ensure additional stability saddles. All maneuvers must be careful. For braking, it is necessary to leave a margin of the road. When driving, you need to pay attention to the tachometer scale. More economical driving corresponds to the green sector, highest power the retarder develops in the black sector, and the maximum allowable crankshaft frequency occurs in the red sector, which means that this sector cannot be entered. If you have to turn back on the truck (for example, this will be the place of unloading) and park, then at the entrance to right place turn on the appropriate turn signal, and then emergency activation. This way, the vehicle following you will know that you are parking and will bypass your car. It is recommended to approach the place of unloading in reverse. You must carefully assess the situation and inspect the place where you plan to call, remember the location of other vehicles and other objects. After the cars pass on the roadway, you can maneuver to enter your place. If some cars try to pass your truck, it's best to stop and let them pass. After that, making sure that all pedestrians have stopped, you can call in. Driving from the bright daylight into a dark space, open the windows so you can better see in the mirrors where you are moving. When it becomes necessary to leave the narrow secondary road to the main one, then, having approached it, you need to stand at the crossroads in the center of the road. If you can't get centered, you may have a problem turning right. Car driving on the right main road, when turning onto our road, it will get stuck at the corner of the intersection, and you will not be able to turn right. If you are standing in the center of the road, this car will let you through.
When driving a truck, one simple rule to remember at all times: be predictable to other road users, try to always give way and always keep your distance from others. vehicles to be able to maneuver.
Absolutely any large-capacity equipment is the creation of increased danger on the road. Driving a multi-ton truck in our sump game is just as hard as it is in real life. Anyone who has driven a good car after a small car knows that even there you can feel the difference between driving a small nimble car and driving a ship.
Therefore, when driving truck tractors - truckers there are a lot of nuances that we transferred from real life to our samp game. Thus creating a complete trucker simulator.
The first rule when driving a truck tractor is no sudden movements with the steering wheel, brake, gas. Never forget that a trailer with a load is driving behind you behind your car. Moreover, as a rule, the trailer is always much heavier than the car that pulls it along. The specifics of a semi-trailer attached to a tractor is such that it lives its own life and has its own physics, which the tractor can control very weakly. This is the own inertia of the trailer and the load in it, which pushes both the trailer and the car that pulls it forward in a certain direction, which is difficult to change. And that is often impossible. Therefore, the braking distance can increase as you like.
The most dangerous thing about driving a semi-trailer truck is cornering. The trailer has the specifics of going into demolition or skidding. At what sometimes it is so serious that it folds the car in half. In any case, even if it is no longer the truck that drives the trailer, but the trailer drives the truck - no sudden steering movements, accelerations or braking. From any exit from a skid, both on a passenger car and on a truck with a trailer, only smooth steering and stable engine speeds will help.
If, without experience, you press the gas sharply and disrupt the already sliding drive wheels into slipping, this will not end in anything good. Likewise with the brakes. On jammed wheels, the car will go from skidding into drifting even more actively. In such situations, the car and trailer can either fold in half, or the trailer will simply fly out of engagement with the tractor hitch and fly away in the direction where the laws of physics will move it. What can do trouble to the driver, and the truck with the trailer, and the cargo, and third parties. And so it is clear what an unmanaged multi-ton brick on wheels can do.
When driving a truck, you should always slow down in advance. To have a margin of braking distance. From afar, it is not always possible to correctly assess the quality of the road surface or the angle of the road. And even a slight change in the angle of the road can overturn the trailer in a turn, and that, in turn, will overturn the truck tractor. It is better not to mention what will happen if emergency braking is applied on a loaded car with a semi-trailer in a turn, and it is better never to allow this. Did you jump on a trampoline? This is how a tractor with a semi-trailer behaves when braking in a turn. It may not be thrown where it was expected.
It should also be remembered that on how much coverage in rain, snow, ice - the effect of any laws of physics that act on the car and in this situation act against the truck driver is significantly enhanced. Therefore, the speed of movement should be chosen depending on the quality of the road surface and weather conditions.
Also, with an increase in speed, even on a dry surface, the braking distance increases significantly. Therefore, when approaching other potentially dangerous objects, regardless of whether it is a lone tree, a pedestrian or another car, it is worth slowing down so that, if necessary, you can stop the car before hitting or colliding with an object on the road or a road user.
When driving in busy areas, always take into account the mistakes of other road users and potential changes in traffic situations. Always remember that nimble cars love to "play checkers" and take up any free space on the road, especially in traffic. Yes, in which case they will brake with four wheels, and your car at least six. Or even ten or more. But you have cargo in your car. Which, when braking and maneuvering, may not behave at all as planned. Therefore, it is always better to play it safe and drive, taking into account the possible mistakes of other road users. After all, even if the driver of the second car is guilty, it will not make it easier for him or you. In addition, you have an urgent cargo in a trailer, which must be delivered on time and without damage.
One of the important factors in driving a tractor with a semi-trailer is taking into account the length of the machine. Never forget to look in mirrors. After all, in addition to the tractor car, there is also a semi-trailer. Which has its own trajectory. Therefore, you should always take a larger turning radius so as not to touch the edge of the sidewalk. So that the semi-trailer that the car is towing does not drive onto the sidewalk or damage road barriers and elements during the maneuver.
You should also always remember that other vehicles that may be standing at the intersection very often start moving even before the end of the semi-trailer passes them. Therefore, when maneuvering in a turn, it is always worth looking at the mirrors to see what is happening around your car. In order not to offend and not to stretch for a lover to stick out ahead of time.
Always remember that the length of a semi-trailer distorts many familiar things that seem completely different when driving a passenger car. One of those things is that light is deceiving. At night, when overtaking, at road exits, at junctions, always make sure that your car has enough space, power and speed to complete the maneuver without disturbing other road users. Always keep a spare for yourself. It is better to stand for an extra couple of seconds than to force a car rushing along the road, which has an advantage in movement, to force it to change the trajectory of movement or apply emergency braking. It's not very pleasant. I myself got into similar situations more than once, not only in our game of sump, but also in real life. It is a very unpleasant thing to see an arrow on the speedometer far from 5-10 km per hour and a beam of light from your headlights half a meter from the hood on the bump stop of the trailer of a truck that crawled out of the turn without missing the car and taking the whole road.
One of the features of cornering and rounding on a truck - a truck tractor with a semi-trailer - is cutting off the corner of the turn. That's how everyone drives. And drivers of motorcycles, bicycles, scooters, cars, trucks, trucks, buses. To simplify the action of the centrifugal force that affects the car in a turn, it is easier to direct the car in a rounding at a speed along a smaller radius. It is against the rules if there is a solid dividing line. In other cases, you should always be careful and watch so as not to create inconvenience or the risk of creating an emergency for other road users.
Truck drivers who drive large trucks should be especially careful. Since in case of occurrence it is very easy to turn the rudders to the outer radius. But there is still a trailer behind, which will not be able to immediately follow the car and will be in the oncoming lane for some more time. And besides, in a rounding at speed, changing the direction of movement to the outer radius - returning the car to the correct trajectory of movement may not be so easy. With all the ensuing demolitions, drifts and rollovers. Therefore, you should always be careful with the speed of movement and the choice of turning radius. So that you do not have to correct the mistakes that you made to correct previous mistakes.
One of the most popular mistakes made by truckers is overtaking when the terrain is not visible enough. Before you go out to overtake correctly - always weigh the situation on the road. The power of your car. And most importantly - do not forget that a goat with a head of cabbage instead of a head can sit behind the wheel of the car you are overtaking. Which, at the sight of a car going to overtake, will begin to put pressure on the gas, trying to prove something to someone.
Never overtake if there is little room for overtaking and the road is unfamiliar. The road is not a shooting range - if there is an oncoming road, luck will not smile, but close your eyes with your palms. But if it happens that you see that you do not have time - before returning to your lane - always remember that the car you are overtaking is driving along it. And you have a long trailer behind you. Don't forget to look in the mirror so you don't cut it. But don't look away for long. There is also a car ahead of you. Although a normal driver, seeing that the other does not have time to overtake him. and in front of the oncoming one - it will always slow down and let the car go ahead of itself in order to avoid an emergency. And then it will blink when overtaking that you can already return to your lane. But we don't know. Is the driver on the road normal? Therefore, on the road it is always better to rely only on yourself and always remember that they are waiting for you at home.
We sincerely hope that our advice will be useful to you not only if you are a player of our samp game - a real life simulator. where, among other things, there is a truck driver simulator. But also if you drive heavy truck tractors with semi-trailers in real life. If you drive - welcome to our game to relax after the flight!
And always remember that a good driver sees 100 meters ahead of his car. And a great driver sees what is happening around his car from all sides! Good luck on the road and a good journey from Zhiguli to Manov and KamAZ!
