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The torrid heat has covered the majority of mainland China since the beginning of this summer, which also results in more accidents on the road such as spontaneous combustion, the flat tire, etc. The data shows that there are 978 flat tire accidents in July in Hang Zhou's freeway.

It is known that the extreme heat will have negative impact on driving safety in many ways as the driver feel fatigued easily, the long term sunlight shining on them and makes the driving environment tough and the drivers may become dehydrated, they will become inpatient, irritable and find it difficult to stay awake. In that case it is very important for the drivers to know how to avoid the accidents in the hot weather.

Maintain The Car and Don't Put the Pyrophoric Materials In The Cars

The spontaneous combustion happens to the car more frequent in the summer than other seasons. The accident usually origins from the aging wires and the leaking oil.  The drivers should check the cars if there are any aging wires, shortcut circuit and leaking oil tendency before they use them. The maintenance in summer takes more time and should be completed in short period.

Under the sunlight, the temperature will go up to higher than 50℃ inside the cars. The perfumes, lighter, and the caned beverages would become the pyrophoric materials in this condition. The pyrophoric gas will volatilize into the air from the perfumes when the temperature is high, and its self-ignition point is 49℃. Besides, the batteries are the sources of the self-ignition.

Preventive Action for The Flat Tire

Due to the long time abrasion and the rising temperature of the gas inside the tire, it will blow out suddenly when some sharp goods punctures the tire. There are three main reasons, one is the tire pressure is too low, or the tire pressure is too high, and the last one is the carrying capacity is overloaded. When the drivers are riding in the hot days in the freeway, it is better to stop the cars to adjust the tire pressure when they arrive at the resting area.

Open The Windows First Then The AC

Various kinds of materials are used inside the cars and some of them will give away the toxic gases in the high temperature environment. The drivers should open the windows and turn on the fan to dispel the toxic gases at the first couple minutes.

No Sandals When Driving

Some people like to wear sandals in summer when they drive. However it is very dangers that the sandals will hook the break or the accelerator.