they don’t make cars as before. Why luck? We have to thank modern technology the tremendous advances in resistance of motors, power equipment and braking, especially at the tackle mountain passes or steep slopes. For many petrolheads, are the territory of favorite game, to many other drivers, a procedure necessary. do you Know how to drive properly in ports and slopes greater than 15%? With these tips, your car will suffer less and your circulation will be more secure for you and your companions.
1) don’t let the engine choke
Takes the engine cheerful of turns, and you do not suffer to bring it to such a regime. The mechanics and your safety will thank you for it.
The hill climbing important, we demand from the engine much more power that when driving on the flat. While we can llanear quiet at 1,750 rpm, on a slope of 13% we cannot bring the engine to a regime under. In fact, we will be doing a disservice to our mechanical if we to fund in a regime low. The engine has to strain the maximum and you’ll notice that drowns – vibrating, making excessive noise – if you do not have a suitable regime. Do not be scared to bring your diesel above 2,500 rpm.
Or if you have a gas, above the 3,000 or 3,500 rpm. The engine is generating more power and a good torque, and it will feel more filed. You will have enough power to make overtaking moves with swiftness, and your engine will not suffer. While you are at operating temperature, it will not be at all detrimental to its internal components. And if you are a quemadillo, you will know what you can enjoy a sport driving on a mountain pass, with the note of the exhaust bouncing and making echoes in the walls of the gorge.
2) Use the engine brake
To fly shorter, more engine braking. Second and third tend to be the most recomenables.
in the Olden days, to descend a mountain pass was a tough test for any car. If the port had slopes are very steep and we were carrying, we had to take advantage of engine braking to the maximum so that our brakes are not sobrecalentasen. The truckers know it well, and know the location of all the ramps of emergency, designed to stop a vehicle that has lost its brakes. Fortunately, modern cars have computers of braking much more powerful, and above all, with much more resistance to fading.
This does not mean that we abandon the technique of engine braking. It is simply to leave a gear engaged, and that one’s own retention of the engine to prevent “plunging” in tow down good inclination. In addition to avoid that our speed has been triggered, it releases a load of the service brakes – conventional brakes, for understand – reducing the wear of discs and pads. And that translates into a savings of money and mechanical wear. Are all advantages.
As we have indicated, do not be scared of a regime high with the engine holding the car. If your car is automatic – and your gearbox has this function – you can select the 2 or 3 position so that the engine does not pass that mark. If you have possibility to change gears manually, make use of it.
3) be Careful with the weather and the temperature
The mountain is treacherous, and you never know what weather phenomena can develop. Check the weather in advance and keep your car in good mechanical condition.
The mountain can be very treacherous. You must keep in mind that the higher the altitude, lower temperature, and on the top of a port of just 1.500 metres of height may be 10 or 15 degrees less than in the valley. In summer it is not worrying, but in times more close to the winter there may be a risk of rain, snow or fog. Phenomena of adverse weather that limit visibility and grip of the car, making it necessary that extrememos the caution behind the wheel. It is common sense, but it is right to remember.
that is why we advise that if you are going to travel through areas of high altitude or mountainous areas, check the time before undertaking the trip. If your idea is driving more agile, remember that the lower the temperature, the shorter grip. If it gets raining or begins to snow, remember that stopping distance is multiplied: respect the safety distance and do not be rough with the steering wheel or the brakes. If there is fog, we suggest that you read the special on how to drive with fog that we’ve posted a while ago.
4) Respect for drivers in slower… and the most rapid
Respects and I know respected. So if it circulates at a higher rate as if it circulates at a rate more low.
A tip actually applies to all movement by road twisty. If you see a driver do not know the road, and circulates slowly, let him space. did Not pressure “pegándote your ass”, because in addition to being illegal I’ll carry forward if you brake suddenly, and you will be causing stress. Adelántale when you get a chance and it is safe to do so. If you do not know the port of the mountain, you have the right to move more slow other drivers and the duty to be a civic.
Facilitates overtaking to the faster cars, give them the flag to let them know that they can get ahead with security, and do not stop you overtaking on the straights if you’re going to go slow in the curves. Others will thank you for it and you will not have to worry about the cars that you precede. In motor we usually mountain passes in our tests, and few things are more dangerous there is an aggressive driver and fearful, a driver who endangers himself and others.
5) Overtaking: be careful and know the road
visibility is the key: don’t jump ahead if you’re not sure that you can complete the maneuver. Not acortes curves without visibility.
If it circulates regularly through a mountain pass, try to memorize the areas in which it is possible to move forward with ease. Remember the curves more complicated, blind curves or double radius in which you have to exercise extreme caution. This knowledge of the road will help you to move more safely and faster, without ever losing respect for the road. It is especially important not to risk overtaking: the ports tend to be roads of a lane in each direction with little visibility and little to no escape.
Not to jump ahead if you’re not sure that you will finish the overtaking time. Know the reactions of your car and its performance: it is the only way to accurately gauge if you can overtake in that gap, or you have to wait. Keep in mind that many trucks circulate in a group, and there may be another trailer before the truck of oranges that you want to overtake. Never, never get the play. Not acortes curves without visibility, because it is equivalent to playing Russian roulette with a machine of a ton and a half.
6) Trace the curve correctly
always Look towards the exit of the curve if you plot it correctly. Slows down before you reach the curve, and do not touch the brake in tight corners – not to be strictly necessary. It is especially dangerous if your speed is excessive, because you can destabilise the car. Hits all the curves at an appropriate speed and use the engine brake to the car does not launch. In curves, the more open you can tap the brake without danger: it will avoid that the car will launch and your speed becomes excessive.
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