The road traffic environment in rural areas is complex, and some drivers have a weak sense of traffic safety. When driving on the road "willfully", especially when passing curves and other roads with prominent safety hazards, they should be more careful, slow down and drive to the right, and take the initiative to whistle. Otherwise, such a situation may occur:

The accident occurred on December 31, 2023 in Yudu, Jiangxi Province. Xie drove his motorcycle along the county road, crossed the central separation line and overtook on the way. Finally, he collided head-on with a heavy semi-trailer on a curve. Two cars were damaged in the accident. Xie suffered more than 10 fractures in his whole body, some of which were comminuted fractures, with serious injuries. After investigation, the traffic police determined that Xie's retrograde and illegal overtaking in the curve section were the direct cause of the accident and took full responsibility.

Rural roads, especially in some mountainous areas, are characterized by steep slopes, narrow roads, and many sharp turns. On curves, the driver's line of sight is easily blocked by vegetation, mountains, etc., and the situation ahead cannot be seen. It is also impossible to predict whether there are oncoming vehicles in the opposite direction. If the driver is still retrograde on the curve and overtaking on the other side of the road, danger is very likely to occur.

In the busy season of spring ploughing and farming, friends in rural areas are traveling more and more. How can you drive safely in this situation? The editor here reminds you:

1  Observe a basic rule: drive motor vehicles and non motor vehicles according to the right side traffic principle.

2  If there are more than two motorways in the same direction of the road, the left side is the fast lane and the right side is the slow lane. Motor vehicles running in the fast lane shall run at the speed specified in the fast lane, and those failing to reach the speed specified in the fast lane shall run in the slow lane. If it is a motorcycle, it should drive in the rightmost lane.

3  Where there is no division of motor vehicle lanes, non motor vehicle lanes and sidewalks, motor vehicles shall pass in the middle of the road, and non motor vehicles and pedestrians shall pass on both sides of the road. As for the speed regulation, the maximum speed of roads without a centerline shall not exceed 40 kilometers per hour.

In addition, it is also the most important point. There are many curves on roads in rural areas, especially in mountainous areas. When driving a motor vehicle, you should drive in order. You should not overtake at curves, steep slopes, narrow bridges, intersections and other sections!