Can You Feel It When the Side of Your Car Hits a Person?
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Generally, you may feel it when the side of your car hits a person. Here are some relevant tips for novice drivers: 1. Precautions: Increase speed appropriately to maintain a safe distance. After completing a lane change or overtaking, slightly increase your speed (if safe) to create space for vehicles behind you, which is convenient for both yourself and others. 2. Techniques: Stay relaxed while driving as a beginner, maintain a good mindset, keep your speed between 40-60 km/h, avoid occupying lanes improperly, maintain a safe following distance, honk in advance when approaching curves, and reduce speed as much as possible during oncoming traffic.
As a veteran driver who frequently takes long trips, I think this issue depends on the specific situation. At low speeds, such as when turning in a residential area or parking by the roadside, you might feel a slight vibration or hear a sound if you hit someone on the side, but most of the time it's actually hard to notice. The right-side blind spot is particularly large—last time I was driving a friend's car, I almost brushed against a cyclist on the roadside, and it was only thanks to the blind spot monitoring alarm that an accident was avoided. Nowadays, many people immediately turn on their phone navigation as soon as they get in the car, which can make them overlook their surroundings. Plus, electric cars are fast and quiet, so by the time you react, the person might already be on the ground. I recommend developing the habit of walking around the car for inspection before getting in, and slowing down even more during rain or at night.
In the six years of driving, I've experienced three side-scraping incidents, and the deepest impression is that the perception of body collisions varies from person to person. When I drove an SUV and the wheel arch grazed the guardrail, the steering wheel noticeably shook; but last year, when I brushed against a delivery truck in a narrow alley, I felt nothing at all, and the reversing radar didn't beep either—it was a passerby who knocked on the window to alert me. New car owners should pay extra attention to their vehicle's characteristics. My new energy vehicle has a useful smart side collision alert feature, while for traditional fuel cars, it's advisable to install wide-angle convex mirrors. Remember, pedestrians and non-motorized vehicles are particularly prone to appearing in blind spots during turns, so scanning the rearview mirrors a couple more times when crossing intersections can be a lifesaver.