What to Do If You Have Poor Car Control and Can't Tell If the Car Body Is Straight or Not?
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Steer straight by keeping the steering wheel level and stationary, but first make sure the steering wheel is properly aligned. If the car drifts to one side, slightly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction. After understanding the key points for keeping the car straight with the steering wheel, the next step is to learn to find suitable reference points on the road. It's been observed that many beginners tend to drift off course when driving on wide roads. The reason is the excessive space and broad field of vision.
When I first started driving, I did the same. Later, I found that adjusting the seat to a position where I could see a bit of the front hood edge worked really well. The rearview mirror should be adjusted so that the sky and ground each occupy half, and you can see a bit of your own car body on both sides. When driving, don’t fixate on the front of the car; look further ahead, like at the center line of the road 200 meters ahead or distant buildings, and the car body will naturally stay straight. At red lights, observe the distance between the lower edge of the left window and the roadside, and compare the position of the right front wheel with the lane line. Practice a few times, and you’ll get the hang of it. If all else fails, spend ten bucks to stick a small convex mirror on the lower left corner of the windshield—it makes seeing the wheels and lane markings incredibly clear.
This is a very common issue. It's recommended to find a newly painted road and intentionally drive with the left wheels over the white line for 20-30 meters, paying attention to the positional relationship between the hood/windshield corner and the white line using peripheral vision. Then practice driving with the right wheels over the line several times, memorizing the visual difference between the right wiper node and roadside. The straight lane markings in underground parking garages are ideal for this practice - you'll hear a clear 'thump' feedback when wheels cross the line. Use your dashcam to record your lane positioning during low-traffic morning hours - reviewing three minutes of footage can yield faster improvement than a week of driving practice.
