Khaw lum laia lirthei khalh hunah fimkhur rawh! (Driving in Bad Weather) Heng thilte hi hriat a phu hle mai!

Car chhunga i chuan hmain i hre tawh ngei ang, "Wow, vawiin hi ride harsa tak a ni dawn a ni." Mahse, chutah pawh chuan kawngpuiah kan awm lai hian khaw lum a lo chhe nghal mai thin a ni lawm ni? Ruahsur nasa tak, kawngpui hmuh theih loh khawpa vur, emaw, ni eng eng mawi tak, mit titui thei... Car khalh hi i ngaihtuah angin a awlsam lo. Tin, hetiang hunah hian tlem i hlauthawng a nih chuan harsatna lian tak a lo ni thei bawk. Chuvangin, vawiin hian, a him thei ang bera lirthei khalh theihna tura puitu tur thil tlemte kan sawi dawn nia , lungngai lovin, chutiang khaw lum karah pawh. Chûngte chu hmangaihna nena thurâwn pe chetu chhûngkaw member emaw, ṭhian ṭha ber emaw aṭanga thurâwn angin ngaihtuah rawh.

Engtin nge lirthei chu an buatsaih? Hei hi han thlir hmasa ila!

Khua chhe laia lirthei khalh chungchang kan sawi hma hian hriat reng tur pawimawh tak chu engtik lai pawha kawngpui i tlak hmain i lirthei a dinhmun a tha em tih enfiah hmasa phawt ang che. Hei hi i damloh hmaa fimkhur dan nen a inang a ni.

Ruah sur karah i khalh a, i wiper te chu a thawk tawh lo nghal a nih chuan han ngaihtuah teh? A nih loh leh zan lama vur tla kara i lirthei khalh laiin i headlight a eng lo a nih chuan? Chuvangin, heng thilte hi hre reng ang che:

• Battery: I lirthei battery hi a tha em? A hlui tawh chuan a hun takah thlak leh rawh.
• Wipers: Wiper blade te hi a chhe tawh em? Ruah sur laiin tui an tifai tha lo a nih chuan wiper blade set thar dah tur a ni. Tin, wiper fluid tank chhungah tui a awm leh awm loh enfiah bawk ang che.
• Tires: Hei hi a pawimawh hle. Tyre te hi a inrem tawk lo a nih chuan kawngpui hnim hringah chuan lirthei control a harsa hle ang. Tyre pawh a infuh tha tur a ni.
• Headlights: Headlights, taillights, turn signals, brake lights - a thawk tha vek em tih enfiah fo thin ang che.

"Hriat reng tur chu heng thilte hi a hmuna neih hian emergency a thlen hunah i himna chu a tam zawkin a tichiang tihna a ni!"

Tin, lirthei chhunga i luh dawnin i seat belt kha khauh reng theihnghilh suh. I line of defense hmasa ber a ni.

Engtin nge khaw lum leh khaw vawt harsa tak tak i hmachhawn thin?

Awle, tunah chuan ruah sur, vur (kan ramah hian hei hi a tlem hle nachungin, hei hi hriat chian a tha), kawngpui hnim, vur, a nih loh leh kan mit tivartu ni nasat tak tak te pawh karah hian engtin nge kan fimkhur theih ang tih i lo en ang u.

1. Driving hi ngaihven kim rawh!

Hei hi a pawimawh ber a ni. Khua a chhe lai chuan i ngaihtuahna zawng zawng chu lirthei khalh lamah a ni tur a ni.

• Kut pahnih chu steering wheel-ah dah la.
• Kawngpuiah i mit kha nghat tlat ang che.
• I rilru chu lirthei khalh lamah dah tlat rawh.
• During this time , phone hman te, chaw ei te, radio-a channel thlak te, a nih loh leh lirthei chhunga mi dangte nena inbiakna pawimawh tak neih loh tur.Second tlemte chauh i ngaihtuahna chu tihbuai ni mah se, accident lian tak a thlen theihna chance a sang hle.

2. Headlights kha on rawh!

A chhehvel chu a thim deuh niin a lang a, ruah a sur deuh a nih chuan, a nih loh leh vur a awm chuan i car headlight kha on ngei ngei tur a ni.

• Hei hian kawng i hmu thei ang a, lirthei dangte pawhin chiang takin an hmu thei ang che.
• Ram thenkhatah chuan wiper i hman chuan headlight on tur tih dan a awm a. Thil tih dan tha tak a ni.

3. Hma lam lirthei tan hmun remchang dah la!

Hei hi mi tam takin an ngai em em a ni. I lirthei leh hmaa lirthei inkar chu ni pangngaia i neih dan pangngai aia hlat zawkah dah rawh.

• Ngaihtuah teh, kawngpui a hnim a, brake i tih thut a ngai a nih chuan, ni pangngai aiin car dinna hlat zawng chu a rei zawk ang.
• Chuvangin hmun tam zawk a awm chuan him taka lirthei dah emaw, thil dang tih emaw turin hun tam zawk i nei ang.

4. Zawi zawih rawh!

Hei hi ngaihthah tur a ni lo. Kawngpui dinhmun a tha lo a nih chuan i tlan chakna kha tihhniam ngei ngei tur a ni.

• Kawngpui hnim hring chunga brake kan tih hian lirthei chu a ding rei zawk.
• I tlan chak loh chuan kawngpuiah hlauhawm (e.g., khur, kawngpui zawh rannung) hmuh leh chhan let theihna hun leh remchang i nei tam zawk a ni.

"Slowing down hi hlauhna a ni lo, intelligence a ni!"

5. Intersection bulah fimkhur hle ang che!

Green light i nei a nih pawhin intersection i paltlang dawnin kal nghal suh.

• Kawng lehlamah en reng rawh. Lirthei dang, kea kal, cycle khalhtu emaw, i zawn loh thil dang emaw pawh a awm thei.
• Khua a chhe lai chuan driver dangte hmuh theihna a tlahniam a, chuvangin an hmu lo mai thei.

6. A theih ang angin lane khatah awm rawh!

Hetiang hunah hian lane thlak fo loh tur.

• A tul tak tak loh chuan lane thlak suh. Lane khata speed nghet taka awm chu a him ber.

Snow-ah hian engtin nge him taka lirthei khalh theih ang?

Sri Lanka ramah hian vur tla hi kan hriat chian em em a ni lo. Mahse, tuin nge hria, ram pawnah i awm a ni mai thei, emaw, kan rama Nuwara Eliya ang hmun sang takah emaw, zing lama lei a vawt lai a awm bawk. Heng tips te hi he vur tla lai ang bawk hian kawngpui a hnim theih avangin a pawimawh hle mai thei.

• Snow kara lirthei khalh hmain parking hmun khar, parking lot ang chiah hian practice hmasa phawt a tha. Car start dan, ding dan leh turn dan tur feel nei rawh.
• Snow-a brake leh turning hian a hma aia rei a daih tih hre reng ang che.
• Kawngpui dang hmain kawngpui leh overpass te chu a vawt thin a, chuvangin chutiang hmunah chuan fimkhur zual rawh.
• Slow down tam rawh. Accelerate emaw brake nghal emaw suh. Zawi zawiin leh systematic takin ti rawh.
• I chhuah hmain i lirthei chung, light leh mirror-a vur awm zawng zawng chu paih vek rawh.
• Gas tank chu a khat vek tur a ni.
• Snowplow leh sand/salt truck atanga hla takah awm rawh. A theih chuan pass loh tur.

A bik takin ruah sur kara lirthei khalh lai hian heng thilte hi fimkhur hle ang che!

Kan ramah chuan ruah sur hi kan hmu fo thin. Chuvangin hei hi tlem tal i fimkhur deuh ang u.

• I lirthei khalh a, ruah nasa takin a sur nghal a, kawngpui a chhe lutuk a, kawngpui i hmu thei lo a nih chuan, a tha ber chu kawngpui atanga inhnukdawk a, hmun him takah park a, ruah a sur hma loh chu nghah hi a ni. Hlauthawng suh la, tlanbo tum rawh.
• Lirthei atang hian chhuak suh, lightning strike a awm thei a ni. Lirthei chhungah hian awm rawh.

`Hydroplaning` tih hi eng nge ni? Engtin nge kan pumpelh theih ang?

Hei hi a pawimawh hle. Hydroplaning hi lirthei chak taka kal chuan kawngpui chung nena inzawmna a hloh a, tui chunga a thlawh lai a ni. Tui chung lama tlu ang mai a ni. Hei hi a hlauhawm hle a, a chhan chu lirthei control theihna a hloh vek thei a ni.

Hydroplaning tih loh nan:

• I tires chu a inflated tha em tih leh tread tha tak a nei em tih enfiah fo ang che. Tire chhe tawh atanga tui lakchhuah a harsa hle.
• Kawngpuiah tui ding emaw, tui luang emaw a awm chuan a theih ang anga pumpelh tur a ni.
• Slow down rawh. Zawi zawiin kal la, a bik takin curve leh turn-ah te kal rawh.

I lirthei hydroplanes a nih loh chuan:

• Hlauthawng suh! Brake chu rang takin slam suh! Chutianga tih chuan lirthei chu a inher thei a ni.
• Steering wheel chu nghet takin chelh la, dinglam hawiin dah rawh.
• I ke chu accelerator atang chuan la chhuak rawh. Lirthei chu a mah chauhin tlan chak rawh se.
• Tyres te traction an hriat leh hma chu nghak rawh. Tichuan zawi zawiin lirthei chu control rawh.

"Kawngpui tuiin a chim emaw, tuikhuah lian tak a awm emaw chuan paltlang tum suh! Hawi let la, kawng dang zawh rawh. Tui chu i hmuh theih aia thuk zawk a ni thei a, i hmuh theih loh khur a awm thei bawk.

Khaw lum leh khaw vawt dangah pawh himna

Ruah leh vur tla ringawt a ni lo, thil dangin min tibuai thei a awm.

Ni Glare a rawn lang

• Ni a chak chuan i car chhunga sun visor hmang la.
• Tin, i car chhungah UV (Ultraviolet) venhimna sunglass tha tak dah la. I mit tan hahdamna nasa tak an pe a, kawngpui pawh chiang takin an hmu thei bawk.

Tiauchhum

Fog pawh a hlauhawm hle. Visibility a ti tlem hle.

• Slow down ngei ang.
• I lirtheiin fog light a neih chuan on rawh. Kawngpui sir zawng zawng hmuh theih nan an pui che a ni.
• Mahse, fog a awm laiin i headlight hi high beam-ah hmang ngai suh. Chutianga i tih chuan êng chu vur chhungah a theh darh leh ang a, i hmuh theihna chu a ti tlem lehzual ang. Low beam-ah chuan headlight pangngai i hmang tur a ni.

Emergency a awm chuan i car chhungah eng thil nge i dah tur? (Emergency Kit) a ni.

Doctor kan nih angin, "Invenna hi damdawi tha ber a ni," kan ti fo thin. Chutiang bawkin, emergency-a inbuatsaih hian accident-a chhiatna thleng thei chu a ti tlem thei a, a ṭul lo taka lungkhamna emaw, lungkhamna emaw nei lovin i hmachhawn thei bawk. Chuvangin, i car chhunga heng thilte hi i neih chuan rilru thlamuanna a pe ang che.

• First-aid kit: Hliam tenau emaw, scrape emaw a awm chuan hmang thin ang che.
• Phone charger: Emergency-a mi i biak a ngai a nih chuan i phone-ah battery neih a tha.
• Jumper cables: Battery a thi a, lirthei i start thei lo a nih chuan.
• Flashlight leh battery dang: Zanah thil hmuh a ngai a nih chuan.
• Ice scraper leh snow brush: Sri Lanka ramah hian hengte hi a inzawm vak lo nain, ram pawna zin mi tan chuan a pawimawh hle.
• Sand, chi, emaw cat litter bag khat: Snow-a i tlakbuak chuan i tires traction pe turin. (Hei hi ram pawna zin turte tan pawh a ni).
• Emergency warning flare emaw triangle emaw: Kawngpui sirah i lirthei i din a ngai a nih chuan midangte vaukhân rawh.
• Blanket: Khawsik a lo awm nghal a nih chuan, emaw, mi pakhatin a mangang a nih chuan wrap up rawh.
• Gloves emaw mittens emaw: Khaw lum lai chuan.
• Tui bottle leh ei tur chhe thei lo: Khawi emaw laiah i tlu nghal mai palh hlauh chuan.
• Cup khat: Snow hmin la, tui la rawh (ram lum tan).

Heng zawng zawng hi bag khata dah vek a, engtik lai pawha i car trunk-a dah vek hi a finthlak hle. Engtikah nge an tangkai theih ang tih kan hre ngai lo.

A tawp berah chuan thil hriat reng tur thenkhat (Take-Home Message) .

Okay, chuti a nih chuan vawiinah hian kan sawi tam tawh a ni lawm ni? Khaw lum lai pawha lirthei khalh hi thil tenawm tak a ni lo. Mahse, hriatna dik, inbuatsaihna leh dawhtheihna dik tak nen chuan he harsatna hi hlawhtling takin kan hmachhawn thei a ni.

A tawi zawnga hriat reng tur pawimawh tak takte chu hetiang hi a ni:

• Kawngpui i tawlh hmain i lirthei dinhmun kha ngaihtuah hmasa phawt ang che. Tire, light, wiper, battery – heng zawng zawng hi a tha vek tur a ni.
• Ngaihven! Ngaihven! Ngaihven! Driving lamah i ngaihtuahna zawng zawng pe rawh. Engmahin i ngaihtuahna tibuaituah suh ang che.
• Slow down rawh. Khua a chhiat chuan speed hi i hmelma lian ber a ni thei.
• Hma lam lirthei atanga hlat zawng him taka awm tur a ni. Hei hian i chawlhsan nghal a ngai a nih chuan a pui ang che.
• Headlight hmang rawh. Kawngpui i hmuh a pawimawh a, midangte pawhin an hmuh che a pawimawh bawk.
• Hydroplaning hi hre reng la , i pumpelh dan tur hre reng ang che.
• Tuilianin a chim kawngpui chu paltlang ngai suh.
• Emergency hmachhawn turin i lirtheiah emergency kit dah la.

"I nun leh midang nunna hi a hlu hle tih hre reng ang che. Chuvangin khaw lum laia lirthei khalh hunah ngaihtuah nawn leh la, heng tips te hi zawm rawh. Tichuan i tumna hmun chu him takin i thleng thei ang, accident awm lovin."

Khualzinna tha tak hmang rawh! Fimkhur rawh!

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