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Probably many people feel the feeling when leaving the car you want to stretch, bend and stretch the lower back, which has become numb during the trip. The problem is that not all seats of modern cars allow people with different height, length of arms and legs to sit quite anatomically comfortable. Part of the discomfort is due to insufficient length of the seat cushion, insufficient adjustment of the best lumbar support for car support or the angle of the seat cushion. We will not take into account the landing type "Russian air conditioner" or "just passed on the right o_O", consider the recommended position behind the wheel of the car.
The naked eye can see, and most importantly - felt back, that the curved back of the seat in the lumbar region will not be able to support the back correctly. Not to mention this seat:
Manufacturers have found a solution in the form of adjustable lumbar support. Perhaps I have anomalies in the development of the musculoskeletal system, but I never had enough of it. The way out was found in the form of an extra pillow on the back of the seat, such as the domestic manufacturer Trelax:
Successfully supporting my back in Accent and Elantra, she was retired with honors - to wait for her office chair, as she was not very comfortable using in a car for several reasons. The first is that fixation belts are not very well thought out, you will not fix it vertically - they are not enough and the pillow tries to crawl down, you don’t wind the seat horizontally either - it doesn’t fit to the backrest, it can also prevent side airbags from opening. Well, and besides - it is quite bulky, and as a result, you have to move the seat further, keep your hips on the weight and reach for the steering wheel, stooping. But, nevertheless, it greatly helped out on long journeys - no tiredness in the back.
When I began to ride the Scout, I decided to retrain my back and ride like everyone else. I adjusted the maximum possible level of lumbar support, sat down, it seemed to be more or less comfortable, but I constantly felt the desire to slip something small under the waist, the size of a book. I looked at such a solution to my problem. I shared a link with a friend, discussed my experience and came to the conclusion that this size is the most optimal. And then a call from the online store: ordered a pillow? I think - wow, Yandex Direct does work wonders. It turned out - this is a gift from a friend!
Three worst habits of drivers
While studying in a driving school, some actions and algorithms take root in the consciousness of a novice driver, which he then practices unconsciously. Alas, among the acquired habits are very harmful, if not to say - dangerous. Which of them need to try to get rid of as soon as possible, figured out the portal "AvtoVzglyad."
Perhaps the most common habit is to keep a hand on the gear lever. Moreover, many drivers operate in this way and the machine, armed with an "automatic" or "robot." But even if on your car there is an old kind mechanic, it is not necessary to leave your hand on the selector. Such a habit can lead to tragedy. Indeed, in the event of an emergency, say, when it is necessary to work out sharply with the steering wheel in order to get away from a strike, a person simply does not have time to turn the steering wheel off with one hand.
“Bagel” should be twisted only with two hands. And no matter what type of power steering is on the car - hydraulic or electric. Well, if your car is a classic “Zhiguli”, the more you need to hold the “steering wheel” with both hands. Otherwise, in a difficult situation an accident cannot be avoided.
It is also very dangerous to frequently use the brake pedal. As a rule, this is a consequence of the inability to keep a distance or the desire to drive. Result: frequent intense braking from high speeds or after rebuilding in a stream. As a result, brake pads wear out faster, and brake discs have to be changed more often. Well, if you decide to save money and put on cheap Chinese “no name” pads, they can catch fire after a couple of intense braking. And this is fraught with failure of the brake system.
However, the use of brake assemblies is still half the trouble. But if an accident happens, the damage will be much more serious. The recommendation in such cases is the same: keep your distance, take your time and use engine braking more often. So the brakes will live much longer. The same pads can pass and 40,000 km. And this is an economy on spare parts not at the expense of safety.
The following bad habit will not lead to an accident, but will not benefit the family budget. This is about lovers of pressure on the gas after a long parking of the vehicle. Yes, on older carburetor engines, the engine had to be warmed up before moving off. Modern cars do not need this. But still warm up the engine before the trip is worth it.