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I think many people avoid unnecessary urgent movements due to this corona, but that is impossible to spend without leaving the house.Even if you work from home, there are things that you cannot do depending on the type of job, and you have to go shopping.
Among the urban consumers, even those who have used this corona from public transportation such as trains and buses to a car that had been used only on holidays, or changed to a car that bought the corona.You may be there.
Because of the increased use of cars, we will introduce the items that are safe and convenient if you buy this and keep it.
From what is often said, I would like to introduce it in two genres that I think from my experience, "I should keep it!"
Here we have raised what is often said.They mention that they do not have to have an emergency on the go, and that it is better to do it for daily maintenance.
1.Escape tools
It is a tool used when the car is deformed due to a collision or impact and the door does not open.It has two functions: a cutter function that cuts the seat belt and a hammer function that breaks the glass.
In the event of an accident, a seat belt is usually worn, but if the body side or roof is facing down, locking the ELR (Emergency Locking Retractor: an emergency lock -type winding device).If the tension is applied, the belt cannot be removed.
I tried a pseudo -rolled rolling with a driver's seat and belt wearing a driver's seat at some experience, but in fact the belt remained locked.ELR worked under the weight of the downward and locked.At this time, this escape tool is used.
Cut the belt with the built -in cutter and first open the body from the sheet.It doesn't make sense if you can't escape even if you are free.
This time, split the glass with the hammer on the other side of the cutter.Unlike the glass for the house, the glass for automotive does not easily break the glass on the front and the reinforced glass other than the front.At the tip of this hammer, hit the edge as much as possible (close to the frame) of the glass.The reason for dividing the impact by concentrating one point at the tip.
This is meaningless unless you reach the position of your arm from the driver's seat.If you put it in the glove box, you will not be able to reach the belt and you will not be able to open the lid.The installation location is good around the door side side side.
2.Emergency signal light
If you buy a car, it is a flaming cylinder that is always equipped.This has an expiration date and does not pass the vehicle inspection after the deadline.The deadline is about 4 years from the production, and you can buy a new one for about 700 yen, but it is troublesome to keep the deadline in mind, even though it is only 700 yen.
Therefore, an emergency signal light that replaces the same function as a flaming cylinder that has no expiration date into a battery -type lamp type.Since the size is equivalent, it can be stored in the same place as the flame tube.
However, the flame tube is the same because of the battery deadline, but the other reason is the problem of the burning time of the fire cylinder.The combustion time of the flaming cylinder attached to the vehicle is 5 minutes.The security standard is "5 minutes or more", so it takes 5 minutes, but the number of uses is only once.
In return, my Amon Industrial product is a two -hour battery with nine red LEDs flashing for 20 hours, so if you are careful about battery replacement, you will have a lot.
The ones currently on sale are 9 LEDs, the AA batteries are kept as they are, and the continuous lighting time is 8 hours, but the brightness is 1..It seems to be a 7x improved version.
3.Tire pressure gauge
I check the tire air pressure once every 3-4 times refueling at the self -stand.The tool for that is this gauge.
When a base is pressed against the tire valve, it is easy for the stick with the air pressure to jump out according to the internal pressure, but this is surprisingly accurate, and the tire pressure set in the air in the stand.The gauge value is almost perfect!
There are meters and meters with hoses in the world, but this simple pen type is sufficient because it is bulky to be in the car.I remember that I bought it for about 700 yen, but I have been using it for about 20 years.
The annual mileage is basically 22,000 km, and now this corona is down to about 16,000 km on average, but since it moves almost every day, even if I measure it.The air of the tires is hardly removed.
Conversely, if you grasp the everyday situation, you can immediately find tire abnormalities because only one is low.Why don't you get one one?
4.Tire groove gauge
The important thing in tire pressure in tire pressure is the inspection of the tire groove.As the groove becomes shallow, the grip becomes weaker, especially in rainy weather, and there is no escape between asphalt and tires, making it slippery.
The ultimate state is the "hydroplaning phenomenon" in which tires float in water.The tires should not grip water, so this will not work for the handle and brake.
Hydroplaning is described as a monopoly patent at high -speed driving, but depends on the relation of the road surface and rainfall, and how to accumulate water on the road surface and speed.At the time of acceleration, if the engine speed rises sharply at the moment when the drive wheel is immersed in a puddle, it is a hydroplaning even at the city ride speed.
The depth of the tire groove that can pass the vehicle inspection is 1.It is 6mm, but even if the groove is still less than half, if you brake on a manhole or a street paint (crosswalk, etc.) on a rainy day, and the ABS starts to operate instantly, tires.It is about time to look at the new new.
Regular car wash is a good time to check tires.After the car washing, let's look at the air pressure of the tire and the depth of the groove.
5.Booster Cable / Towing Hook
It should be taken separately, but what I have is a set product, so I will introduce it here at the same time.Both are used for trouble on the go.
The booster cable is used when raising the battery on the go and receiving electricity from another car.Recently, there is a jump starter, a mobile battery used by charging.
It is attractive that if enough electricity is stored, it can solve the hands of other cars and other people without struggling.It seems that this is not bulky, but in fact, the charging cord with a clip is quite large, the case that contains these is quite large, and the occupied space is about the same as a booster cable.One drawback is that the price is high, and I'm hesitant to buy it.
Tow hooks are used when they break down and have other cars pull or pull a broken car.You may want to choose a durable one that is one rank higher than the weight of your car with plenty.
There is a possibility that all cars may break down, so there is a traction hook on the front because it is towing "", but on the contrary, the rear of the car is unlike the past.The number of cars to be prepared is decreasing.Such cars cannot lead other cars.
Whether the battery goes up or a towing, I'm not impressed that the help of the helper will use the cable or hook on the helping side.I think it's an etiquette that each driver runs on public roads that everyone uses should be equipped.
6.Triangular display version
In the event of a failure, it is to inform the subsequent car of his stiffness due to his own failure.However, there is no duty in the vehicle, and it is not a violation even if it is not installed due to failure on a general road, but if it is stuck on the highway but does not sign, "Both failure cars are violated.Is asked.
Therefore, it is better to think that drivers who use expressways on a daily basis are in -vehicle obligations.
7.Charger
I wanted to contact the dealer or JAF due to failures, so I got a mobile phone or smartphone.When this happens, you have to go out of the car and go looking for a public phone.
It is still good if you can go outside, but it is not a place to go outside if it is attacked by floods, such as landslides due to heavy rain.At this time, there are few telephone batteries or if they are carrier, no rescue requests.It is safe to prepare one charger so that it does not happen.
It is only used in a power socket and used, but it can also be a lifeline in the event of a disaster.The car is also a generator.
I think that there are two people, such as my own Android mobile phones, and the iPhone provided by the company, but it is troublesome to have two kinds of chargers.
The author has left the connector to convert from micro USB to lightning on the iPhone side.The price of this connector is a bit high, but this will give you one charger.
Multiple shapes have multiple chargers, which is surprisingly difficult to accommodate in a narrow car.The cord is convenient for a type that wraps inside like a vacuum cleaner.
8.flashlight
Some of the old cars had flashlights as standard equipment, but they are not now.It is convenient to prepare one flashlight inside the car.Accidents and failures occur day or night.I think it is very different if there is a flashlight that can turn light freely.
I am 2.A flashlight with a signal light function of the LED flashing of the LED type described in is placed.I use it not only for emergency, but also to find out what falls on the floor at night, and to find out in the dark, such as in the hood and the back of the instrument, even in the daytime.It was also useful during the air conditioner experiment in the daytime.
9.Portable toilet
A row of rosary connections that are invisible to the top ... only in such a case!For such a case, you should also have a portable toilet.It will be essential, especially when traveling with a small child.
No, it is essential for adults in case of emergency.Perhaps the importance is 1.It may be about the same as the escape supplies.
10.Chalk
The chalk is not that chalk to thicken the fuel when starting the engine in winter.It is white ink.When do you use chalk for cars?
In the event of an accident or being caused, it is natural to confirm the presence or absence of an injury and call an ambulance, and at that time, the car must be moved promptly because it does not disturb the flow of other traffic. Hmm.
Before that, mark the car on the perpetrators and the damage side of the car on the road surface with a chalk to be reproduced after moving.It is enough to know the front and rear bumper of each car, the four tire position.
This is my experience, but in some places, a scooter had collided while waiting for a traffic light.On this day, there were many cars on holidays, and I tried to move immediately to the left side of the road, but at that time I was impressed with the marking as mentioned earlier.Even if I didn't look at the place, I was able to understand the situation later.
In the end, the percentage of negligence at this time was 100: 0 (it would be 100: 0 even if there was no choke because it was a rear -end collision waiting for a traffic light)This is not to impress, but to ensure that the inspection and verification can be performed later later.
Now the drive recorder is very popular, but it will not be possible to record it right around the car.Fortunately, this chalk played an active part in this one time, 12 years after driving.
15 years later, it has never been useful, and even if the car changes, the same thing is left on the car, but it does not take up space, and it is changed cheaply at a stationery section, so in the unlikely event.How about preparing one set for?
11.Torque Wrench
Every time I took off the tires, I was tightening the nut with a wrench of the in -vehicle tool, but I was worried whether it was tightened with the specified torque.In short, I was working with experience.
When I loosened it with a torque wrench, I turned around with the same force as when I was tightened with intuition, so the torque with intuition seemed to be correct, but it is still a big difference between being certain.
What you always think is whether you should always be in the car for when you don't know when to use it.In the case of the author, it is troublesome if it is in case of emergency, so I am on the car on the car, but I put it at home if it is "good because I take up space", and in an emergency on the go, I met with an in -vehicle tool.Also, it is better to check after returning.
1.gloves
It is convenient for maintenance on holidays when a car causes a problem on the go.Also, on a daily basis, it is convenient to use a self -stand, but it is convenient if you have gloves during refueling work.
In addition to gloves, I also have white gloves (driving gloves) that the driver of a black luxury car can be attached, and use more when working on engine rooms and self -refueling.
Those with rubber cracks on the surface are thin and easy to work, so this type is excellent when you do not have to worry about injury.
2.Vinyl bag, blue sheet
There is no particular purpose, but I always have a feeling that it may be useful for something, such as when there is a disaster on the go.I bought plastic bags for free (prepared before paying convenience stores) and blue seats for 100 yen.
3.sunglasses
体質上、目が強い光に弱いひとには必須でしょう。筆者はそれほどでもありませんが、季節や時間帯によって太陽に向かって走ることがあるときには使います。筆者は、渡哲也風のsunglassesをクルマに常備。ふだん眼鏡をかけているので、度が入っていないこのsunglassesを眼鏡の上にかけるという、ハタから見たら何ともまぬけな使い方をしていますが、強烈な直射日光下を走る際には、あるのとないのとではまったく違います。
This was a long time ago I bought it for 1000 yen at a convenience, but it is useful enough.If you look for it, there are many cheap ones, so how about one?
4.Liquid soap
これはクルマ関連でも運転に関するものではありませんが、筆者はLiquid soap（ボディソープ）を、30ccボトルに入れてグローブボックスに忍ばせています。筆者はときどきコンビニエンスストアでトイレを借りますが、石鹸がない場所があります。コンビニエンスに限らず、レストランでも用意していない場合もあります。特に潔癖症ではないながらも、そのような場所に出くわした場合に便利です。
How about?I think that towing hooks, booster cables, torque wrenches, etc. are unnecessary for those who call JAF during breakdowns and punctures.In addition, other things will be unnecessary for one person.
There are many things based on my experience, so please refer to it.Also, if you have something like this, if you have something like this, please let me know.
(Sentence / photo: Naoshi Yamaguchi)