Why do experienced drivers knock on the hood of their car?
- October 17, 2023
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Autumn has fully developed: it has become noticeably colder outside and that means it is time to warm up the engine in the morning. Yes, gasoline is expensive,
Autumn has fully developed: it has become noticeably colder outside and that means it is time to warm up the engine in the morning. Yes, gasoline is expensive, environmentalists don’t sleep, but every engine should idle for at least a few minutes. Although the first thing to do in a “boring time” is not to start the internal combustion engine, but to knock on the hood. Why, explains the AutoVzglyad portal.
Autumn has arrived, it has become cold. There is less and less time left for coffee in the morning, and, accordingly, more and more time is spent warming up the “iron horse”. But an experienced driver begins to wake up the car not by turning the key in the ignition, but by a completely different procedure. By clicking on the alarm or central locking button, he very carefully touches the hood and wings with his open hand a few times. Ritual?
Greeting a car, giving it a name and generally treating it like a member of the family is a Russian tradition, and objectively speaking there is nothing wrong with that. Such an owner’s car is well maintained, clean, breaks down less often and lasts longer. And such an expression of feelings, as a rule, is only the tip of the iceberg, in the depths of which car washes, independent inspections and minor repairs regularly take place.
In short, God grant that everyone buys a used car after such an owner. But tapping on the hood has a practical meaning as well as an emotional one.
There is no focus in this procedure, but the daily experience is more than sufficient. On a cold autumn evening, a warmed and freshly parked car becomes a warm refuge for an incredible variety of street animals: the same cats that climb into the engine compartment and settle in the far corner.
If an animal comes under the drive or timing belt, it will not find this enough. And the sound of a revived engine can drive a kitten to the most incredible places, from where, driven by fear, it will immediately start moving. This is why an experienced driver knocks on the hood before starting the engine: he warns possible “residents” of the danger, giving them time to calmly leave the engine compartment.
The world is unfair and not all pets get a cozy home. And a person, if he truly considers himself Homo sapiens, must understand and be aware of what is happening around him, no matter what complex problems he solves in his everyday life. Caring is a beautiful thing, but in difficult times it is not for everyone. And humanity is a quality we must possess, no matter how many holes the belt is tightened.
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Autumn has arrived, it has become cold. There is less and less time left for coffee in the morning, and, accordingly, more and more time is spent warming up the “iron horse”. But an experienced driver begins to wake up the car not by turning the key in the ignition, but by a completely different procedure. By clicking on the alarm or central locking button, he very carefully touches the hood and wings with his open hand a few times. Ritual?
Greeting a car, giving it a name and generally treating it like a member of the family is a Russian tradition, and objectively speaking there is nothing wrong with that. Such an owner’s car is well maintained, clean, breaks down less often and lasts longer. And such an expression of feelings, as a rule, is only the tip of the iceberg, in the depths of which car washes, independent inspections and minor repairs regularly take place.
In short, God grant that everyone buys a used car after such an owner. But tapping on the hood has a practical meaning as well as an emotional one.
There is no focus in this procedure, but the daily experience is more than sufficient. On a cold autumn evening, a warmed and freshly parked car becomes a warm refuge for an incredible variety of street animals: the same cats that climb into the engine compartment and settle in the far corner.
If an animal comes under the drive or timing belt, it will not find this enough. And the sound of a revived engine can drive a kitten to the most incredible places, from where, driven by fear, it will immediately start moving. This is why an experienced driver knocks on the hood before starting the engine: he warns possible “residents” of the danger, giving them time to calmly leave the engine compartment.
The world is unfair and not all pets get a cozy home. And a person, if he truly considers himself Homo sapiens, must understand and be aware of what is happening around him, no matter what complex problems he solves in his everyday life. Caring is a beautiful thing, but in difficult times it is not for everyone. And humanity is a quality we must possess, no matter how many holes the belt is tightened.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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