If there is loose gravel on the road, what should you do to avoid the windshield breaking?
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To prevent windshield breakage when there is **gravel on the road**, it is important to **increase the distance from the vehicles ahead of us**. This is because, by maintaining a greater safety distance, the risk of stones thrown by the wheels of other vehicles hitting our windshield is reduced.
- **Maintaining a safety distance** is a common preventive measure in difficult driving conditions, such as on ice or snow, where more space is needed to brake and avoid accidents. Although gravel does not affect traction like ice or snow, the principle of maintaining distance to avoid damage remains valid.
- By increasing the distance, the possibility of stones hitting the windshield with enough force to break it is also reduced, as the stones lose speed and force when traveling a greater distance in the air.
Therefore, increasing the distance from the vehicles ahead of us is an effective measure to protect the windshield from possible damage caused by gravel.
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