Summer is the time of year when the highest temperatures are recorded. Heat waves are chained more and more frequently and we have already normalized that the thermometer registers temperatures above 35 degrees when before these values were very exceptional. All of us, without exception, suffer from the rigors of the heat, especially in very specific situations during the months of July and August, which are the hottest of the year.
The car is usually one of those places where we can spend more heat in summer. It must be borne in mind that, according to an infographic published by the National Police on its Twitter account, when the outside temperature is 39 degrees, some parts of the passenger compartment can easily reach 70 degrees.
Therefore, it is extremely important to avoid leaving the elderly, children and dogs in a car on hot days, as they are at serious risk of dehydration and suffering from heat stroke, and may even die.
One of the parts of the car that gets hotter is the steering wheel. We have all suffered it in our own flesh when, as soon as we got into a vehicle that has been exposed to the sun for a long period of time, we wanted to start it immediately. When touching the steering wheel with our hands we have noticed a burn.
To avoid that unpleasant feeling, a driving school teacher has shared an effective solution on social networks. In a video posted on the Instagram account @autoescuelamikel, the instructor shows what we should do with the wheel so that it doesn't burn our hands on a hot day.
"When I parked, what I should have done is turn the wheel around and leave the place where I'm going to go to grab the wheel in the shade," the teacher points out in the video. Next, the images show how the man places his hands in the 10:10 position, that is, in the place that the hands of a clock would occupy at that time.
Apart from resorting to the trick of the driving school teacher, we can use a sun visor to minimize the impact of high temperatures in the passenger compartment of the car. This element acts as a protective barrier, reflecting the sun's rays and reducing the amount of heat absorbed by the vehicle.
By deploying the sun visor correctly around the front window, we will prevent both the steering wheel and other surfaces in the passenger compartment from heating up excessively. A RACC study concludes that using the parasol on days of intense heat is a truly effective solution. The report indicates that its use on the surface of the panel can reduce up to 11 degrees the record of the thermometer inside.
Another factor that influences the temperature reached in the passenger compartment is the color of the bodywork. Scientific research has shown that dark colors absorb more heat than light colors, as they have a greater ability to attract energy from sunlight. For example, after being exposed to the sun for 60 minutes, a black car can reach a temperature up to 20 degrees higher than a white car.
