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Title: Yikes... How Do I Drive Safely When It Is Raining


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Yikes. How Do I Drive Safely When It Is Raining?
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The topic of how to drive safely in the rain
hasn't been brought up many times here in Texas
within the past couple of years, because the
state has been suffering from an extreme drought.
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Thankfully, this past spring we got some record
breaking rainfall.
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As a consequence, driver's have had to remind
themselves regarding the problems that rainfall
delivers as we drive and exactly what to keep in
mind to be able to stay as safe as we possibly
can.
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Definitely one of my favorite options that my van
provides is cruise control.
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I particularly like to use it on long road
trips, but I use it when I am driving in town
also.
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Cruise control works well when road conditions
are dry, however, in the case that highway
conditions are wet it's best not to employ cruise
control so that we as drivers can completely
concentrate on every aspect of driving.
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In order to maximize our security, as well as to
improve the management of our car when we are
driving, the cruise control feature must be
disconnected when it is raining.
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Just go old school and use your feet the way
you were trained when you took drivers education.
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To Drive Safely When It Is Raining Turn Your
Headlights On
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Many newer autos now come equipped with front
lights that remain on whenever we are driving.
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The concept here is to aid in making our cars
simpler to see.
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When it rains visibility is reduced, both our
ability to observe others autos as well as the
capability of other motorist's to see our
automobile.
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Ensuring that our headlights are on while it is
pouring down rain will help to improve visibility
for each driver on the streets.
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To drive safely when it is raining it is
essential to be positive that both the headlights
and taillights of our cars are really in proper
working order at all times.
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When it rains the grease that is on the road is
raised up and blended with water and this mixture
makes the highway more slick.
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A slippery freeway offers less traction for all
our automobiles.
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This absence of traction may result in
hydroplaning, a condition where our car tires
lose their degree of contact with the roadway.
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To stay clear of the potential of hydroplaning,
we should reduce our speed as soon as the freeway
is wet.
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Furthermore, this mix of oil and water will make
it more hazardous for drivers who make sharp
turns or who try to make rapid stops while
driving in rain.
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To drive safely when it is raining, we as
drivers ought to think further ahead and plan our
turns and stops earlier.
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In addition, it goes without saying that
compounding the dangers of driving in rain with
using your cellphone to send a text or to check
your messages is a very bad idea and a potential
recipe for disaster.
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Provide Additional Space To Drive Safely When It
Is Raining
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Leaving added space between the vehicle ahead of
us is surely a smart idea when the street is wet.
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Instead of using the 2-second following rule,
drivers ought to increase that time-frame to a
3-second or 4-second following rule instead.
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Stopping distances grow on wet roads and
providing more room between our car and the one
in front of us will give us an improved chance to
take action in order to stop without incident.
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There have been numerous motorists that had to be
saved this past May here in Texas, when they made
an effort to drive-through zones of roads which
were covered with water.
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It does not take much water depth on a road for
our vehicle to start to float or to be pulled off
of a road altogether.
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In the event you are unable to unmistakably see
the highway itself, as a consequence of standing
or flowing water, the safe option is to turn
around and find a different path.
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As the public safety messages say, if you wish
to drive safely when it is raining, turn around.
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don't drown!
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Here in Texas we are glad for the rain that we
received last spring.
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To be able to drive safely when it is raining,
keeping these tips in mind will help to keep
everybody safer as we drive down the road.
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