Driving in the rain is dangerous especially in areas with high traffic. For this reason, I prepared some of the safety tips to guide you with your car through rainy seasons. Here are safety tips to heed to while driving in the rain;
1. Turn your headlights on
Turning your headlights on will help you be able to see the vehicles ahead of you.
When it rains, visibility is normally lower and therefore turning these lights on makes it easier to spot vehicles ahead.
2. Limit your speed
Due to low visibility, over speeding can easily cause an accident.
Limiting your speed is also important as it is hard to brake your car due to the slipperiness of the roads.
3. Keep distant with the car ahead of you
Stay a distance away from the car ahead of you.
Again this is because the road is quite slippery and stopping the car in case of emergency is usually hard.
It will only slide into the car ahead or even fall off the road.
4. Be ready with the brakes
Always make sure your foot is ready for the brakes. During rains, you never know what is ahead.
Therefore you must be alert on your brakes to avoid accidents.
5. Often wipe the windscreen
When it rains, the windscreen appears to be misty. This blocks visibility for you as a driver.
You should, therefore, wipe your screen as often as you can so that you have a clearer focus of what is ahead of you.
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