How to ride in the rain

You need to urgently go to work, on important matters or just to visit relatives, but there are obstacles on the way-inclement weather. It happens that the rain catches you on the way. In such situations, as is well known, the visibility of the road and the adhesion of wheels to asphalt deteriorate. To protect yourself, consider the recommendations below: they will help you to move safely, even if it is raining outside the window.

Tires and brakes

As you know, the tires have a unique, complex tread design, which provides a reliable grip on asphalt. But if the wheels are worn out, then slipping on a wet road is possible, and the braking distance will increase. Therefore, before driving you need to check the degree of wear of the tread, its depth.

It is a mistake to assume that a car can “slip” only on snow or ice, because in summer time the risk of getting into such situations is no less high. In this connection, we recommend not to brake sharply in rainy weather at any time of the year: in heat and cold.

Glasses, wipers, visibility of the road

First to help you not to remain a “blind kitten” when it rains- wipers . A trip with broken elements can be compared with swimming under water with open eyes: almost nothing is visible. Before leaving, you must make sure that they are intact, because their mechanism is quickly clogged with dust, which causes the wipers to malfunction. You can prevent this by rubbing the brushes with alcohol periodically.

When the pouring rain starts, the visibility on the road decreases sharply, and how bad you see other objects or cars, so bad they see you. Therefore, you should adjust the airflow of the glasses so that they do not fog up. Then turn on the fog lights, which will help other road users to better see the approach of your car: less risk of getting into a possible accident. You can buy wipers in Kiev, Kharkov, Odessa at 130.com.ua with delivery in Ukraine.

Watch out for “pitfalls”

Pits, holes in the roads are particularly dangerous in rainy weather, because anything can be hidden in them. I wonder who among the drivers, even the most experienced, will be able to visually measure the depth of the hole covered by water? Most likely, none. So try to go around the flooded, dubious for you, sections of the road.

But if you are driving on a highway, and there is a flooded area in front of you, you need to slow down and drive as slowly as possible. As soon as you leave for a normal road, slow down gently several times: it will give you the opportunity to dry the pads.

Recommended in this weather, it is desirable to disable the cruise control. Of course, it is effective when the roads are dry, but it does not do well with slippery surfaces. Moreover, this function adheres to a certain speed, and if a pool appears in front of it, then it will not react to it.

Be careful and careful-a guarantee of a safe trip

Wet roads and rainy weather are very treacherous. As the drivers themselves say: it makes you reconsider the driving technique and get a new, invaluable experience. The best advice would be to increase attentiveness and accuracy. Move to the far right lane, do not accelerate much, often look through the mirrors. In this weather, you need to be extremely careful when overtaking, especially large-sized cars, trucks, wagons, because they have large wheels that, when they get into the hole on the asphalt, they will cover you with water while you are on the side.

If you see that the rain has intensified so much that the wipers can no longer cope, it is better to turn on the alarm and pull over or find a parking lot. Usually, such a shower passes quickly, and it is better to wait it out in a safe place. Naturally, the time of your trip will increase significantly, but it will save you from unpleasant consequences, and even worse-a possible accident. Observing these precautions, you will ensure the safety of yourself, your car, as well as people who trust you, sitting in one car.

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