TIPS AND TECHNIQUES DRIVING IN RAIN

TIPS AND TECHNIQUES DRIVING IN RAIN

There are some tips and techniques for driving in rain which are as follow.

• Check your car tires on a regular basis.
• Replace your car wiper blades twice in a year.
• Wiper blades in a bad condition don’t clear your wind screen water clearly.
• Check your car brakes and maintain it nicely.
• Slow down and accelerate slowly.
• Stay on the center lane,
• Maintain a different between other cars.
• Don’t follow large busses and truck and give way.
• Be alert when driving in wet or slippery conditions.
• Watch out on the road conditions.
• Watch out the brake lights.
• Before starting rain replace your car windshield wipers.
• Turn on your car headlights in a light rain, heavy rain or any foggy situation.
• Avoid from off road driving.
• Never drive high speed.
• Avoid from crossing moving water.
• Go slowly while crossing a puddle.
• You must stay off the road during any thunder storm.
• Watch out pedestrians.
• Drive with a slower pace.
• Don’t use any car cruise control system.
• Avoid from crossing standing water.
• Give an extra distance any bus and truck.
• Check your antilock brake system.
• Buy all weather condition tires for your car.
• Always turn on your car headlights.
• Check your car tires tread depth regularly.
• Check your car defroster regularly.
• Check your car parking brake regularly.
• Check your car brake paddles and brake covers regularly.
• Keep an emergency kit in your car for safety purpose.
• Stay on the middle of the road and avoid from deep standing water puddles.
• Drive very slowly and carefully.
• Turn on your hazard lights.
• Keep your tires properly inflated.
• Be relaxed and keep control on yourself.
• Use your car brakes slowly.

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