| Regardless of where you live, you're going to have to | | | | windshield. |
| learn how to drive in the rain. Unlike snow, rain is a | | | | Be safe and drive slow. Slick conditions usually mean |
| hazardous condition that all of us are exposed to. It | | | | things are going to happen much quicker than usual. By |
| creates a slippery road condition that can easily lead | | | | driving slow and in control, it will give you the added |
| to an accident. Driving rainstorm creates reduced | | | | time necessary to try and prevent an accident. |
| visibility can be quite intimidating. This is something you | | | | Immediately turn your headlights and wipers on when it |
| need to be prepared for. These tips should help you | | | | begins raining. Your sight lines are usually challenged in |
| drive in the rain successfully. | | | | rainy conditions in your headlights will enhance visibility. |
| Make sure your windshield is clean, this means inside | | | | Like driving in the snow, there should be a greater |
| and out. Moisture will only enhance the appearance of | | | | distance between your car and the car in front of you. |
| dirt on your windshield and will make the proposition of | | | | Under normal conditions, two car lengths is acceptable. |
| driving in the rain much riskier. | | | | While driving in the rain you'll want to extend that to at |
| Before you leave your house on a rainy day, make | | | | least four. |
| sure all your headlights taillights brake lights and turn | | | | When visibility is reduced to nothing, pull over. Try to |
| signals are working. You should always check this but | | | | get to a rest stop if possible and make sure you are |
| when leaving under these conditions you want to | | | | out of the way of traffic. Better to be safe than sorry. |
| make extra sure that this is taken care of. Driving in | | | | Driving with no visibility is a surefire way of ending up in |
| the rain is usually synonymous with driving in the dark, | | | | an accident. Wait until the rain slows down or stops |
| you're going to want to make sure that you are able | | | | and then resume your trip. |
| to see everything. | | | | While there are never any guarantees that you can |
| Check to make sure that your windshield wipers are | | | | avoid an accident while driving in the rain, following the |
| functioning properly. This is nothing more than turning | | | | safety tips should limit the possibilities. Also remember |
| them on, making sure the motor is working properly | | | | that you cannot control other drivers, therefore you |
| and that the blades are in good shape. You should also | | | | always need to be aware of your surroundings. If you |
| make sure that you have cleaning fluid in the reservoir. | | | | see someone that appears uneasy or out of control, |
| Just in case it stops raining and your windshield is | | | | slow down and get away from that individual. While |
| covered with dirt and debris from a wet road, you | | | | you cannot control their driving, you can control coming |
| need to be able to be sure that you can have a clean | | | | in contact with them. |