Immediately after the start of the rain, the road becomes dangerously slippery. This is because the dust located on the road when wetting with the first drops of rain turns into a kind of grease. If the rain was long or repeated, then the situation is even worse. In any case, we must not forget that on the wet surface of the road, the braking distance is doubled by half.
When the car moves on a wet road, a phenomenon as aquaplaning very often occurs very often. This dangerous effect appears when passing at high speed in a puddle or in heavy rain, when a large layer of water is on the surface of the road. The essence of this phenomenon is the formation under the front wheels of a water wedge car, which contributes to the further accumulation of water in the course of movement. A tread of the wheel, torn from the surface of the road with a layer of water, ceases to effectively remove water from the contact stain of the tire with the road. As a result, the car begins to obey the steering wheel poorly, as if swimming, plans. In order to get out of this situation, it is necessary to quickly reduce speed, otherwise it is possible to skip or overturn the car even on even asphalt sections of the road. Water can interfere not only while on the surface of the road, but also falling into the brake mechanisms. When water enters the brake pads, their performance is sharply deteriorated, which negatively affects the size of the brake path. To restore the normal performance of the brake system, press the brake pedal several times. Water will evaporate from warm -up brake pads and brake performance will be restored. Getting on glass, rain limits the driver’s review. Therefore, it is necessary to constantly monitor the state of the wipers. A good wiper brush should not leave stains and water passes on the glass. For the first passage, the brush should remove the main water, and dry the glass with the second passage. If during the operation of wipers on the glass there remains a large amount of water, it is necessary to replace worn brushes. In heavy rain, you should not forget about lighting, turn on the near light of the headlights.