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Tips For Driving In Severe Weather

Updated: 1:35pm UK, Friday 14 February 2014

The Highways Agency has issued the following guidance on how to prepare for driving in severe weather conditions.

Driving In General Bad Conditions

:: Always adjust your dri­ving accord­ing to the con­di­tions and plan your jour­ney by check­ing the lat­est weather forecast.

:: Make sure that you can see clearly and that you can be seen.

:: Use at least dipped head­lights in poor vis­i­bil­ity - and don't just rely on day­time run­ning lights if you have them.

Driving In Rain And Floods

:: When the road is wet it can take twice as long to stop. Slow down and main­tain a safe dis­tance from the vehi­cle in front.

:: If your vehi­cle loses grip, or "aqua­planes", on sur­face water take your foot off the accel­er­a­tor to slow down.

:: Do not brake or steer sud­denly because you have less con­trol of the steer­ing and brakes.Try to avoid dri­ving through sur­face water as you might flood your engine.

:: If you have to drive through floods, drive slowly, use a low gear and try to keep the engine revving at a high rate.

:: Move for­ward con­tin­u­ously to avoid stalling the engine.

:: When dri­ving an auto­matic vehi­cle, engage and hold in a low gear.

:: Test your brakes after dri­ving through water; they may be ineffective.

Driving In Windy Weather

:: Take extra care on the roads and plan your jour­ney by check­ing the lat­est weather conditions.

:: Although high-sided vehi­cles are par­tic­u­larly affected by windy weather, strong winds can also blow other vehi­cles off course.

:: This can hap­pen on open stretches of road exposed to strong cross­winds, or when pass­ing bridges, high-sided vehi­cles or gaps in trees.

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