Question 4233
When driving in the rain, visibility decreases, especially if the rain is heavy. What precautions, among others, must you take to reduce the risk of an accident?
- Reduce your speed and increase the safe following distance.
- Reduce the safe following distance and drive close to the left edge of the roadway.
- Turn off the air conditioning and drive with the windows closed so the windows do not fog up.
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Correct answer: Reduce your speed and increase the safe following distance.
In rain, you see less clearly, the tires have less grip, and you need more distance to brake, so slow down and increase your safe following distance. To keep the windows from fogging up, direct the climate control airflow toward them, because turning it off leaves you unable to see. Shortening the distance or driving close to the left edge gives you less room to brake and swerve.