knigit said..
Wha? What??? Help!
There's this wet stuff coming out of the sky in Perth.
What is it, and how the f am I supposed to operate a motor vehicle now?
Should I drive at a quarter of my normal speed, not bother with indicating and throw intelligent car spacing rules out of the window?
Someone please help us!!! This is even harder than merging two lanes of traffic!
Well, being from the eastern states, I can help you with that one.
First,
even when especially when it's torrential, sit really really close to the car in front. Its important not to lose a car length in case some idiot wants to get in there. Merging is harder when cars are not moving, so make sure you alternate between flooring the accelerator and sitting stopped.
Make sure you don't leave big gaps between cars, even though its harder to stop when its wet. Remember, safety in a pack. Stopping is the problem of the guy in the car behind you, so make sure there is always someone close behind.
Also, increase your speed. You won't actually get home any faster, but it will make you feel something in your soul as you fly away at top speed from being stopped in traffic. Remember that its better to floor it and have stop/start traffic all day than to drive smoothly and lose that feeling of helping the situation.
If you find yourself in fog, make sure you sit even closer. It gives you better visibility of the car in front so you can see just before they crash. If, for some reason you find yourself going from sitting inches behind the driver in front, to being the driver in front, make sure you slow down to 10km/h or 70kms below the speed limit, whichever feels the safest.
Remember, keep safe!