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as soon as you see vehicles coming in<br />
the other direction and pass them with<br />
the headlights dipped;<br />
– keep all lights clean;<br />
– be careful of animals crossing the<br />
road when driving in the country. Slow<br />
down to avoid the risk of running<br />
them over.<br />
DRIVING IN THE RAIN<br />
Rain and wet road surfaces spell danger.<br />
All manoeuvres are more difficult<br />
on a wet road because the grip of the<br />
wheels on the tarmac is greatly reduced.<br />
This is why braking distances<br />
are much longer and road-holding is<br />
lower.<br />
Here is some advice for driving in the<br />
rain:<br />
– reduce speed and maintain a<br />
greater safety distance from the vehicles<br />
in front;<br />
– If it is raining particularly heavily,<br />
visibility is also reduced. In these cases,<br />
switch on the dipped headlights<br />
even if it is still daylight so you can be<br />
seen more easily;<br />
122 GETTING THE BEST OUT OF YOUR VEHICLE<br />
– Do not drive through puddles at<br />
speed and hold on tightly to the wheel<br />
if you do: a puddle taken at high speed<br />
might cause you to lose control of the<br />
vehicle (aquaplaning);<br />
– Position the ventilation controls for<br />
demisting (see section “Getting to<br />
know your vehicle”), to prevent visibility<br />
from worsening;<br />
– Routinely check the conditions of<br />
the windscreen wiper blades.<br />
DRIVING IN FOG<br />
– If the fog is thick, do not start out<br />
on a journey unless you absolutely<br />
have to.<br />
If driving in mist, blanket fog or when<br />
there is the danger of fog patches:<br />
– keep your speed down;<br />
– turn on the dipped headlights, rear<br />
fog lights and front fog lights, if fitted,<br />
even during the day. Do not drive with<br />
your headlights at main beam.<br />
IMPORTANT On stretches of<br />
road with good visibility, switch off<br />
your rear foglights; the brightness of<br />
these lights could annoy the people<br />
travelling in the vehicles behind.<br />
– Remember that fog also means the<br />
taramac is wet and therefore manoeuvres<br />
of all kinds are more difficult<br />
and stopping distances are longer;<br />
– keep a good distance from the vehicles<br />
in front of you;<br />
– as far as possible, avoid spurts of<br />
speed or sudden deceleration;<br />
– do not overtake other vehicles if<br />
possible;
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