Extreme weather

Forward planning
and observations

• Clean windscreen and windows Importance of wipers and washers Windscreen demisters
• Heated windows back and front Fog lights - front and rear
• Use of lights as appropriate to
• Rain
• Sleet/snow
• Fog
• Bright low sun
• Wet/oily roads
• Shadows and effects

 

Skidding and avoidance

• Driver (health)
• Roads conditions/surfaces
• Aquaplaning
• Skid prevention
• Skid correction
• Slow speed skids
• Use of controls and steering
• Tyre tread and pressure
• Vehicle footprint
• Effective braking/cadence
• Use of ABS

Speed & stopping distances

• Correct speed for conditions
• Safe separation distance
• Braking distances
• Fog code
• High winds and compensating

Extreme conditions

• What to wear
• What to take with you