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