Reading the road - All weather driving

Whenever or wherever you drive you are affected by the weather – hot or cold, dry or wet, windy or calm, clear or foggy – each type of weather brings its own hazards.

Many drivers only consider the weather when it becomes extreme, rain, snow, fog, etc., but advanced drivers have an eye on the conditions and how they affect safety at all times.

An example might be summer driving. What do you do to prepare your car for summer driving, what particular hazards might you expect?

Now if my question had been about winter driving you would probably have reeled off lots of answers, but summer? Before reading the general info on different weather types in this section, you might want to take a look at Summer Driving on the SmartDriving web site.

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