The long dry summer is in the rear view mirror and the road ahead is looking a good deal wetter. Autumn brings the risk of rain and soaking roads, which can pose a risk to drivers.
And there is one simple bit of maths that motorists can do to help keep themselves safer as they take to the roads. Motoring experts at LeaseCar.uk have warned that stopping distances will be at least double during the wettest months of the year posing a serious threat to all road users.
October to January are typically the wettest months in the UK and motorists should be aware that the highway code advises drivers to drive according to the road conditions as tyres will have less traction in wet conditions. Drivers can more easily feel the lack of grip in the ice and snow of winter but in the wettest autumn months modern car tyres will grip the road effectively in the wet until they lose grip under hard braking often taking drivers by surprise.
