RAIN start Jakarta mengguyur and some other town in Indonesia. It is important to know, when condition of wet public road because rain, braking distance can become twice the length compared to dry condition. For example fast car with speed 80km / [hour/clock], braking till desist butuh apart 53 m [at] dry condition, but [at] wet condition become 106 m.
When wet public road and rain, can result slip because diffusion irrigate to asphalt make tire losing of traksi. Rain also cause eyesight [of] driver decrease as well as degrading energy look into because water close over especial lamp, window, and next glass / back. This torrential rains also [is] often blamed to become accident cause. In fact many accident can be prevented, if/when driver realize there are difference drive at the (time) of rain moment or [do] not.
Following peaceful tips [of] berkendara when rain :
1. [Do/Conduct] inspection [of] tire pressure. If/When less wind will make timeworn quicker tire, so that can generate the happening of aquaplaning ( tire losing of grip because water coat), and wild handling.
2. Degrading speed till its speed lower and keep distance peaceful with car [in front/ahead] of. If/When drive still controlled difficult and wild, meaning car still untimely then [do/conduct] slowly degrade speed.
3. Check rubber [at] car wiper. If surface [of] wiper rubber which come into contact with lustrous visible glass, immediately change with newly. Ascertaining next glass cleaner water enough. Bring always shampoo or detergent in bottle to assist to to burnish glass.
4. Check also system and lamp kelistrikan [of] vehicle. Because at the (time) of car lamp torrential rains don't have problem which can endanger safety [of] passenger.
5. [Is] suggested to animate next lamp, though rain [do] not too close. This lamp not even assist to see road;street but also assist other driver see Your car.
6. Slip symptom can happened at all of driver. If/When car start sliped, don't step on [used up/finished] put on the brakes. Don'T also pump rem if/when Your car [in] equiping system braking anti-lock ( ABS). On the contrary, depress categorically and instruct drive according to car slip direction.
7. If/When rain too rapid, better desist, but avoid sudden rem. close rain will encumber wiper, so that next glass always closed water. This cause view forwards very limited so that possibility cannot see boundary walke and also other vehicle. Look for peaceful place or resort. If/When perforced to desist [in] roadside, dropping it se-pinggir possible. Animating next lamp and hazard lamp [so that/ to be] other driver allert.
8. If/When having to car perforced to move along though torrential rains and public road start floods, paying attention height [of] water. Centring carefulness and concentration to master fastly [of] vehicle without bothering other road;street consumer.
9. If is high [of] tired water [of] a quarter height [of] wheel, driving slow-speedly ( can tooth 3) and take care of stability. If/When is high [of] half tired water [of] height [of] wheel, better pilot in tooth position two. If height [of] water exceed high half [of] wheel, concentration require to be maximized ( use tooth 1). If is high [of] water make terendam wheel entirely, bracketing berkendara intention.
10 is. Last, before setting mind on to dash against floods, ascertaining ability [of] Your vehicle. One of them seen vehicle around, [is] there any a success get away. But the way of this not yet of course succeeded, who knows the the vehicle modified or equiped [by] peripheral anti floods. [ O1]
Source : inilah.com