Revision question · Hazard awareness

What should you do if it's raining and you're following this lorry on a motorway?

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Allow a two-second separation gap

Switch your headlights onto main beam

Move into a lane that has less spray

Be aware of spray reducing your vision

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The usual two-second time gap increases to four seconds when the roads are wet. If you stay well back, you’ll

• be able to see past the vehicle

• be out of the spray thrown up by the lorry’s tyres

• give yourself more time to stop if the need arises

• increase your chances of being seen by the lorry driver.

Reviewed reading for this question

Rule 227Highway Code rule · The actual wet motorway photograph shows dense spray; increase the gap to improve both the view and stopping margin.Rule 222Highway Code rule · The actual wet motorway photograph shows dense spray; increase the gap to improve both the view and stopping margin.

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