Revision question · The road

You're on a motorway and the surface is still wet after rain. Why should you take care when you're overtaking?

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Wet roads may cause more buffeting

Other vehicles will have their lights on

Vehicles may be parked on the hard shoulder

The road may still be slippery

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The road may still be slipperyThis was the right answer

Rain, combined with oil, rubber particles, dirt and debris on the road surface, reduces the tyres' grip on the road. It can be especially slippery when it rains after a long dry spell.

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Rule 227Highway Code rule · Rain after a dry spell can leave a particularly slippery surface; reduced grip persists after rainfall ends.Rule 237Highway Code rule · Rain after a dry spell can leave a particularly slippery surface; reduced grip persists after rainfall ends.

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