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Less grip on the road makes it harder to steer or brake out of trouble.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESo how do you minimise the risks? We asked Mark Lane, managing director of driver training and education organisation Murcotts Driving Excellence, for his top recommendations.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n"}},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/countries/australia/en_au/motorists/motorist-safety-hub/safe-driving-tips-for-wet-and-wintery-conditions/jcr_content/root/main/section/simple_copy_copy_cop/text_1734330344","model":{"title":"1. Get your tyres right","text":"\u003Cp\u003ETyres are the critical link between your car and the road. 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Look up and stay back","text":"\u003Cp\u003EA wet road means longer stopping distances. A simple way to beef up your safety margin is to increase your distance to the vehicles ahead. “Both from a visibility and car-dynamics point of view, you need to leave a bigger gap,” says Lane. “Moving from a two- to three-second gap to, say, a three- to four-second gap will open up your peripheral vision and allow for that extra stopping distance.”\u003C/p\u003E\r\n"}},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/countries/australia/en_au/motorists/motorist-safety-hub/safe-driving-tips-for-wet-and-wintery-conditions/jcr_content/root/main/section/simple_copy_copy_cop/text_19555037","model":{"title":"4. Soften your driving inputs","text":"\u003Cp\u003EA car’s tentative grip on the road in the wet can be easily upset by aggressive steering, braking and accelerating. Keep all inputs soft and progressive, even if your car starts to slide. “The best drivers in the world, and it doesn’t matter what the conditions are, have got soft hands and soft feet,” says Lane. “A lot of people panic and jump aggressively on the brake pedal when they feel they are losing grip and that can actually induce a skid. You’ve got to ease back on the accelerator, then softly apply the brakes if required. Don’t jump on the brakes.”\u003C/p\u003E\r\n"}},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/countries/australia/en_au/motorists/motorist-safety-hub/safe-driving-tips-for-wet-and-wintery-conditions/jcr_content/root/main/section/simple_copy_copy_cop/text_1616396316","model":{"title":"5. 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