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Topic: Driving safely in difficult conditions · Nº 10 / 247

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Circula por una calzada en la que debido a la niebla el pavimento está húmedo y resbaladizo. ¿Cómo debe ser la conducción?

You are driving on a carriageway where the surface is damp and slippery because of fog. How should you drive?

  • ADinámica y, a una velocidad alta para evitar que las ruedas patinen.Dynamically and at high speed to stop the wheels slipping.
  • BSuave, sin movimientos bruscos, aumentando la distancia de seguridad, además de reducir la velocidad.Smoothly, without sudden movements, increasing the safe distance and also reducing speed.
  • CIgual que cuando la calzada está seca, ya que los neumáticos no pierden adherencia.The same as when the carriageway is dry, as the tyres do not lose grip.
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  • BSuave, sin movimientos bruscos, aumentando la distancia de seguridad, además de reducir la velocidad.Smoothly, without sudden movements, increasing the safe distance and also reducing speed.
Explanation

On a damp, slippery surface tyres lose grip: drive smoothly, without sudden acceleration or braking, reducing speed and increasing the safe distance.

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