Road rules / 🇮🇪 speed
On a wet road, your following distance behind the vehicle ahead should be:
✓ ANSWER
At least doubled, to four seconds or more
Wet roads increase stopping distances, so at least double the two-second gap to four seconds.
All the options
- ✓At least doubled, to four seconds or more
- ✗The same as in dry conditions
- ✗Reduced so you can see past the spray
- ✗One second, as wet roads improve grip
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