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Riding On Wet Pavement - Slippery When Wet - Street Savvy

MC GarageScattered clouds beget drops on your face shield, then a deluge of semi-Biblical proportions. Pavement that was dry and grippy 15 minutes ago is cheek-clenchingly shiny. What do you do? First, don't panic. To quote a Bene Gesserit incantation from Frank Herbert's Dune, "Fear is the mind-killer." Scared? Slow down. Find a bit of cover and pull over if you need to. Run through your options. Presented with enough rain to choke healthy adult toads, calculate the most direct route that puts a nice, dry roof over your head. Especially if whatever you're wearing isn't waterproof. Is your shield shedding water well enough? Is it fogging inside? You can't deal with what you can't see, so fix that first.


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