Monsoon Driving Tips

Monsoon make way for long drives to see the nature, trekking etc. but to reach there you have to dirve, with almost nil visibility. Here are some driving tips which would help you to drive along the monsoons.

• Keep your feet dry along with your footwear when hopping on to the driving seat as wet footwear may tend to slip on the pedals thus making driving an unpleasant one.
• It's advisable to follow (draft a car or slipstrseam) a car by keeping three times the normal distance. What it means is the car ahead of you will make for a relatively drier path after it has gone through the wet roads.
• Monsoon brings up deep waters, even on the roads like Saki Naka, Andheri etc etc. When you come across a situation like this put your car into the first gear and at half clutch accelerate thus giving your car its highest torque, and if the water is too deep that is if your exhaust is drowned as well then its better to switch the engine off and leave the car else do the above if its exteremely essential because if water enter your exhaust it may go into the car's engine cylinders and damage the engine.

• Heavy showers get along with greenery thus blocking the bridges with moving water through the rivers. This is a case in most of the villages, One such example is in my native Surya River, Maswan, Palghar, Maharashtra, India. This moving water is extremely dangerous as the intensity of the water is more than the weight of your car and if you take your vehicle through these the flow of water will take your car into the river. Thus its a strict no-no to taking your car through a bridge flooded with moving water.
• Dark gloomy conditions are often observed with clouds hanging over the skies and the days seems like late evenings. Switching on to low beam lights along with your fog lamps will enhance your visibility thus making the other car see you.
• Night driving coupled with heavy showers is a good weather but not so good for the person who has been driving. As the oncoming traffic lights are enhanced, reflected thus leading to a temporary loss of vision. So drive slow and be safe.
• Keep your windscreen clean . If you have glasses make sure they are also clean and you are wearing them.
• Last one, in monsoon's visibility is the main factor make sure you are visible. Also the other person who is ahead or behind you is facing the same conditions as you are so dont complain or irritate the person with honking care about one another.  

Remember monsoon drive is the most adventurous one so enjoy driving as well as be safe. 

Happy Monsoons :) :)