Rainy season is here in N Charlotte, is your car ready for it? The experts at Toyota of N Charlotte have compiled some tips to help you drive safely in the rain. These tips range from driving habits to how to keep track of your car parts and accessories. All of these tips and more will be sure to help your driving in the rain.
Drive safely during this rainy season
- Thinking and staying alert – Sometimes when you drive, you just turn on the autopilot function of your brain. You’ve done this commute hundreds of times, you’ll be ok. This is dangerous to do when driving in the rain. There are so many additional factors you need to look out for. Make sure you drive safely by staying alert.
- Keep your headlights on – As soon as it starts raining, you might want to make a habit of turning on your headlights. Your headlights help increase your visibility while on the road, and they help you drive safely. Since you can see more, you’ll have more time to adapt and react to anything out of the ordinary that you may encounter.
- Watch out for hydroplaning – If you’re not aware of what hydroplaning is, it’s when your vehicle slides on a wet road. The road doesn’t have to be flooded with hurricane level rainfall for this to occur! Hydroplaning only needs 1/12 of an inch of water on the ground if you’re driving over 35 mph. To decrease your chances of hydroplaning try to avoid hard braking, don’t use cruise control, keep up with tire maintenance, and drive in the tire tracks made by the cars in front of you.
Make sure your N Charlotte car is rain ready
- Check your tire treads – Make sure you keep an eye on your tire treads. Ones that are too worn down won’t be able to grip the road, making it harder to drive safely. If you need to have your tires checked or changed, you can visit our N Charlotte service center.
- Change your windshield wipers – You can tell your wipers aren’t working properly if they are leaving streaks or not getting the water off your windshield. If this is the case, it’s time to visit our Toyota parts center and pick out a pair of new wiper blades. The service team at N Charlotte recommends changing your blades at least twice a year as a part of your routine car maintenance. You can greatly increase your visibility while driving with properly working wipers, and they’ll help you drive safely in the rain.
Interested in making your car rain ready? Visit us at Toyota of N Charlotte for any type of auto service or car parts that you need. We’re located at 13429 Statesville Road, which you can find by taking Exit 23 off I-77 in Huntersville. Schedule a service appointment by calling us at (888) 732-5310.
