Wet Week ahead, Play it safe

With the forecast calling for a rainy week, let's all be extra careful while driving.  There have been far to many accidents on Broadway these past couple weeks.  A little courtesy and attentiveness can go a long way towards preventing a situation that could really ruin your day, as well potential your life or the lives of those around you.

When your windshield starts to look like this:

It's time to slow down.

And possibly invest in some RainX or a similar product.  I use it on my truck and it makes a huge difference in visibility.  Remember to increase your following distance as well.  Just because you can see well and want to drive your normal pace, doesn't mean the person driving the '92 Volkswagen with the defroster that barely works can.  Have some courtesy toward your fellow drivers and when in doubt, play it safe.  Look twice.  Some streets in this county have really narrow sidewalks i.e. poor visibility, and can be difficult to see around.  Such as the intersection at F and 6th street where last week somebody decided they could make it, but didn't see the F-150 in the right lane and got broadsided or whatever the case was.  If the driver of either of these vehicles reads this, I realize that may not be exactly how it happened but I think we can agree that that intersection is stupid and try to avoid it when possible.

One more point: there are a lot of die hard motorcyclists and bicyclists who ride in the rain around here.  As an avid motorcyclist myself, I know what happens when it gets wet out.  From the motorcyclist's and bike rider's point of view it seems like everyone suddenly forgets how to drive. Not trying to point fingers or anything; I know that's probably because nobody can see you.  Nobody can see you most of the time anyway but when it's wet out sometimes I feel like I'm riding something with the latest military version of Active Camouflage. The point I'm trying to make here, for both Drivers and cyclists of all kinds is: Don't assume people see you.  Keep calm and play it safe.  And when it's wet out, remember to be extra courteous and play it doubly safe.