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Drivers Warned To Slow Down Amid Weather Warning

Drivers are being urged to take extra caution on the roads, as a weather warning remains in place. T...
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Drivers Warned To Slow Down Amid Weather Warning

TodayFM
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2:02 PM - 22 Nov 2017



Drivers are being urged to take extra caution on the roads, as a weather warning remains in place.

The status yellow rain warning for Munster and Leinster is in effect until 9.00pm.

Met Éireann says heavy rain will continue for many parts of the country, with totals of up to 40mm expected.

People are advised to leave plenty of extra time for their journey, slow down and remember that stopping distance is longer in wet conditions.

Brian Farrell is the communications manager with the Road Safety Authority (RSA).

"The general advice on wet roads for drivers is to slow down, because you're to need extra time and distance to stop your car in the event of an emergency.

"The added risk we're getting from the downpour is the chance of spot flooding - and really the advice of driving through flooded roads is simply don't attempt to do it.

"Flooded roads can be shallower than you actually think.

"You don't want to damage the engine irreparably, and that's what you risk if the road is actually deeper than you think it is."

"And importantly when you don't through some wet roads and partially-flooded roads, just make sure to tap on the brakes after you come out of the water just so that you can get rid of any water on the brakes".



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