Sub-cooled rain makes roads an ice rink

Thursday turned in Hedmark with precipitation in the form of snow and then rain. By this time, the cold asphalt is allowed to freeze. Then the road becomes an ice rink for the rain.

– Follow the weather forecast to prepare for soaped lead. If you are not sure you can ride smoothly, consider leaving the car, "says Nils Sødal, Senior Communications Advisor, NAF.

When raindrops freeze on contact with the ice as soon as they touch the ground, the entire pavement is covered with a thin layer of ice. The same conditions are when the rain has frozen on the ground during the night.

"If you experience cold weather, it's important to personalize the lens – more than you think, the higher your speed, the easier it will be to handle the car smoothly. will be very calm, advises Sødal.

Test the wall

The thin layer of ice is hard to see. So it's a good idea to test your mood before you go. Then you have to make sure that there are no cars or other people nearby that could damage your tests.

"It's hard to discover this difficult track before it's too late .If you lose control, do not forget to have both hands on the steering wheel, steering and braking as much as you can, says Sødal.

You must absolutely make sure the winter tires are good.

"We run mostly on salty roads, then the tires get dirty and have less friction, and the spraying on the edge of the deck improves," says Sødal.

Watch the front window

It is also difficult to avoid ice on the front window when it is cold. When the cold rain strikes a cold windshield, it freezes in ice and settles like a blanket over the entire window.

– Use the radiator on the windshield and turn it on with heat so that the rain does not freeze, "concludes Nils Sødal, a member of the NAF consumer association.