What is the recommended adjustment for adverse weather such as rain or snow?

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When weather turns wet or snowy, roads become slick and visibility drops, so your driving must become more cautious. Slowing down helps you maintain control and reduces the distance needed to stop on slippery surfaces. Increasing the following distance gives you a bigger buffer to react if the vehicle ahead slows or stops suddenly. Turning on headlights improves your own visibility and makes it easier for others to see you in lower light or rain. Avoiding sudden maneuvers—like hard braking, quick steering, or rapid acceleration—helps prevent skids and loss of control on slick pavement. Checking that tires have adequate tread is also important because good tread helps channel water and maintain grip.

Options that suggest speeding up, turning off headlights, or driving as you normally would don’t account for the reduced traction and poorer visibility, and they increase the risk of losing control or being unseen by others.