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Old 20 Jun 19, 03:11 AM  
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If the rain is really heavy, it's easier to see with wipers switched off. And don't have autocruise switched on if roads are wet.
I tried your suggestion of switching the wipers off in heavy rain today. Even with Rainex on it was a definite failure for me!
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Old 20 Jun 19, 09:23 AM  
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I Rainex my car in the UK and when hiring in the USA. Brilliant product hardly ever need wipers.

As for driving in torrential rain in Fl just concentrate on the road slow down to match the traffic speed, and headlights on.
We were coming back from BG in Tampa going to the US27 when the rain became so bad the traffic slowed and slowed until it came to a full stop. Took 2 1/2 hrs to get back to villa. Never felt unsafe, had a Semi Truck behind me to protect from rear ending.
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Old 20 Jun 19, 09:28 AM  
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I tried your suggestion of switching the wipers off in heavy rain today. Even with Rainex on it was a definite failure for me!
In really heavy rain it really is better - it allows you to get off the road safely. Full on southern storm rain though, not just the Florida afternoon tropical showers.
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Old 20 Jun 19, 11:33 AM  
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Originally Posted by archibald View Post
In really heavy rain it really is better - it allows you to get off the road safely. Full on southern storm rain though, not just the Florida afternoon tropical showers.
It was a full on storm yesterday. We ended up with tornado warnings later. Maybe it depends on the angle of the windscreen but definitely not better in my Prius.
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As many have said lights/wipers on and driving at a suitable speed for the weather is definitely a must. The one thing to remember hire cars are among the best cars on the road for tyres and vehicle condition. Some local cars/trailers are driven with very little tread or other issues.

Florida has the move over law to help protect emergency and other service vehicles and workers (or slow to at least 20mph below stated speed limit on 2 lane) Most people will be going much slower if raining heavily (I would hope).
Additionally like mainy states, Florida law requires cars to move out of the left lane if a faster car is approaching (irrespective of your speed), this remains applicable at all times (unless specific "stay in lane" signage).

Unfortunately over the years, I have seen a number incidents mainly in the rain/torrents, including people over-reacting (braking or suddenly deciding to pull off) and nearly/or causing accidents as well as a number of cars losing it.

Thankfully most people drive with due care

Personally I still like the 2 second rule for dry and 4 second rule for wet (or more if particularly bad downpour). i.e. maintain a time gap as above and the distance/gap increases relative to speed.
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When I went for the first time without parents, and had to drive, the heavens opened when we were loading the car up at Sanford airport.
We decided not to even set off, so were sat in the car in the hire car parking lot for about 45 minutes waiting for it to blow over. I was already worried about driving without having the torrential rain and thunder
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It was a full on storm yesterday. We ended up with tornado warnings later. Maybe it depends on the angle of the windscreen but definitely not better in my Prius.
It should work on Prius glass as it’s special low drag glass to help with MPG
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