Professional race car driver reveals 5 tips everybody should know for safe driving on wet roads

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Formula 1 racing rain racetrack

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Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg leads the pack "in the wet" at the Japanese Grand Prix last year.

April is a challenging month for driving.

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"Any time that there's rain you can get difficult conditions," Andrew Comrie-Picard, a professional race car driver and stunt driver said.

But in early spring - when lots of rainfall combines with low temperatures and roads battered by the previous winter - drivers can encounter surprisingly challenging conditions.

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Comrie-Picard, who has competed in a 20 year long string of off-road races in forests, deserts, and snow around the world, knows what to do when driving conditions are not ideal.

He gave Business Insider his list of things that everyone can do to drive safely when roads are wet.

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