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We all know the dangers that we face as motorists following a heavy snowfall. People slow down and drive much more carefully as they tend to do when they see the temperature on their dashboard drop to about zero with the threat that there could be ice about.

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But a bit of heavy rain seems to make little or no difference to the way we drive. This had led to more serious accidents in heavy rain than in any other weather conditions. According to Government figures the number of serious accidents each year correlate with the months when we have seen the heaviest rainfall.

The report compared the month by month casualty totals for pedestrians, cyclists, motorcycle users and car occupants between 1997 and 2012 then matched these figures with average UK monthly rainfall and temperature figures for the same period. The results showed that the highest months for precipitation (rain sleet and snow) increased the likelihood of serious injuries.

The main months were April, June, July, August September and November. Strangely higher than average temperatures in December led to more serious injuries for motorists (wonder if this had anything to do with fog that seems to have been ignored – duh).

The findings suggested that heavy snow and ice are not such regular occurrences whereas rain is something we get used to throughout the year so we  don’t really change our driving styles. At this point they then started to compare years when the months in question had ‘normal’ weather conditions with the months in other years when the weather was considerably wetter and they found that many more deaths occurred across the board with pedestrians, cyclists, motor cyclists and car drivers all being impacted.

So I guess the message here is that you should not take rain for granted and treat the weather conditions in the same way as you would treat snow and ice – with greater caution! By Graham Hill

If you are a formula 1 fan like me you will often hear comments being made about tyre temperature and its effect on grip. Well it’s not surprising to learn that weather conditions can not only affect the handling of the car but also the fuel consumption. In wet weather grip decreases but did you know that fuel consumption increases by up to 10% in a downpour, so best you stay at home when it’s raining hard. Also grip increases in hot weather but fuel consumption drops by 1-2% for every 5 degree Centigrade increase in temperature.  By Graham Hill