Bad Weather Drivers

I have this theory about why driving when it's raining is more dangerous than usual.

Sure, there's no denying that the rain makes driving conditions much worse, increasing stopping distances and reducing visibility. But I think there's a contributing factor that's often overlooked that really impacts driving conditions.

Bad weather drivers.

These are the people who normally walk, cycle or get the bus to work. And kudos to them for doing so. But when the weather turns bad and it's raining heavily they suddenly decide that they will dust of their driving gloves and get on the roads. This impacts the driving conditions in two ways:

1. It increases the amount traffic congestion, which naturally impacts driving conditions.


2. As these bad weather drivers don't normally drive, even in light rain, they're less experienced at dealing with the rain and the congestion, so they're less able to react appropriately in conditions that demand more ability.

Of course this could all be just my imagination - it could just be that bad weather makes us all worse drivers. But I'm not so sure...