I am generally not a person who likes the rain but as I sit with my coffee in hand looking out the window of my home, I’m happy to see it and, no doubt, so is the vegetation that depends on it.

Not so for drivers, however. Social media has been full of well-meant advice to slow down due to the potential of slippery roads. It struck me this morning that no one has thought to comment about driving in the rain at night.

On Vancouver Island (where I live) it rains all winter. Many nights I found myself returning from Port Alberni to Parksville at the end of another patrol on Highway 4. The road around Cameron Lake is winding and to me it was like trying to drive inside of a sack of wet coal. Visual cues necessary to locate my vehicle on the pavement........

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