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Yes, because grip is reduced.
Whenever you are driving in rain or other weather conditions that prevent proper visibility of the road on which you are travelling, you must increase the safety distance from the vehicle travelling ahead, so that you have more room to react if it brakes suddenly, because rain reduces the tyres' grip on the road surface.
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Yes, because grip is reduced.
Only when travelling on interurban roads.
No, it is neither necessary nor advisable.
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