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Increase it.
Increase the safety gap and adapt your speed. Reduced grip on a wet surface can lengthen braking distance and therefore total stopping distance at the same speed under comparable conditions. The aim is not deliberately to lengthen braking, but to leave enough space to stop without a collision.
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Increase it.
Reduce it to move closer to the vehicle ahead.
Always keep it unchanged, regardless of grip.
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