Horse wrote:crr003 wrote: So would you change your driving because the temperature was lower?
I ask as I've seen people driving down perfectly clean/dry (looking) motorways doing 45/50 in the last couple of days when the temperature has been probably the lowest the majority of Brits have seen. Other days at around freezing- minus 2 and they quite happily drive quicker.
I'd adjust speed dependant on the surface damp/dry] more than ambient temperature - although that would involve being able to see, and significantly and effectively - change speed if the surface deteriorates. I've happily [motor] biked in -6C IIRC - but on dry roads.
But I also keep a wary eye on the car's ext. temp. gauge - it's often a useful warning of weather changes let alone frost.
It is only during the last few years that I've had a car with an outside temperature indicator, and although I welcome the device I don't feel it adds much of great practical value for me. I'd already spent a great many years learning to judge road surfaces by appearance, and by changes in how the car feels and sounds, and I still work mainly on that basis.
Best wishes all,
Dave.