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Something important to nitice is that drain covers are strategically positioned at the parts of junctions where cyclists would make a turn. Meaning if you take the obvious path with wet surface you will take a slam.
Also try to avoid skidding, but especially never ever do it when you are leaning/turning, you will lose control & potentially slide out.
Also try to swing round the back wheel in the opposite direction of the one it goes toward when skidding.
I skid right foot fowards so my wheel pulls to the left, so I push it the opposite way with my trailing (left) foot, this keeps me firmly upright during skids.