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@Bobbo
Ada, any vehicle that travels on the roads takes further to stop in the wet. Honestly I just think its people wandering around in their own little bubble and not really looking, bear in mind that if someone is not fully paying attention when they are crossing the road you are a lot less visible than 2+ tons of metal and glass, that said even when I am driving in town peds still aimlessly wander out into the road. The worst are the ones who walk round the front of the bus having just got off it and just keep walking across the road then get shocked and scared to see cars and vans etc screeching to a halt to try to avoid them, I actually find that this kind of situation is less stressful on a bike as you can usually anticipate such events and give yourself room to manoeuvre as you take up less space on the roads.