Aug 21, 2021. Driving in heavy rain Today, when I drove back home, I encountered a heavy downpour. The sun had been shining a few seconds before, then all of a sudden, It started pouring down rain. I was scared because we were driving on the highway at a high speed. The visibility was low as the rain was splashing against the windows, even with the windshield wipers. However I didn’t show my dread, I wanted to appear composed in front of Isabella at such an emergency. I slowed down to avoid hydroplaning (what’s this word in Chinese), turned my headlights on to see approaching cars and to judge the distance. (I could be wrong but I started a new sentence because it was a run-on) Then I turned on my flashing hazard lights, thinking that would make it easier for other drivers to see us. The most dangerous moment during this time was when a car in front of me drove (past-tense) through a puddle and splashed (past-tense) our windshield. It completely blocked my vision for several seconds. Fortunately, I tightly held my steering wheel and was safe. The rain stopped and it became sunny again after about half an hour, so we drove in good, dry weather for the rest of the trip.

Aug 21, 2021. Driving in heavy rain Today, when I drove back home, I encountered a heavy downpour. The sun had been shining a second before, then all of a sudden it started pouring with rain. I was scared, because we were driving at a high speed on the highway. There was low visibility, because the rain was splashing against the windows, even with the windshield wipers operating. However I didn’t want to show my dread. Instead I wanted to appear composed in front of Isabella in this emergency. I slowed down to avoid aquaplaning (I would use this word), turned my headlights on to help me see approaching cars and judge distance, and turned my hazard lights on, thinking that would make it easier for other drivers to see us. The most dangerous moment was when a car in front of me frove through a puddle and splashed our windscreen. It completely blocked my vision for several seconds. Fortunately I held my steering wheel tightly and got through it. The rain stopped and it became sunny again after about half an hour, so we drove in good weather conditions for the rest of the trip.