This satirical — yet totally necessary — video reminds Californians how to drive in the rain

The intro to the video "How to drive in the rain."

Most Californians joke that the second raindrops start descending from the sky, everyone forgets how to drive. When a much-needed storm made its way through Southern California Tuesday, the Los Angeles Times provided a tongue-in-cheek but (sadly) vital video with tips on how to drive in the rain, including turn on your headlights and windshield wipers (which hopefully "haven't melted in the sun") and avoid standing water ("just avoid it, hydroplaning is too hard to explain"). Need a refresher course yourself? Watch the retro-style video below. Catherine Garcia

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.