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Driving too fast through large water puddles or even
going through some car washes can cause problems, too.
The water may affect your brakes.
Try
to avoid puddles.
But if
you
can’t, try to slow down before you
hit
them.
A
CAUTION:
Wet brakes can cause accidents. They won’t work
as well in a quick stop and may cause pulling to
one side.
You
could lose control
of
the vehicle.
After driving through a large puddle of water or
a
car wash, apply your brake pedal lightly until
your brakes work normally.
Hydroplaning
Hydroplaning is dangerous.
So
much water can build up
under your tires that they can actually ride on the water.
This can happen if the road is wet enough and you’re
going fast enough. When your vehicle
is
hydroplaning,
it
has little or
no
contact with the road.
Hydroplaning doesn’t happen often.
But
it
can if your
tires do not have much tread or
if
the pressure in one
or
more
is
low.
It
can happen
if
a lot
of
water is standing
on
the road. If you can see reflections from trees, telephone
poles
or
other vehicles, and raindrops “dimple” the
water’s surface. there could be hydroplaning.
Hydroplaning usually happens at higher speeds. There
just isn’t a hard and fast rule about hydroplaning. The
best advice is to slow down when it
is
raining.
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