Aquaplaning | Hydroplaning
June 15, 2006 by Alborz Fallah
Aquaplaning | Hydroplaning
A situation where a tyre loses its grip on a wet surface and “skates”, greatly reducing a driver’s control. Hydroplaning can occur when a combination of speed, tire wear, tire inflation or the depth of water on the pavement causes the tires to lose traction. The happens when a layer of water comes between the road and your car’s tires. This causes the car to lose traction.
Having good quality tyres can help reduce the chance of a skid while going under 50km/hr. However once you go over 50km/hr the chance of a possible traction loss is no longer dependent on the quality of your tyres (Offcourse there are tyres with higher thresholds). Tyre manufacturers are alwayas coming out with newer tyres to combat Hydorplaning
Hydroplaning prevention:
* Check your tyres and tyre inflation
* Reduce your speed in wet conditions
* Drive in the tracks of preceding vehicles
What todo in the event of a hydroplane:
* Go into neutral (on a standard transmission, depress the clutch)
* Grip the steering wheel firmly and steer where you want to go
* Do not brake or accelerate
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please send me the video of hydroplaning.
please send me the video clips of hydroplaning.
Dear writer. Surely you are not serious when you advise “put the vehicle out of gear” when you are in a skid (which aquaplaning is). I have never heard such potentially fatal advise. Once that vehicle is out of gear YOU NO LONGER HAVE ANY CONTOL.
Steer the vehicle in the direction it is going without accelerating or braking until you have regained control, yes! Turning the steering wheel, braking or accelerating will of course put you in another type of skid (front-wheel or rear-wheel skid), yes! NEVER NEVER PUT A VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR WHEN IT IS MOVING IN SUCH A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
Actually, it is wise to put the car into neutral, this perhaps applies more to automatics than manuals as the auto cars tend to have a little push to drive without any acceleration and during hydro planning the last thing you want is power to the wheels.
In either transmission, putting the car into neutral will not only take away the temptation of accelerating, but also avoid any unwanted acceleration or brakage through the gears. Some people prefer to put the car into neutral, some don’t.
Others seem to agree with this idea :
http://www.whatprice.co.uk/car/hydroplaning.html
There is nothing worse than aquaplaning, I have been in a situation like that before and it had to be one of my worst driving experiences ever. I think that if one can do an advance driving coarse one should.