DrivingandOperating
8-7
Ofcourse,traction isreducedwhen
water,snow,ice,gravel,orother
material isontheroad.Forsafety,
slowdownandadjustyourdrivingto
theseconditions. Itisimportant to
slowdownonslippery surfaces
becausestopping distance islonger
andvehiclecontrolmorelimited.
DrivingonWetRoads
WARNING (Continued)
Rainandwetroadscanreduce
vehicletraction andaffectyour
abilitytostopandaccelerate.
Alwaysdriveslowerinthesetypes
ofdrivingconditions andavoid
drivingthroughlargepuddlesand
deep‐standing orflowingwater.
Flowingorrushingwatercreates
strongforces.Drivingthrough
flowingwatercouldcauseyour
vehicletobecarried away.Ifthis
happens, youandothervehicle
occupants coulddrown.Donot
ignorepolicewarningsandbe
verycautious abouttryingtodrive
throughflowingwater.
Whiledrivingonasurfacewith
reducedtraction, tryyourbestto
avoidsuddensteering, acceleration,
orbraking, including reducing
vehiclespeedbyshifting toalower
gear.Anysuddenchangescould
causethetirestoslide.Youmight
notrealizethesurfaceisslippery
untilthevehicleisskidding. Learnto
recognize warningclues—suchas
enoughwater,ice,orpackedsnow
ontheroadtomakeamirrored
surface—andslowdownwhenyou
haveanydoubt.
{WARNING
Wetbrakescancausecrashes.
Theymightnotworkaswellina
quickstopandcouldcause
pullingtooneside.Youcould
losecontrolofthevehicle.
Hydroplaning
Hydroplaning isdangerous. Water
canbuildupunderyourvehicle's
tiressotheyactually rideonthe
water.Thiscanhappeniftheroad
iswetenoughandyouaregoing
fastenough.Whenyourvehicleis
hydroplaning, ithaslittleorno
contactwiththeroad.
Afterdrivingthroughalarge
puddleofwateroracar/vehicle
wash,lightlyapplythebrake
pedaluntilthebrakeswork
normally.
Remember: Antilock brakeshelp
avoidonlythebrakingskid.
(Continued)
Thereisnohardandfastruleabout
hydroplaning. Thebestadviceisto
slowdownwhentheroadiswet.
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