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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.
Wet brakes can cause accidents. They won't work
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 f a t 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 haven't 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. I f you can see reflections from trees, telephone
poles or other vehicles, and raindrops "dimple" the
water's surface, there could be hydroplaning.
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