Chevrolet 1993 S-10 Pickup Owner's Manual page 192

Your Driving and the Road
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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.
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CAUTION
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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
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the vehicle.
After arlvlng through a large puddle of water or a car
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your brake pedal lightly until your brakes work normally.
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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.
You might not be aware of hydroplaning. You could drive along for some time-
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without realizing your tires aren't in constant contact with the road. You could
find out the hard way: when you have to slow, turn, move out to pass-or if
you get hit by a gust of wind. You could suddenly find yourself out of control.
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. If you can see reflections from trees, telephone poles,
or other vehicles, and raindrops "dimple" the water's surface, there could be
hydroplaning.