Aquaplaning..

[mumof4]

What is the best way to deal with aquaplaning?,,i did it today and ended up on the grass verge..no damage done, but my daughter was a bit shook up...i in my wisdom tried steering...didnt work....

 

So am i supposed to just keep the wheels straight and pray? :blink:

[NikpV]

usually caused by water not being removed from under your tyres quick enough - what make/tread depth habve you got ?

[bigdaddy]

Hold on and pray,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

 

Never had a problem with aquaplaning,,,,as I slow down when its wet,,,,,,,,,I would probably keep the wheels pointed in the direction they where pointed when the gal starts to aquaplane

[Guest neil_wiles]

Remove foot from accelerator and allow vehicle to slow then apply brakes gently.

 

You will find that it will re-occur at that same speed until your tyres have either worn more or been replaced.

 

There is somewhere a calculator which predicts the aquaplaning speed in relation to the weight of the vehicle but I cant find it.

[mumof4]

I was coming down a hill into a corner that went left......front tryes are fullrun which is relatively new and has plenty of tread...and firestone which is new and loads of tread....i was doing the speed limit of 60mph....Is a fair bit of water on the roads at the mo..

[Guest neil_wiles]

I hit a long puddle on the Bassett to Tockenham road last night and at just over sixty the guys on board enjoyed the slalom it may also have a lot to do with the road surface, they were still yacking about it as they went for their Kebabs.

[Guest neil_wiles]

Also

Tyre pressure (Tp) in Pounds per Square Inch (psi) speed in Miles Per Hour (mph)

for a smooth tyre, the aquaplaning speed = 9 x √Tp

Thus, for a tyre inflated to 25psi, speed = √25 x 9 = 5 x 9 = 45mph

for a tyre inflated to 100 psi, speed = √100 x 9 = 10 x 9 = 90 mph.

Hence, the higher the tyre pressure, the higher the speed before it will aquaplane.

 

CORRECT tyre pressures - under inflation causes aquaplaning and unpredictable handling.

[mumof4]

My tyre pressures are fine..as i checked them when i got back yesterday..front are 41psi..rears are 38 psi

[MadBaz]

When it happens take foot off gas and steer into skid, ie point wheels into direction of travel, a few weeks ago I was on M62 near scammonden dam (doing 75)and hit a huge puddle, a BMW in front (doing considerably more) just disappeared into the cones on hard shoulder, fortunately nobody hurt, but the puddle was catching loads of people out. Rule of thumb should be slow down when wet. It's not about your ability or even the math, it's about protecting one self from the bloody idiot who relies on his "ability", traction control, ABS and if it goes completly tits up, a good lawyer.

[mumof4]

Thanks for the info MADBAZ....i will remember that for if it happens again...

[Guest Cepheus]

IIRC from the previous tyre threads, you have one directional tread front tyre and one that isnt? This could possibly cause some instability in the wet road handling characteristics of the old girl. Always best to have matching tyres on each axle.

[mumof4]

They are both directional tyres on the front..

[Guest Cepheus]

goes to show you how much I take notice then :lol:

[mumof4]

:lol: ...... guess it can happen to the best of us..LMAO.

[teresa]

another good idea is to slow down when its raining

[Guest Cepheus]

..........or walk :lol: :lol: :lol:

[mumof4]

id get wet..its chucking it down :lol: lmao

[Guest Cepheus]

Then stay in the house .... gawd some people are never happy! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Guest gooner52]

gene kelly dance time then :lol:

[teresa]

:lol: dance time :lol: wouldnt be able dance here you would get blown over :lol: got galeforce winds here ..... geeezzzzz very blustery not good when you have had a few :lol: :45: ;)

[mumof4]

When i lived in the Shetlands..this would be classed as a breeze..lmao....

 

you know..this aqua planing lark....shouldnt really do it on water..might get electrocuted..LMAO...sorry..bad joke...LMFAO.got me gigggggling any way..hjeeeeeeeheeeee

[katman]

They are both directional tyres on the front..

.... they just werent going in the right direction !!!!!

 

Glad everyone was OK. Its very scary when it happens. We have several places round here where surface water accumulates in heavy rain and people still go tearing into it at speed. I try to watch for excessive amounts of spray from vehicles ahead to give me some advance warning, and of course, slow down a bit anyway. Much better to get there late than never !

[Guest MATT jr]

so far i have not managed to get a car to aquaplane, mainly because i slow down when its wet, but also keep an eye on the car in front, and the car in front of that one (as you should anyway), if they make any sudden changes in direction, or large water fountains, you know something is there, dont you!

 

however water on the motorway can be a bit of a bugger!

 

MJR

[Guest Cepheus]

Suzuki Vitara I had with a 10" Dakar Wheel kit on it used to love aquaplaning. was V Scary!

[katman]

however water on the motorway can be a bit of a bugger!

 

Norfolk and Suffolk are immune to that problem.

 

We havent got any motorways :wub:

 

Havent got many dual carriageways either :16: :)