Last night was raining like crazy, there is some big storms occuring here in south cali and when I was driving home driving about 70 mph felt pretty comfortable driving that fast until I saw a huge puddle come up and didnt have time to react and change lane. Drove through the first big puddle and then through a second puddle and felt the car slowing down drastically and slightly steer but I quickly regained control.

LOL that gave me quite a scare and was wide awake after that. I salute the Maxima for holding up. I saw at least 3 cars stranded last night. I was kinda worried because I have a PRCAI but car is holding up fine. I love the VQ.

Bring it on mother nature.

 

mate ... you're insane! lol

driving 70 in heavy rain is not a good idea, that is how accidents happen. n:

Glad you're ok, just be carefull

 

yea seriously man ur crazy doing 70 in a storm...must have rain-x or sumthing

 

+1 for rain-x.people are like dude why dont you like to use your wipers?

 

Lol yeah thinking about it, it is pretty crazy. Its just the maxima was so stable even in those conditions. No rain x just had the wipers on full blast. But yea never doing that again.

 

dont do it again man.God was on your side.Happy New Year.

 

yeah that happened to me the other day i wasnt doing 70 but thats always scary

 

"Stable" is simple physics. Your tires weren't on the pavement, so you'll keep going in exactly the same direction you had been. As long as you're not on a curve or sloped road, it you have to do something stupid to screw it up. Just gently let off the throttle and don't steer. Every single car I have responds pretty much the same way to a puddle.

Dave

 

Hmm interesting, in south cali i say we only get rain about less than 10 times a year. So I am not really experience driving in these extreme conditions. That part of the lecture I probably didnt pay attention to lol. But yeah, I learn something new almost everytime I visit here. Thanks guys for the responses. Be safe.

 

damn wild but i do the same when im alone in the car lol

 

actually a lot of hydroplaning accidents happen when there are consecutive puddles. a car goes through one, loses traction and causes the driver to compensate. while that is going on, the car hits a second puddle, and the compensation gets exaggerated to the point where the tire is no longer facing "forward". the rest you can imagine.

i actually was on a straight road after a storm in raleigh a couple of years back. ill admit i was going too fast, about 55 in a 40. there was a spot where the road kind of came up a bit and then dropped very slightly, but not anything to worry about. well there was a very small puddle on the top of this hump, i mean like the size of a basketball, and i hit that as the weight of my car was going up and over this hump. when i landed, i immediately fishtailed and ended up spinning around three times before slamming into the curb. i was lucky there were no other cars around.

 

Be careful man!!!

 

I have seen too many wrecks to drive fast in the rain. Just go 45 instead of 65 and you will get there 10 minutes later, but in one piece. And many people have the impression that getting the best tire with the best wet traction performance exempts you from hydroplaning. Not true.

 

I agree. Whether or not you hydroplane is a simple function of speed, depth of water, and the tread on your tires. If you drive too fast, you will hydroplane over the deeper puddles.

You have 3 choices: slow down, wait till the puddles are gone, and to a lesser extent use a suitable tire. Too many people run around with good quality tires that are worn out and expect them to grip. In the dry it's not a big deal, but on a wet road a worn tire will hydroplane much more readily than when the tire was new. I always keep that in mind when driving on rain or slush.

I was really surprised when i got my first set of winter tires installed last month. They grip like crazy on wet roads! It hasn't snowed much yet, but the rain performance is actually way better than my summer tires. It all makes sense though when you stop to think about it.

Dave

 

Yep... when it was pouring a few days ago, I hydroplaned when I was going 60mph. I didn't see the puddle of water, but I just let the gas go and it was all fine. Scared the bejesus out of me, so I just drove 45mph in the second lane for the rest of my way home.

 

rain-x your tires to prevent hydroplaning. FTW

 

Your lucky It was not an accident and It could of been worse.