Sounds like you were driving way too fast for a weather like that. Remember to slow down in crazy rain like that...
I was driving maybe 20 mph when it happened to me. Didn't matter, my car went to the ditch liked pulled by a fracking magnet.
Sounds like you were driving way too fast for a weather like that. Remember to slow down in crazy rain like that...
This has to be the most dangerous and near-death-experience I have had in my life. I am still shook thinking about it.
TL;DR: Lost control on highway for about 2-3 seconds under heavy rain. Almost hit the shoulder and fortunately no one or car got hurt. Was it because hydroplaning?
This morning I was driving on 101 near LA. And it was literally pouring from the sky. I could barely see the car in front of me even with the wiper at full-speed. Not to mention the splashes coming under every vehicle, even from the other side of the highway.
Is that a socal thing or something? I've never heard anyone call it that
It's a socal thing. Glad you're safe opIt must be because we don't call it that in the Bay Area.
The first freeways in the area had, and still have, proper names. So there's the Golden State Freeway, San Diego Freeway, Ventura Freeway, Hollywood Freeway, etc. Keeping the 'the' when talking about the freeways just kinda stuck.
THE 101.
Actually my bad. That diagram was what I was taught, the description is different though. It's steering in the same direction that the rear end of your car is going.They're teaching wrong
Get your front wheels pointed in the direction you want to go
Also I just realized you said hwy 101. It's the 101 Op
Also they're brakes, not breaks.
Wut? I hear people call it that all the time.It must be because we don't call it that in the Bay Area.
Is that a socal thing or something? I've never heard anyone call it that
Wut? I hear people call it that all the time.
Glad your safe Op.
I think the OP is some sort of fraud. He's pretending to be from LA but is actually posting from his farm in Ohio.
You can say California thing. People who live in other states usually give looks when they hear "the" in front of interstates.
Yeah I've aquaplaned my car too OP, super scary. If you smoothly turn or change lanes more slowly you're less likely to aquaplane. There are also tires you can get that resist aquaplaning they have far deeper grooves and wicking lines, generally are more expensive and wear out quicker though.
Last thing that helped me was taking an advanced driving course where they put you in situations where you have sudden loss of traction and learn to maintain control, they're a lot of fun because you're essentially learning how to drift.
Check your tires. Also, 45 mph with the kind of rain you described is definitely too fast.
Nah, we from the south Bay. Even in Spanish I hear "el 101"They're from LA
In case of hydroplane:
I will have my tires checked, probably replaced.
- Don't try to correct. Maintain the desired direction or steer towards the sliding direction.
- NEVER BRAKE.
They're teaching wrong
Get your front wheels pointed in the direction you want to go
I've lived in the Bay Area all my life and have never heard anyone append "the" in front of it. Next you'll tell me people say "Frisco".Wut? I hear people call it that all the time.
Glad your safe Op.
Ew no that's gross.I've lived in the Bay Area all my life and have never heard anyone append "the" in front of it. Next you'll tell me people say "Frisco".
How old are your tires?
Are they summer or all seasons?
The first one is especially important. Sure, tires wear out, but they also have a "best before" date.
They're teaching wrong
Get your front wheels pointed in the direction you want to go