Buick 1994 Roadmaster Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 171)

Hydroplaning

Hydroplaning is dangerous.

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.

Hydroplaning doesn’t happen often. But it can

your tires

haven’t much tread or if the pressure

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.

Hydroplaning usually happens at higher speeds. There

just isn’t a hard and fast rule about hydroplaning. The

best advice is to slow down when it is raining.

Some Other Rainy Weather Tips

Turn on your low-beam headlights -- not just your

parking lights

-- to help make you more visible to others.

Besides slowing down, allow some extra following

distance. And be especially careful when you pass

another vehicle. Allow yourself more clear room ahead,

Have good tires with proper tread depth. .

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(See “Tires” in the Index.)

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Buick 1994 Roadmaster Owner's Manual Page 171