Buick 1994 Skylark Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 161)

Hydroplaning

Hydroplaning is dangerous.

much water can build

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 if your

tires haven’t much tread or if the pressure in one or

more is low.

can happen

a lot of water is standing

on the road.

you

can see reflections’fiom 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

especially careful when you pass

another vehicle. Allow yourself more clear room

ahead, and be prepared to have your view restricted

by road spray.

Have

good

tires with proper tread depth. (See

“Tires” in the Index.)

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Buick 1994 Skylark Owner's Manual Page 161