Module 8 · Lesson 3 · 8 min read
Aquaplaning
When the car stops driving on the road and starts floating on water.
Aquaplaning is when a tyre can't clear the water from under itself fast enough and rides up onto a wedge of water. At that moment the car isn't touching the road at all — brakes, steering and throttle do nothing.
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