Motorway Driving

[dylanfanatic]

When driving along a motorway you come across a large body of water covering the road. Do you?
A) Drive through it carefully?
B) Speed up to get through quickly
C)Stop and check the depth of water

[NORMANTHEDOG]

you should slow down,giving cars behind some warning,possibly putting you hazard lights on,then proceed with caution at a reasonable speed.

[Jugglering]

I'd agree with Norman, trouble is, you have no way of knowing exactly how deep it all it is without checking. Definitely do NOT speed up to get through quickly (how to have a waterlogged car without trying too hard.... no brakes etc....)... PS Also a good idea to test your brakes after driving through water, before they are needed....

Motorways don't tend to get flooded though, do they ?

[meglet]

I spent years and years driving around the country so had to deal with standing water all the time. By the time you get to it its usually too late (especially in the dark) to do much about it, so you aquaplane. I would suggest you don't brake hard or when you've passed over the water you reach the tarmac and all of a sudden you get grip and you're breaking too hard and someone could plough into the back of you. I used to just keep going but grip the steering wheel hard so that when you get to the tarmac your wheels are pointing straight ahead. I've had a few hairy moments in my time but I'm still here!

[meglet]

Reading the Q again I'm guessing this is a driving test question.

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[Panic Button]

There isn't enough inormation for me to say what I would do. It is a toss up between A and C.

How large is large? Can you see the other side?
Does it go over the central reservation?
What are other vehicles doing?
Have any successfully got through? Have any failed?
No doubt lorries with their higher clearance are going through, so you can get an idea of the depth

I have seen the M25 flooded with water covering lanes 1 and 2, and lapping into lane 3. Not surprisingly there was almost total closure as everyone queued to go through in lane 3. The camber meant it was pretty deep in the flooded part.

It would have to be a pretty quiet motorway for you to come across a large body of water without a queue of cars ahead of you, M45 perhaps.

[kempie]

FAO RoaldoM...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8934866@N08/86466 3705/in/set-72157600935749078/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/cont ent/image_galleries/flash_floods_new_july_gall ery.shtml?20

Obviously you didn't travel along the M50 last July.

[styley]

D) Don't ask stupid questions.

[styley]

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[Panic Button]

Actually the time I remember flooding on the M25 was a four lane stretch by the M3. The water was therefore across the hard shoulder and lanes 1,2 and 3. It was obvious looking at barriers , markers and telephones that it was very deep.

The idea that you are going to come across such a huge amount of water on an open motorway, and then be hit up the backside by someone doing 70 is quite ridiculous, if you have ever experienced such an event.

Of course you could stop in such an event if you think the water might be too deep.

Just look at Kempies photos to get an idea of what it is like.

[Jackson74]

drive through carefully, slowing down, cars behind should be a safe distance!! i drove through the rain on xmas morning last year where there was surface water on the M1, I aqua-planed before i noticed the water, at speed!! My arms were nearly taken off by the force of the steering wheel but managed to contain it, so meglet knows what he's talking about, came to some more water, slowed down and went through easily. Luckily for there was no traffic on the road. Regards