Stupid People Who Fly Through Deep Water

[Whelan]

Granted most people should have enough common sense to avoid large and deep puddles during times of heavy rains or flooding. But it amazes me that all the news stories of people getting rescued after being stuck in a deep puddle or what not, they have not addressed the bigger issue. Learning how to drive and avoid deep puddles.I am just dumbfounded when I approach a large water hazard and I go slowly and surely through the water, not creating a large wake or splashing water up under the carriage. While others in front or behind me fly through (SUV or not) and make huge splashes. Do they not realize they are drowning their engines. Even SUVs should use caution and go slowly. I swear in areas where you can get flooding they should be required to show people how to drive in these conditions. If you are not sure, DON'T GO! and find a way around.I wish news channels would put a quick feature on how to do this, or let me do it for them. Sorry but I have NO sympathy for these morons.

[ponta2147]

They could always just make an animated graphic that says "Dumba$$" with a giant arrow pointing to the car, which they can overlay on top of any video footage of these people on their news stories.

[waveresponder]

do what you want but if I can't see the bottom of the road I turn aroundheck even when we put barricades across the road there are those "special" people with the mentality that it doesnt apply to them >>>TURN AROUND DONT DROWN

[ponta2147]

Rather than just putting up a barricade, put up a sign that says "If you try to drive through here, we will bill you for all expenses related to your rescue"

[waveresponder]

wish we were at least able to bill insurance companieshttp://www.weather.gov/os/water/tadd/March 17th through the 22nd is Flood Safety Awareness Weeksix to nine inches floats a small car

[VforVIBE]

Don't be too cruel, there is a member here (I won't mention any names ) that has hydrolocked their Vibe... more then once

[ponta2147]

I remember when the Des Plaines river flooded a couple years ago during a whole lot of heavy rain. I was out running errands when I saw water starting to bubble up from the sewers. Within an hour or so it became fountains of water a few feet high. What a crazy sight! The roads started flooding and I was so scared I was going to stall out my mom's tiny Aveo, but I was stuck in traffic on a major road and had to go for it. Once I got home I avoided those roads for a few days.

[beemerphile1]

Whelan said "...when I approach a large water hazard and I go slowly and surely through the water, not creating a large wake or splashing water up under the carriage..."It is recommended that people DO NOT drive on a flooded road at any speed. Many of those stranded people on the news were driving "SLOWLY and SURELY" just before their car died.

[tribalman]

i try as much as possible to avoid deep water. once there was a big storm and i was driving home when i came upon an underpass. normally it doesn't flood, ever, but this time it was. of course it was on a highway and the closest turn is a 1/2 mile back with no warning about flooding. get into it and i just see deep water. i couldn't turn around and i couldn't backup cause there was traffic all around me. i had to go through. for a week my trans shifted horribly and i was throwing codes left and right. after a warmup and a little TLC they all went away.

[Whelan]

Quote, originally posted by beemerphile1 »Whelan said "...when I approach a large water hazard and I go slowly and surely through the water, not creating a large wake or splashing water up under the carriage..."It is recommended that people DO NOT drive on a flooded road at any speed. Many of those stranded people on the news were driving "SLOWLY and SURELY" just before their car died. I wouldn't do it with my Matrix. But I have several times in my gf's Jeep Liberty. Heck the manual has a section for fording rivers, LOL. But regardless it's still not recommended.

[ponta2147]

Quote, originally posted by Whelan »...the manual has a section for fording rivers...Trying not to make an Orgeon Trail game reference...

[VforVIBE]

Quote, originally posted by ponta2147 »Trying not to make an Orgeon Trail game reference... oh man. i use to play that game all the time!

[09vGT]

I would be one of those people who fly through deep water!!

[djkeev]

What many people don't realize is that the air intake for the combustion air on many cars is located at or at times below the bumper in order to scoop up as much fresh air as possible.Driving through deep puddles or flooded areas you can actually take a big GULP of water and BAM! your engine stops rotating, rods bend and piston tops cave in. Water does NOT compress.At best you'll have to tow the car to a shop and clean out the water, at worst, a new engine.Yes, charging through water is indeed a stupid, unsafe and potentially expensive thing to do. We won't even get into the lack of control water delivers at high speeds!Dave

[ehoff121]

Quote, originally posted by djkeev »What many people don't realize is that the air intake for the combustion air on many cars is located at or at times below the bumper in order to scoop up as much fresh air as possible.I was thinking the same thing, so are Vibes with CAI's up top "puddle resistant"?

[ColonelPanic]

The simple concept of turn around, don't drown is so lost on many. There are some, um, "drainage opportunites" around here and last year we saw some of the heaviest rains in a long time. Couldn't get up the street to our house since the street was flooded. Had to park the car and leave it, meanwhile a water rescue was going on right in front of us and people *still* were trying to drive through the stuff.

[star_deceiver]

I love watching flood stories on the news. Your guaranteed to see: 1) Someone in a canoe, with an umbrella! 2) The weatherman trying to pretend that he knows whats going on. 3) And a well-to-do person standing knee deep in water beside their hydrolocked car!Quote, originally posted by 09vGT »I would be one of those people who fly through deep water!!I can see that.... just be sure you have a long streach of road ahead so you can distance yourself from the pedestrian or cyclist you just soaked!!!

[Whelan]

The stock intake on a pre 2009 Vibe/Matrix runs a lot of tubing and sits in front of the left wheel well, very vulnerable. I have the supercharger intake tube that goes from the filter and down to get a more direct flow of air instead of the U shaped awkwardness of the stock tubing. Works great but if I hit a puddle to fast and splash I can get that weird loud rhaspy sound from the engine as the vacuum in the intake tubing is fighting against the water. Eventually the water drains out and I am fine but I have to drive slowly and allow it to basically drain out of the tube.

[micasa21]

hey. when you gotta go. ya gotttta go

[houseofbugs]

Quote, originally posted by ehoff121 »I was thinking the same thing, so are Vibes with CAI's up top "puddle resistant"?My aftermarket CAI sits behind the drivers headlight. I have been in torrential rain and I have yet to suck up any water.

[jimincalif]

Don't forget hydroplaning. My office window looks out on a freeway with a low spot. Guaranteed for at least two spinouts in every heavy rain. Sometimes they are lucky and just punch the center divider. Other times no so lucky they get T-boned by a following car.Slow down for standing water.