{"id":47111,"date":"2017-06-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skolnicklaw.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/hydroplaning-in-a-truck-how-to-avoid-it\/"},"modified":"2023-12-28T14:20:32","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T19:20:32","slug":"hydroplaning-in-a-truck-how-to-avoid-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skolnicklaw.com\/hydroplaning-in-a-truck-how-to-avoid-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Hydroplaning in a truck: How to avoid it"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether you\u2019re in a car or a truck, hydroplaning is a terrifying experience because you are unable to control your vehicle for however long it occurs \u2014 and even a few seconds at high speeds can spell disaster on the roadways.<\/p>\n

Hydroplaning can occur even in relatively small amounts of water \u2014 it just has to be more water than the truck\u2019s tires can scatter when moving through it. If the tires don\u2019t actually push all the water out of the way, then a film of water gets caught between the surface of the road and the tires themselves. The tire treads can\u2019t catch a grip on the road, and suddenly you can neither steer nor brake your vehicle. According to studies, it only takes about one-tenth of an inch of water<\/a> to start the whole thing in motion.<\/p>\n

The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) says that wet pavement accounts for 75 percent of weather-related accidents. What many people don\u2019t realize, however, is that the first few minutes of any rainfall are often the most dangerous for several reasons:<\/p>\n

\u2014 Drivers don\u2019t adjust their speed quickly enough. Especially if a driver has been driving for a while in a truck on a long haul, he or she may not immediately register the need to reduce the truck\u2019s speed.<\/p>\n

\u2014 The early rainwater mixes with the oil that\u2019s on many roadways, creating a substance far slicker than water alone \u2014 which is why hydroplaning can occur when there\u2019s barely any water coating the surface of a road.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Drivers who have just emptied their load are at a bigger risk of hydroplaning because their vehicles lack the weight that they had while getting to their destination. Added weight helps tires push through water more easily without losing any traction.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Truck tires that have worn treads, uneven wear on their treads, are under-inflated for the load that they are carrying, or over-inflated because they haven\u2019t been adjusted since their load was emptied, are also more at risk of hydroplaning.<\/p>\n

Hydroplaning is often avoidable. If you\u2019re the victim of a hydroplaning accident with a truck<\/a>, it\u2019s very possible that driver negligence was involved. Consider talking to an attorney as soon as possible \u2014 acting quickly may help the attorney preserve useful evidence (like photos of the tire treads on the truck involved) that could later help your case.<\/p>\n

Source:<\/strong> Trucking SOS, \u201cAccidents Caused by Hydroplaning<\/a>,\u201d accessed June 20, 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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