Many drivers fear driving high speed during rainy seasons because fearing brake failure.What causes failure?
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Some have the erroneous idea that it is brake failure during rain that causes the inability to control and/or stop a vehicle. This is not the case. What actually causes the problem is hydroplaning - the car's tires riding on a sheet of water causing loss of traction.  This condition occurs when water in front of your tires increases more quickly than the weight of your vehicle can push it out of the way through the treads on your tires. The increased water pressure causes the vehicle to lift slightly and ride on a thin layer of water which has built up between the tires and the road. This is the critical point when the vehicle becomes totally out of contact with the road, and becomes uncontrollable, the brakes seeming not to work. Actually, the brakes DO work, but when you slam them on during an emergency and it's wet, the tires are not making contact with the road. The wheels lock up, and your vehicle begins to slide on the water sheet. \n3 things that cause hydroplaning:\n1. Vehicle speed. Increased speed reduces wet traction. \n2. Tread depth on your vehicle's tires. The deeper the tread, the greater the traction. Bald tires are a safety problem.\n3. The deeper the water on the road, the sooner you will loose traction. However, even a very thin layer of water can cause loss of traction, even at low speeds. \nTo remain safe - remember to SLOW DOWN when driving in wet weather.
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Hydraulics control various systems of the car and are a vital link between the driver's controls and the car. If you lose hydraulics, the car becomes tough to drive and fails. That's why in F1 a hydraulics failure almost always causes a retirement.
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The Ninja, Attack Squirrel Of Death!!!\n\n I never dreamed slowly cruising through a residential neighborhood could be so incredibly dangerous!  Studies have shown that motorcycling requires more decisions per second, and more sheer data processing than nearly any other common activity or sport. The reactions and accurate decision making abilities needed have been likened to the reactions of fighter pilots! The consequences of bad decisions or poor situational awareness are pretty much the same for both groups too. Occasionally, as a rider I have caught myself starting to make bad or ate decisions while riding. In flight training, my instructors called this being "behind the power curve". It is a mark of experience that when this begins to happen, the rider recognizes the situation, and more importantly, does something about it. A short break, a meal, or even a gas stop can set things right again as it gives the brain a chance to catch up.  Good, accurate, and timely decisions are essential when riding a motorcycle.at least if you want to remain among the living. In short, the brain needs to keep up with the machine. I had been banging around the roads of east Texas and as I headed back into Dallas, found myself in very heavy, high-speed traffic on the freeways. Normally, this is not a problem, I commute in these conditions daily, but suddenly I was nearly run down by a cage that decided it needed my lane more than I did. This is not normally a big deal either, as it happens around here often, but usually I can accurately predict which drivers are not paying attention and avoid them before we are even close. This one I missed seeing until it was nearly too late, and as I took evasive action I nearly broadsided another car that I was not even aware was there!  Two bad decisions and insufficient situational awareness.all within seconds.  I was behind the power curve. Time to get off the freeway.   I hit the next exit, and as I was in an area I knew pretty well, headed through a few big residential neighborhoods as a new route home. As I turned onto the nearly empty streets I opened the visor on my full-face helmet to help get some air. I figured some slow riding through the quiet surface streets would give me time to relax, think, and regain that "edge" so frequently required when riding.  Little did I suspect.  As I passed an oncoming car, a brown furry missile shot out from under it and tumbled to a stop immediately in front of me. It was a squirrel, and must have been trying to run across the road when it encountered the car.  I really was not going very fast, but there was no time to brake or avoid it-it was that close.I hate to run over animals.and I really hate it on a motorcycle, but a squirrel should pose no danger to me. I barely had time to brace for the impact.  Animal lovers, never fear. Squirrels can take care of themselves! Inches before impact, the squirrel flipped to his feet. He was standing on his hind legs and facing the oncoming Valkyrie with steadfast resolve in his little beady eyes. His mouth opened, and at the last possible second, he screamed and leapt! I am pretty sure the scream was squirrel for, "Banzai!" or maybe, "Die you gravy-sucking, heathen scum!" as the leap was spectacular and he flew over the windshield and impacted me squarely in the chest.  Instantly he set upon me. If I did not know better I would have sworn he brought twenty of his little buddies along for the attack. Snarling, hissing, and tearing at my clothes, he was a frenzy of activity. As I was dressed only in a light t-shirt, summer riding gloves, and jeans this was a bit of a cause for concern. This furry little tornado was doing some damage!  Picture a large man on a huge black and chrome cruiser, dressed in jeans, a t-shirt, and leather gloves puttering maybe 25mph down a quiet residential street.and in the fight of his life with a squirrel. And losing.I grabbed for him with my left hand a
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I was in the Air Force driving 1000 miles to go home for a month leave. While I was driving in the high mountains around Reno, I fell asleep. I was traveling about 85 mph. My truck veered off the highway. As soon as I felt the truck leave the highway, I woke up and found I was heading downward on the gravel part of the side of the highway. My truck seemed to be driving itself I was in shock. The steering wheel was moving under my hands. I can't describe it any better than this. As the truck moved back up to the highway, I pulled over and tried to calm down. It was a really frightening moment. What was even more frightening was just 1/4 mile more and the side of the highway no longer had gravel. There were large boulders. I still get chills thinking about it.\n\nTill the day I die, I know I was not the one driving my truck at that moment.\n\nbtw - I have had several other experiences where the circumstances involved other than human interaction. I guess I am just one of the few to have been fortunate enough to experience it.
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Well, I hate the cold, and I hate driving on slippery roads, so unless I can just stay home, I prefer rain.  Snow is pretty to look at, but again, if I can stay home.
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Remember that there is friction acting on the car from the movement of the wheels over the road. Work must therefore be done to overcome this friction.
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High pressure is hot. If it hits a low pressure area, you get rain.
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Last Saturday night.  The cruise control got stuck and breaks went out and I couldn't stop from veering off the highway onto a dirt road.  I came to a dead stop when the radiator blew.
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I like to drive both fast cars and fast bike but I feel like riding bikes more because they are more flexible to be handled. You feel the gush of air ramming you face, you feel the speed and you enjoy the same. In car, well I don't enjoy the ride even when I am on top gear, top rev, top speed. If I do, I think it will be in high end car like Carrera 911 or F430 Spyder. Its fun to be a biker.
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Yes, but we're often taught to ignore them. Which sucks, because they are there for a reason, to keep us alive.\n\nI get them before serious traffic accidents. When I was 19 I was driving to by BF's house and after I got off the highway I felt this strange twist in my gut and I shook it off. Less than 5 min later some 16 year old driving his dad's car took the front end off of my car and I broke my right arm and had to have a pin put in it.\n\nNow when I get that feeling I pull over until it passes on it's own.
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What i found on wikipedia- Reasons\n\nerosion by rivers, glaciers, or ocean waves create oversteepened slopes \nrock and soil slopes are weakened through saturation by snowmelt or heavy rains \nearthquakes create stresses that make weak slopes fail (see liquefaction, Hope Slide) \nvolcanic eruptions produce loose ash deposits, heavy rain, and debris flows. \nvibrations from machinery, traffic, blasting, and even thunder may trigger failure of weak slopes \nexcess weight from accumulation of rain or snow, stockpiling of rock or ore, from waste piles, or from man-made structures may stress weak slopes to failure and other structures \ngroundwater pressure acting to destabilise the slope \nin shallow soils, the removal of deep-rooted vegetation that binds the colluvium to bedrock.
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less fear of repurcussions. My psychology professor used the example of road rage. People feel they can cuss out and flip off other drivers, because they feel anonymous and safe in their cars. These same people would not dare to do this to someone's face for fear of the way the person would react, however, due to the increasing cases of road rage violence, people are becoming more afraid to do this also. The internet seems to make people feel even more anonymous and safe.
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Speed.  Specifically, someone else's driving.  I try to desensitize myself to it by letting other people drive, but it hasn't helped much.
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For me it's the fear of being hurt again. I don't want to be dragged through the dirt anymore, but it always happens. :(
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Some have, too many haven't. I don't believe that it's necessarily a matter of driving, it's a matter of driving while doing other things. Cell phone use is a HUGE culprit. In fact, there was an instance the other day where I was at a 4-way stop and a lady just blew the stop sign as I was starting out (after waiting my turn following 2 vehicles)...and she had a little girl in the care with her! Sure enough, she had a cell phone stuck to the side of her face....and a CHILD with her. I don't have any children of my own, but that doesn't mean I don't care for them. It is a sad situation when you have to wait two turns through a light opposed to one just because some egotistical chick in the car ahead of you is fluffing her hair or applying makeup (and not paying attention, of course). I, like many other women, wear makeup - but I apply and touch up in the appropriate places, while not moving in a vehicle. It doesn't matter what your makeup looks like if your brains are splattered all over the road due to a wreck. I can't say I have never seen someone read paperwork or a magazine while driving because I have, more than once - what the heck?!? Then some people don't even need an in-car distraction to inhibit their driving skills - they just naturally suck. There's the slow drivers in the passing lane, the swervers, the non-signalers...ugh! I could go on and on, but we just don't have that kind of time. I do feel a little better for ranting a bit, though. What it all boils down to is a blatant disregard for human life...stop multitasking (or attempting to) and pay attention to the road and what's happening around you. If my father (when teaching me to drive) hadn't instilled in me that you always have to watch out for the other guy, I would sure as hell be dead at the moment. ;)
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i never sleep better than when its raining outside, my husband is the same way.  we watch every storm come in and go out.  once we put on snomobile helmets so we could stand outside in hail.  silly, huh?