Hydroplaning
Remember the time you were driving along the highway in the late afternoon in the summer when a thunderstorm suddenly drops buckets of rain out of the sky. The windshield wipers have a difficult time removing all of the water from the windshield. Before you can slow down, you feel your car move like it is on ice and you no longer have complete control of the steering. This is the scary feeling of hydroplaning.
Most vehicles that hydroplane will recover and the driver moves on down the road. A few vehicles do not and the results can be disastrous on a busy highway. Hydroplaning occurs when a vehicle’s tires ride up on the water and the tires are lifted from the pavement. At that point, the driver of the vehicle has no control steering the car. The car will continue in the direction it was headed. During rainfall events, vehicles may hydroplane on roadways that do not have adequate stormwater drainage.
A few of the factors that prevent adequate stormwater drainage and can lead to hydroplaning are:
|
|
Our engineer is licensed professional engineer, licensed professional surveyor, a professional hydrologist and is certified as an accident reconstructionist. If you think you have an accident which may involve hydroplaning, contact us today to begin investigation how the accident occurred.
Receive our E-Newsletter
Vehicle Speeds E-Course
Receive a FREE e-course in your inbox and learn how to determine the speeds of vehicles using skid marks & yaw marks, black box downloads, and 3D Computer Simulations.
| Brochure | Qualifications | Services | Stay Connected | |||||
 Download a PDF version of the company brochure to learn more about AES and the engineering and land surveying services it offers. |
|
Our clients recieve the highest level of service from our team Civil Engineers, Forensic Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors, Professional Hydrologists, and ACTAR Certified Reconstructionist. Learn More. |
|
Atlanta Engineering Services, Inc. | 185 Thompson Street | Alpharetta, GA 30009