Driving thru deep water on the road

[SurreyGuy]

As we had crappy weather this morning down here, I had to drive thru two "floods" under railways bridges. This got me thinking........................is it best to drive thru such floods slowly or quickly?

[marcus5771]

I would do this at a slow speed as if there are people walking you would be Prosecuted. Also there might be a deep craytor in the road that might damaged the suspension.

[nicolab6]

Slow but at a steady speed. And test the brakes as soon as you get through the water.

[kempie]

Do not attempt to drive through water if you are unsure of the depth.

Drive slowly - avoid making a bow wave which could flood the engine, i.e enter the air intake or interfere with the electrics. Avoid the bow waves of others by allowing on-coming traffic to pass first.

Keep your revs up and slip the clutch - this stops water entering through the exhaust.

Try your brakes when out of the water - here it is all right to use your left foot on the brake as you are pulling away from the water, but you shouldn�t use your left foot on the brake at any other time.

As mentioned above, driving through water at speeds above a slow crawl can result in water being thrown onto pavements, soaking pedestrians or cyclists. You could face a fine of �2,500, with the extra punishment of between three and nine penalty points if the police believe you were driving without reasonable consideration to other road users

[SurreyGuy]

Thanks folks.

[SaxyJag]

Drive slowly to keep yourself out of trouble, but keep your revs high to stop the engine from stalling. As soon as you're out and it's safe to do so, you should test your brakes. I've been taught to do this by slamming the anchors on a couple of times from a fairly slow speed - BUT ONLY WHEN IT'S SAFE.

[markja]

i don't suppose that my thought of go very fast and aquaplan across the top will be of any use then!

don't try this at home children!