Replying to @allkindsostuff Most of us slam the brake the second the car starts to float. Here's why that makes it worse. 🌧️ #drivingtips #carsafety #hydroplaning #learnontiktok #safetytips

Driving down the highway in the rain when your car starts to hydroplane. So you slam the brake. But your tires are riding on a layer of water, not the road. So the brakes have nothing to grab. And the car starts to skid. So you jerk the wheel to straighten out. But the tires still don't have traction, so nothing happens. Until suddenly they touch down, now turn to different direction than the car is traveling. And the car lunges sideways. So you ease off the gas and steer gently where you want to go, until the car slows and the tires find the road. So you speed back up. But the next puddle does it again. So you finally realize the fix happens before the puddle. Slow down and drive in the tracks of the car ahead, where the water's already been pushed away. No brake, steer gently. Slow down when there's standing water. Remember that, because one day,