FD skidded!

[Route88]

Saw one civic ES kena same thing,same spot....the owner

[Route88]

Its the person who control the machine

[Sickscientist]

Slippery when wet.....

[Flyingman]

i ever skidded too and now my car total loss by N ? ? ?.

its kinda scary if you are in the vehicle and your car spin and spin..

just hope the driver/passengers of this vehicle is allright..

[Axela525]

[Axela525]

I always do sweeping bend at tat corner

[Axela525]

Wet wet ground better not cheong too fast

[Sickscientist]

Yup.. I know what it feels like to have skidded and have no control over ur veh... U really dont know wats going to happen... A matter of life and death..

[Xefera]

why makes you say the car not stable? you driven one before?

[Axela525]

Yup at high speed....

[Highwaycode]

Driving In the RainLosing control of your car on wet pavement is a frightening experience. Unfortunately, it can happen unless you take preventive measures.

 

You can prevent skids by driving slowly and carefully, especially on curves. Steer and brake with a light touch. When you need to stop or slow, do not brake hard or lock the wheels and risk a skid. Maintain mild pressure on the brake pedal.

 

If you do find yourself in a skid, remain calm, ease your foot off the gas, and carefully steer in the direction you want the front of the car to go. For cars without anti-lock brakes, avoid using your brakes. This procedure, known as "steering into the skid," will bring the back end of your car in line with the front. If your car has ABS, brake firmly as you "steer into the skid."

 

While skids on wet pavement may be frightening, hydroplaning is completely nerve-wracking. Hydroplaning happens when the water in front of your tires builds up faster than your car's weight can push it out of the way. The water pressure causes your car to rise up and slide on a thin layer of water between your tires and the road. At this point, your car can be completely out of contact with the road, and you are in danger of skidding or drifting out of your lane, or even off the road.

To avoid hydroplaning, keep your tires properly inflated, maintain good tread on your tires and replace them when necessary, slow down when roads are wet, and stay away from puddles. Try to drive in the tire tracks left by the cars in front of you.

 

If you find yourself hydroplaning, do not brake or turn suddenly. This could throw your car into a skid. Ease your foot off the gas until the car slows and you can feel the road again. If you need to brake, do it gently with light pumping actions. If your car has anti-lock brakes, then brake normally; the car's computer will mimic a pumping action, when necessary.

 

A defensive driver adjusts his or her speed to the wet road conditions in time to avoid having to use any of these measures!

[Axela525]

[Aimnfire]

eh that spot dont play play siak

fast or slow/ rain or dry

 

unsuspecting rider/drivers will be surprise slightly after/before the FD crash (not sure which part FD crash) as there is a metal strip on the road to prevent the bridge from contracting or expanding due to weather

 

once tyre hit the metal strip and unsuspecting rider/driver will go straight into the wall

 

oh yah by the way

thats the area (2nd left corner) i skidded with my bike at 140km/h

[Axela525]

140km

[Axela525]

140km u did not skid?? Edited September 26, 2007 by Axela525

[Kelpie]

Yup.. I know what it feels like to have skidded and have no control over ur veh... U really dont know wats going to happen... A matter of life and death..

 

1. Yap, My closest encounter is when my tyre burst while coming done from Cameron highlands, suddently the steering wheel like no control, luckily I don't anyhow brake as the road is wet, if not car will turn turtle. Later realized one front tyres kena not one but 3 long sharp nails. dunno how it happened till today.

 

2. Hence, I now installed Tyre Pressue Monitoring system to act as a early warning of failed tyres.

 

Regards,

[Kelpie]

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A defensive driver adjusts his or her speed to the wet road conditions in time to avoid having to use any of these measures!

 

Good theories but people will still not know how to react during a sudden situation. Study shown that the 1st reaction is to brake really hard. When Skid, best is don't anyhow brake whether have ABS or not. If the road is wet and is paved with rumbles then pray hard you have a good brake and tyres.

 

Regards,

[Falc]

I saw it too! Was wondering when someone gonna post ...

 

The driver really suai. Coz rain is very slight, road doesn't seem so wet, so can understand why drivers do not see the need to slow down.

 

But the road is still *wet*, although no paddles of water causing hydroplaning, one can still lose traction very very suddenly.

 

 

PLEASE all MCF drivers (myself included), drive slowly as long as the roads are wet, even during slight drizzle.