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Tyres are important to any vehicle because they are the sole point of contact between the road and your vehicle. Regardless of the type of tyre equipped, it is always important to drive prudently and refrain from speeding, especially during wet weather conditions. Watch what befalls this speeding Audi on a rainy day: Location The incident location is on the ECP towards KPE (ECP) at exit 14. The image below is what the area looks like during good weather. What Happened? An Audi TT was travelling on lane 1 of ECP at a relatively high speed while it was raining. Due to its speed and the wet road conditions, the Audi sports car lost traction to its wheels, causing it to aquaplane. Within seconds, it spun out of control - it slid across the expressway, from lane one to the last lane. Just when it was about to smash into the railings, the Audi TT gained some traction in its wheels and seemingly executed a well-performed J-turn (out of pure luck). Miraculously, the Audi TT emerged unharmed - WITHOUT A SINGLE SCRATCH. The Audi driver probably used up his entire year's worth of luck. Netizens' Comments Confirm shrink one. I am not surprised if he stops driving after this traumatic experience. NGL, this is the fastest way I have seen someone exit an expressway. How fast do y'all think he was going? ========= Be the first to get the latest road/ COE news, and get first dibs on exclusive promos and giveaways in our Telegram SGCM Community. Join us today!

Scenario: Speed: 100km/h Road: Almost straight, normal asphalt Lane: 1st lane, vehicle on left, parapet on right, front and back empty of vehicle Driven wheel: Front Transmission: Manual Puddle: Enough to aquaplane but not deep enough to slow down car Corrective actions will be intuitive and immediately, almost in a subconscious fashion. Apart from straightening the wheel (or see-saw the wheel) to optimize the grip angle, moderation of brakes and selection of lower gear, what else would you do? I was thinking slight clutching in (fast, intermediate and controlled) to disengage the drive from the driven wheels but never actually tried this. You guys reacted differently or did something else?