1993 Buick Park Avenue Owner's Manual - Page 187

A CAUTION: road. If you can see reflections from trees,telephone poles, or other vehicles, and raindrops "dimple" the water's surface, there could be hydroplaning. Hydroplaning usually happensat higher speeds. There just isn't a'hardand fast rule about hydroplaning. The best advice is to slow down when is raining, and be it careful. Wet brakes can cause accidents. They won't work well in a quick stop and may cause pulling to one side. You could lose control the vehicle. of After driving through a large puddle water or a of car wash, apply your brake pedal lightly until your brakes work normally. Some Other Rainy Weather Tips 0 Hydroplaning Hydroplaning is dangerous.So much water can build up under your tires that they can actually rideon the water. This canhappen if the road is wet enough and you're going fast enough. When your vehicle is hydroplaning, it has little or no contact the road. with You might not be aware of hydroplaning. You could drive along for some time without realizing your tires aren't in constant contactwith the road. You could find out the hard way: when you have to slow, turn, move out to pass -- or if you get hit by a gustof wind. You could suddenly find yourself out of control. it Hydroplaning doesn't happen often. But can if your tires haven't much treador if the pressure in one or more is low. It can happen if a lot of water is standing on the 0 0 Turn on your headlights not just your parkinglights --- to help make youmore visible to others. . , 0 Look for hard-to-see vehicles coming from behind.. You may want to use your headlights even daytime in if it's raining hard. Besides slowing down, allowsome extra following distance. And be especially careful when you pass another vehicle. Allow yourself more clear room ahead, and be prepared to have your view restricted by road spray. If the road sprayis so heavy you are actually blinded, drop back. Don't pass until conditions improve. Going more slowly is better than having an accident. Use your defogger it helps. if Have good tires with proper tread depth. (See "Tires" in the Index.) 0