1995 Chevrolet Astro Owner's Manual - Page 152

It's wise to keep your wiping equipment in good shape and keep your windshield washer tank filled. Replace your windshield wiper inserts when they show signs of streaking or missing areas on the windshield, or when strips of rubber start to separate from the inserts. Driving too fast through large water puddles or even going through some car washes can cause problems, too. The water may affect your brakes. Try to avoidpuddles. But if you can't, try to slow down before you hit them. I A CAUTION: Hydroplaning .' Wet brakes can cause accidents. They won't work well in a quick stop and may cause pulling to one side. could lose You control of the vehicle. After driving through a large puddle of water ora car wash, apply your brake pedal lightly until your brakes work normally. Hydroplaning is dangerous. So much water can build up under your tires that they can actually ride on 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 with the road. Hydroplaning doesn't happen often. But it can if your tires haven't much tread or if the pressure in one ormore is low. It can happen if a lotof water is standing on the road. If you can see reflections from trees, telephone poles, or othervehicles, and raindrops "dimple" the water's surface; there could be hydroplaning. Hydroplaning usually happens at higher speeds. There justisn't a hard and fast rule about hydroplaning. The best advice is to slow down when it is raininq. 4-14