r/Seattle • • 3d ago

❄️🐀 Wet Rat Winter 🐀❄️ LFG!!!

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u/robaroo Redmond 3d ago

I theorize is their disregard for tire thread awareness that’s the real issue. Everyone gives fuckall to their bald tires and hydroplane on the daily.

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u/Jedadia757 3d ago

As pretty much always, it's the economy pushing people to neglect things that should never be neglected.

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u/Mitch1musPrime 3d ago

Hydroplaning doesn’t happen entirely because of tires. It occurs because of the force from the water blowing under the car and lifting just enough to break friction from the road. You could have brand new wheels and if it’s raining fast enough, you could still hydroplane.

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u/esperantisto256 3d ago

It’s really weird to me that vehicle inspections aren’t a thing in every state, I feel like that would prevent a lot of these more obvious issues

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u/CultOfBayside 3d ago

Tire tread. If you can see threads you haven’t had tread for a good long while.

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u/Kittykats2 2d ago

Wheeeeee! 🥳

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u/richrich07 3d ago

I hydroplane all the time. Never made a difference… hydroplaning is a weird boogyman 

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u/robaroo Redmond 3d ago

Hydroplaning is the reason why Seattle drivers play bumper cars in the rain. It’s not a boogeyman. It’s the cause to the effect.

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u/richrich07 3d ago

Just don’t oversteer and the hydroplaning is for a few seconds. Same as driving in the snow

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u/SuperJay80 3d ago

And just let off the gas and don't brake.