So does Tesla have a hydroplaning accident record???
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Hydroplaned and crashed. Driving for 50 years. Never happened before.
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Tam
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Tesla is a car so there's no reasons for it to escape physics.
spsheridan
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No, it doesnt. Hydroplaning is not having enough grip for the conditions, either because the conditions are very bad, or your tires are in bad shape, usually a combination of the two.
To answer the inevitable next question, there is NO CIRCUMSTANCE WHATSOEVER where you (the driver) are not at fault for hydroplaning your car. Its called an accident for a reason.
This is also usually the type of post that represents "driveby trolling". Only real thing missing is a call out to "how can elon let this happen?!?!?!?!"
18 months w the standard wheel and tire set up. Rear tires were down to 4/32.
Hydroplaning has more to do with your tires (tread, compound, wear) than your car
howardnj
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I replace tires when they are at 5/32
It;s cheaper to replace four tires than risk an accident
That’ll do it. 4/32 aren’t safe to dive on in any kind of weather.
That coupled with regen potentially kicking in over a puddle and you’re toast.
Read up on "Lubrication theory" then we would know that hydroplaning is related to higher speed and ability of tires thread to remove water. If not then there will be a thin layer of water between tires and wet road resulting in lower coefficient of friction then hydroplaning
sleepydoc
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Tesla tires area also a bit wider than most which makes them a bit more prone to hydroplaning. I agree with the others, though - hydroplaning is an issue of the tires and the conditions, not the car.
On my tread depth gauge, 6/32 is the top of the yellow zone and 3/32 is the top of the red zone. When my tires get that worn (anything less than 6/32) I take extra precautions in rain or when there is standing water. If I lived in Florida, or Washington state I would replace my tires around 6/32, and in states that are not as rainy right around where you are now at 4/32.
Keith
The "top of George Washington's head on a quarter" test is 4/32". Most tire manufacturers and sellers recommend replacement at that level. Frankly, you could probably drive a little beyond that. But you've got to particularly careful, especially in wet conditions. And, as others have said, I'd rather be safe than sorry.
If I lived in Arizona or Nevada I would drive all the way down to 3/32 or less and feel perfectly safe... based on the annual rainfall
Keith
You do realize it doesn't take a "deep puddle" to hydroplane. In fact, it's rarely a "deep puddle".
Just a steady rain, poor tires and enough speed and now your car is "floating" on the the "puddle-less" road.
That's why it's so dangerous. If you know your tires are borderline and it's raining steady, slow way down, like under 50 mph.
Yes I know exactly what you mean. That's why I change tires well before 4/32, and I'm not getting any younger, so I'll be taking even less chances in the future...
whisperingshad
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happened to me in my prius prime, 2 week new tires, on a turn, taken about about 15mph, must have been slick on the painted letters of the street, HYDRO,
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