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If water on the road surface is as low as 1 12 of an inch at what speed can your tires lose total traction?
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∙ 13y ago
At 65 mph, your tires can lose total contact with the road. Of
course, your car can begin to hydroplane at slower speeds if your tire tread and pressure
are not at the proper levels
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If water on the road surface is as low as 2 inches at what speed can your tires lose total traction contact?
For airplanes a hydroplaning speed can be calculated (roughly 8.6 times the square root of the tire pressure) but it is not as simple for cars. If you have bald tires, the speed will be lower, if you have good wet traction tires with "aqua channels" it will be higher. In all cases, if you know you are going to drive over 2" of standing water, slow down.
What speed can your tires lose total traction?
That depends on many factors that you haven't included. What surface (gravel, dirt, asphalt, concrete)? What condition (dry, wet, icy, snow)? Is the question related to starting from a dead stop, cornering, stopping, hydroplaning, etc? Front wheel drive or rear wheel drive? weight of the vehicle? Age and condition of the tires?
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Where is the traction control module 2000 Cadillac catera?
The 2000 Cadillac traction control module can be found on each wheel. There is a total of four traction control modules.
What is the surface area is the sum of the areas of all the surfaces of a three dimensional object called?
The total surface area! The total surface area! The total surface area! The total surface area!
A tire dealer sells 2 tires for as much as he paid for 3 tires. he paid 240 for a dozen tires. what is the total profit on 12 tires?
120
A tirer dealer sells 2 tires for as much as 3 tires He paid 240 dollars for dozen of tires What is the total profit on 12 tires?
240
A tire dealer sells 2 tires for as much as he paid for 3 tires He paid 240 for a dozen tires What is the total profit on 12 tires?
120
What speed does a car hydroplane?
Actually according to Cal. Specs, In heavy rain, the "common" car will hydroplane at a speed of 35 MPH, regardless of surface type. AnswerThere are simply too many variables to this scenerio to properly answer this question. It depends on the total weight of the vehicle, including all the items and people in the car. It also depends on the condition of the shocks, struts, entire suspension system, along with the condition of the tires. It would also matter what kind of road surface it was, blacktop or concrete, rough or smooth. It would matter how much water was on the road as well. The vehicle's safety equipment, like anti-lock brakes, or electronic traction assist would also make a difference. But the biggest variable in all this, would be the skill of the driver. So there is no set answer for this question. Too many factors to consider I agree. The type of tire really has more effect on this than speed. But there are too many variables to say exactly what speed a CAR WILL HYDROPLANE AT. loquin: The FAA has done a lot of testing in this area. What their experiments showed is that the speed at which hydroplaning COULD occur is dependent upon the air pressure in the tires of the moving vehicle. The actual calculation is V = 9 * sqrt(P) where V is the velocity at which hydroplaning could occur, and P is the air pressure, in PSI, in the tires. So, for a car with 35 PSI in the tires, the speed at which hydroplaning could occur is a bit over 53 miles per hour. Now, tread in the tire can help channel water out from under the tire, to raise the hydroplaning speed some. Note - this calculation is valid for puddles of water, and NOT for deeper water, where the water level is more than about an inch. I'm not surprised that the state quotes a lower speed - just to be on the 'safe' side; if the car in question has a lower air pressure in the tires, it will hydroplane at a lower speed. You could drive a car with 15 PSI in the tires for a while, and 15 psi, plugged into the above equation, yields a shade under 35 mph...
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How do you find the total average speed?
Average Speed = Total Distance / Total Time
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