stevebt

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It was by accident and unexpepected and I guess the other per was well and truly peeved . There was a huge puddle thar I deciced to go through at speed, no people were close but a car was turning at a junction when I hit the water.

I was 40 ft from a junction and the puddle took up most of that space but on my side it was the lowest, I hit the water at say 20mph and at that time a car turned the corner and I friggin covered it in water.

Turns out the driver had his window down Its not my fault he got swilled but the water was over 15ft high when I ploughed thru in my van so the chances of a car going thru and not getting caught by my spray is pretty doubtful

If it makes you feel any better they drove a corsa, I bet the horror when they turned into the corner and saw the spray coming off my van must of been amusing

ALi-B

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It happens - bad luck.

Had to replace an engine on a 6month old Audi A5 because he was driving through some shallow floodwater...problem was the other side of the road was a few feet deep. Cue the stereotypical t**t in the "i can go anywhere as fast I like" Range Rover Sport that churned through the water at speed.

The huge bow wave created went over the A5...it sucked in the water and hydrolocked. It was made worse by the automatic start/stop (DSG gearbox)...the engine tried to restart. It actually burnt out the starter motor (which had to be replaced before the insurers would allow further work to confirm engine was indeed fubarred).

angel1368

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dpb

Reinstate the death penalty

alcazar

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"Driving with the window down..."

Probably so everyone else could share his "music"......

In which case..

ALi-B

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Or smoking....whilst driving....that'll learn him

pimmo2000

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b3nmw

If they sorted out the roads properly then non of this would happen. As to the video I used to do that when I was a teenager

zip106

stevebt

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ReallyReallyGoodMeat

Why did you decide to go through it at speed?

Given the number of smilies in your post you don't seem all that remorseful.

You sound like a d**k van driver.

JGlanzaV

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Were you the guy he splashed?

I have never got someone wet with a vehicle, but I remember when I came over the brow of a hill doing 60+mph and a little old lady had stopped due to a phesant been in the road with her window open, I smashed the bird all over the road and saw lots of nasty bits fly through her open window! oops

stevebt

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The road was empty and I just wanted to make a big splash, it just happens as I hit the puddle a car turned into my path. Considering its on an industrial estate I wasnt expecting traffic

Also 20mph isn't at speed.

ditchmyster

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Hey if your on your side of the road and there happens to be a puddle that may or may not wet somebody, what are you supposed to do? swerve to avoid the puddle and crash into someone coming in the other direction or wet some dumb fcuck that wasn't smart enough to recognise the possibility.

stevebt

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It was that big it covered both lanes but it wasn't deep on my side but it looked like it was 6" deep on the other side.

thenewgalaxy

On my way to Oulton Park the other day I went through an enormous puddle, it was so big I had to drive round the middle of it... before I realised I'd taken a wrong turn. On the way I'd overtaken a Vespa on an L plate which was being driven by a real idiot.

As I come back down the other day, the Vespa drives right through the middle of this puddle, the water coming halfway up his leg as it bogs down and stops.

I had to pull over I was laughing so much.

andy97

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If you get reported or seen the the police it's an offence


Under section 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, it is an offence to perform a clear act of incompetence, selfishness, impatience or aggressiveness which causes inconvenience to other road users.

An0n0m0us

You are supposed to slow down enough so it doesn't cause a huge splash. Not difficult is it?

If you drive at a speed that causes a wave/splash big enough to inconvenience someone else and the police see you then you will get nicked and rightly so.

neil-h

Section 3 is a wonderful catch all piece of legislation isn't it.

Fat Boy

Wow, does your van have a periscope?

Torquemada

He's got one of these

pimmo2000

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That's most of Scoobynet and every Audi driver screwed then.

ditchmyster

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I once drove through a big puddle that looked about 6 inches deep both sides, as I approached I saw a Range Rover coming out the other side. I thought I would take the approach you suggest and drive through it very slowly, as i got half way there was an unseen dip in the road and the car died (diesel Astra estate) I went out through the sun roof and sat on the roof with a car full of water, a big van came along and kindly pushed me out the other side, engine was fubard, Hydrostatic lock. you are actually supposed to go through quite quickly and make a bow wave then cars with low air intakes wont suck the water up and knacker the engine.