Horrific R8 Accident

[LEXION]

The 27-year-old driver, from Gummersbach, lost control of the car in heavy rain. Sadly, he hadn’t been wearing a seatbelt, and was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say he appears to have aquaplaned at high speed before hitting the central barrier.

[ARMAN]

such unessesary death

[5vz-fe]

Originally Posted by ARMAN such unessesary death

x2 ...

[-Akshay-]

sad.

even sad thing is i dont know what aquaplaned means

[ae86_16v]

Originally Posted by -Akshay- sad. even sad thing is i dont know what aquaplaned means

Basically when there is a layer of water under your tires, so your tires aren't making contact to the ground. That's what treads in your tires do, they help "remove" and channel the water away so your rubbers touch pavement again, thus traction. The faster you go the more that layer of water builds up.

When you are hydro/aqua planning you are just sliding along water.

[-Akshay-]

Originally Posted by ae86_16v Basically when there is a layer of water under your tires, so your tires aren't making contact to the ground. That's what treads in your tires do, they help "remove" and channel the water away so your rubbers touch pavement again, thus traction. The faster you go the more that layer of water builds up. When you are hydro/aqua planning you are just sliding along water.

ah thanks

[ae86_16v]

Originally Posted by -Akshay- ah thanks

No problem.

[warneej]

sucks man, someones always gotta go act stupid in their ridiculously fast and expensive car...its a sad sight

[SilviaEvo]

Originally Posted by warneej sucks man, someones always gotta go act stupid in their ridiculously fast and expensive car...its a sad sight

we all have had our stupid moments in our own cars that arent necessarily fast and expensive. unless you drive at the exact speed limit every single time you drive. could have just been one of those days gone wrong. but he could have at least worn his seatbelt.