Stinger driver loses it in the rain

[EdP]

Sometimes it is best to just go with traffic as this guy finds out. He was lucky, not skillful

Kia Stinger Driver Finds Out What Happens When You're Too Throttle Happy In The Rain | Carscoops

The Stinger went aquaplaning and it was very fortunate that an accident was prevented

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[princelybug]

Close call...he'll do it again.

 

[rmod]

Hydroplaning can happen if you hit a bad patch even if you are going with traffic.

 

[EdP]

Hydroplaning can happen if you hit a bad patch even if you are going with traffic.

Sure, but the chances of it happening greatly increase with speed and under acceleration. Note that no other car spun out. Driver error in this case

 

[waveman]

Sure, but the chances of it happening greatly increase with speed and under acceleration. Note that no other car spun out. Driver error in this case

I don't doubt that the Stinger driver was careless, but it looks like the spinout resulted from him driving through a large puddle. The road otherwise was dry and there was no rain on the windshield of the car with the dash cam.

 

[TinsleyC]

He knew he was driving carelessly, backing away down that street afterward...

 

[EdP]

I don't doubt that the Stinger driver was careless, but it looks like the spinout resulted from him driving through a large puddle. The road otherwise was dry and there was no rain on the windshield of the car with the dash cam.

He could have coasted through it too. He was accelerating to get past everyone. You can induce spin easily when wet and driving careless.

 

[waveman]

He could have coasted through it too. He was accelerating to get past everyone. You can induce spin easily when wet and driving careless.

I agree with you. He was driving carelessly and should have taken his foot off the accelerator as soon as he saw the puddle, assuming he was even keeping his eyes on the road ahead. My point was that he did hit a "bad patch" as @rmod said, in the sense that he encountered a road condition that none of the other drivers in the video did.