[USA][NJ][OC] Taking a turn to fast in wet weather
Posted Nov 12, 2019, 7:03 PM UTC
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Yikes, looks like you lost the front end right when you started to turn. Was your hand on the front brake? From the camera perspective, it didn't look like you were going 'too' fast.
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I was braking with the front brake right before the turn when I lost traction. I didn't brake hard, just slowing down normally to make the turn. I've taken that corner at higher speeds many times in the past, it was just super slick out today. Maybe I hit a leaf (wet leaves are super sketchy) or maybe my tires just aren't in as good shape as in the past but either way I could have probably taken the turn fine if I were going a few MPH slower.
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Wet leaves are worse than gravel in my experience.
IDK how often it rains there but if it's the first rain in a while the water brings a lot of oil and stuff to the surface before it washes it all away.
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Whenever I'm out in the rain I test my brakes with no traffic behind, to get an idea of how good traction I have that day. And always slow down for turns before I start the turn. Turning already puts traction demands without adding acceleration/braking into the mix.
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That's the way to go. I knew it was slick but just wasn't prepared for how slick it was.
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I bent my wookie
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*too
Fast is not a location which you are going to
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Check your too versus to! Too fast vs going to the store...just saying
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I see it. It's not fixable now so it'll stay as is.
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I'm still not fully dried out 6 hours later and I'm going to have some ugly bruises but otherwise not too much damage to me.
Really thankful for the trucker for stopping and the guy from the mechanic for coming to make sure I was alright.
and yet people will still say jersey is full of assholes. we have our share no doubt but like most places the majority of us will help one another out. glad you are alright.
Just to balance this out I was tailgated, cut around, honked at repeatedly and given the finger by a lady in a large SUV shortly before this. All because I wasn't going more than 5 mph over the speed limit in an area where she couldn't pass. In person most people are nice but when they're in their cars maybe 5% of drivers are one mild inconvenience away from losing their minds.
I'm from CT it seems NJ drivers are even worse when they're out of their own state, kinda like those people who piss all over public bathrooms.
But the important question is, was your lunch ok?
It made it through fine other than a squashed banana.