# Classic "too fast for conditions" **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [July 2, 2019, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-too-fast-for-conditions/143497 "2019-07-02T14:01:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-too-fast-for-conditions/143497/1 "2019-07-02T14:01:24Z")
From a friend with a dash cam: ---
**Author:** ![mperry\_153483](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@mperry\_153483](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mperry_153483)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 1:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-too-fast-for-conditions/143497/2 "2019-07-03T01:32:23Z")
Yep… but bad luck he hit that pole. A friend did that, got yanked out of the field by a farmer’s tractor, and drove his Metro for years more. If he’s OK, he’ll remember that accident for years. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 2:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-too-fast-for-conditions/143497/3 "2019-07-03T02:34:31Z")
> [@mperry\_153483](#): > > If he’s OK, he’ll remember that accident for years. But, will he slow down ? ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 3:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-too-fast-for-conditions/143497/4 "2019-07-03T03:24:54Z")
Probably too fast for worn tires. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 3:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-too-fast-for-conditions/143497/5 "2019-07-03T03:29:10Z")
Further proof you can get away with violating the politicians’ laws sometimes, but not the laws of physics. ---
**Author:** ![mperry\_153483](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@mperry\_153483](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mperry_153483)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 4:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-too-fast-for-conditions/143497/6 "2019-07-03T04:13:51Z")
Will he slow down? The Magic 8 Ball says… “My sources say no”. ---
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-too-fast-for-conditions/143497/7 "2019-07-03T13:27:43Z")
Driver walked away from that. Looks like it lost most of its velocity before hitting the pole. ---
**Author:** ![B.L.E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@B.L.E](https://community.cartalk.com/u/B.L.E)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-too-fast-for-conditions/143497/8 "2019-07-04T12:27:12Z")
Nothing slows down a car like driving through some standing water in a ditch. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-too-fast-for-conditions/143497/9 "2019-07-04T13:27:27Z")
> [@oldtimer-11](#): > > Probably too fast for worn tires. I remember the manager of a Costco tire department telling me that their busiest times are on rainy days. Many people who had ignored their badly worn tires suddenly realized the urgency of the situation when their car hydroplaned, and they rushed-in for new tires. 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![vipergg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/50afbb/32.png) [@vipergg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/vipergg)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-too-fast-for-conditions/143497/10 "2019-07-04T13:42:02Z")
Exactly , it wasnt raining very hard .He had the wipers on intermittent . ---
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 11:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-too-fast-for-conditions/143497/11 "2019-07-04T23:56:42Z")
Hydroplaning knows no mercy. ---
**Author:** ![mperry\_153483](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@mperry\_153483](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mperry_153483)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 8:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-too-fast-for-conditions/143497/12 "2019-07-05T08:07:53Z")
> [@B.L.E](#): > > Nothing slows down a car like driving through some standing water in a ditch. lol The telephone pole did a pretty good job, too. ---
**Author:** ![mperry\_153483](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@mperry\_153483](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mperry_153483)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2019, 8:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/classic-too-fast-for-conditions/143497/13 "2019-07-05T08:10:52Z")
> [@vipergg](#): > > it wasnt raining very hard .He had the wipers on intermittent True, but look at that rooster tail. I’d say he was driving thru heavy standing water.