The Dangers of Driving on Flooded Streets
If you approach a flooded roadway and the water is more than a few inches deep, or if you can’t tell how deep the water is, turn around. Over half of flood-related drownings—more than 50 per year over the past decade—occur when someone drives into hazardous water, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Weather Service. . Even if water on the roadway looks shallow and harmless, it doesn’t tak...