What is "hydroplaning"?

What is "hydroplaning"?

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Hydroplaning is where it's raining so hard and water is building up so quickly on the road that your tyres just can't channel it away quickly enough. As a result, your tyres start riding on a thin layer of water on the road, hydroplaning. They lose contact with the surface of the road and your car can spin out of control. Hydroplaning is a very dangerous situation.