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Bunnyhat t1_j42sf1j wrote

Reply to comment by notunek in Missing 5-year-old boy was pulled from mother's arms in California floodwater by hellomondays

So they drove through a flooded road, made it, and decided to roll the dice a second time. Extremely sad and heartbreaking, but preventable.

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notunek t1_j42uznt wrote

It happens every year. The water on a flooded road may not look deep, but sometimes it's deep enough to stall and then wash away a very heavy car.

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TurnkeyLurker t1_j4ubcvr wrote

Water moving things:

"Six inches of water will reach the bottom of most passenger cars, causing loss of control and stalling.

Six inches of swiftly moving water can also knock a person off their feet.

12 inches of water will float many cars.

Two feet of swiftly moving water will sweep away larger vehicles such as pick-up trucks and SUVs."

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notunek t1_j4wlpnc wrote

Good point. Years ago we had a big flood in my city and a woman tried to cross the flooded stream which is usually dry carry her 2-year-old. She was going to the store to get cigarettes of all things. The water knocked her over and she couldn't hold onto her son. She made it to dry land, but her son was swept away. So sad and she lost her child for nothing except not realizing the power of flowing water.

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gnomewife t1_j44erfs wrote

The article I read said that they were used to driving over the road when the creek flooded. They made a habit of making poor choices and unfortunately, they're paying for it.

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