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by drob5183 hours ago |
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upvoteby reaperducer1 hours ago|
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Texas has it easy.

I've seen several places in England (and at least one in the western United States) where they have fords.

For those not familiar, water runs over the road full-time, and people are expected to just drive through it like it's no big deal. Except for right after a storm, when it is a big deal. It's essentially the intersection of a road and a stream where a bridge should be, but nobody ever built one.

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upvoteby michaelt57 minutes ago|
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For example: https://maps.app.goo.gl/eqjHKqDxGxFNz47D7 complete with the google streetview car (presumably) driving through it

And a collection of videos https://www.youtube.com/@jawalton2001/videos - it goes without saying, these aren't major thoroughfares.

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upvoteby kylecazar21 minutes ago|
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Ha, the stream is not that bad in 2021 when the Google car drove it in your link. But if you go forward two steps, the date changes to 2024, and if you pan back to the river there is a much stronger/higher flow.

Seems to me like they drove through it in 2021 but said fuck that in 2024!

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upvoteby bombcar30 minutes ago|
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It seems to me you could do something interesting with floating warning devices that only appear when the water's too deep.
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upvoteby tim33344 minutes ago|
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My dad went through one of those in England where it was a bit deep. The car had to have a new engine.
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upvoteby phatfish21 minutes ago|
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Make a mental note of the level of the air intake for the engine in your car, if the water doesn't make it that high you should be fine as long as you don't get stuck (no, i don't where it is on my car).

The engine gets damaged when water gets into the piston chamber i think. Water compresses less than air so important things bend or crack if the engine is running too long with water in it.

I wonder how electric cars fare with deep water.

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upvoteby reaperducer10 minutes ago|
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I wonder how electric cars fare with deep water.

The ground clearance for my EV is 7 inches. The manual specifies it can handle 18 inches of water.

I don't know if that's the point where water messes with the electronics, or a swift current would start to move it sideways.

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