Her course continued straight until the road curved to the right. Her engine began to protest having the gas pedal slammed against the floorboard for so long, but she didn’t care. Her only goal was to go as fast as possible. Spying another right turn coming up shortly, her right foot every so slightly lifted off the gas pedal, just enough to make the turn without upsetting the car. As soon as the turn was made, she rammed the pedal back to the floor. “Go faster car!” she urged as she raced forward.

Suddenly, her car was floating left and sliding right. Water was spraying up all around her, covering the windshield and hydroplaning the car. “Ahhhhhhhhh!” she screamed and closed her eyes. Before her panic could take full effect, the tires gripped dry pavement once again and she was zooming forward, still on the path. She glanced in her rear view mirror, only to see a large mass of water over the roadway. Part of her briefly considered slowing down, so she would have time to react to the obstacles before she met them, but a greater part of her just wanted to go!