2006-07-10 15:35:36 · 17 answers · asked by Mini J 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
All the oil and grease that cars leak, get's wet and then slick.
2006-07-10 15:37:47 · answer #1 · answered by Evilest_Wendy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, the water gets in and on the road. Since there is oil, the oil rises to the surface. Water and oil cannot mix. Anyway, the oil makes the road even more slippy if it was just water. Not only that, it is harder for the oil to wash off, then the first raindrops. Like I said, oil and water don't mix. So, the road is slippery as long as it is wet.
2006-07-11 11:41:29 · answer #2 · answered by Hurricanehunter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rain causes your car to have less grip on the road. When it has not rained for a while, all of the dirt and petrol and grease on the roads that cars leak suddenly gets lubed up by the wet and the result is a slippery road.
2006-07-10 22:43:10 · answer #3 · answered by sticky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup the first 2 mins it rains is the worst on the road because that is when all of the oil rises up from the road, making it very slippery. Plus, think about it, water is very slippery on rubber.
2006-07-10 22:39:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tires, and the road, have by-products from petroleum, which make the tires good for traction around curves. But, when someone spills motor oil on the road, from an oil leak in their engine, part of the oil has bonded to the pavement. When rain falls on the slick, it makes it SO bad, because water and oil do NOT bond, and it's like being on wet ice.
2006-07-18 12:52:23 · answer #5 · answered by thewordofgodisjesus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most things that get wet get slippery. Especially floors and roads.
2006-07-17 09:56:25 · answer #6 · answered by Garfield 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when it rains the oil from the road gets very slippery
2006-07-10 22:49:59 · answer #7 · answered by stormysunny59 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oil and water do not mix. The oil rises to the top of the water, so basically the tires are riding on oil. Oil is slippery.
2006-07-10 22:39:17 · answer #8 · answered by Linda 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the road gets wet and the cars get going too fast, you start riding on the water instead of the road, and then it's awfully easy to get out of control.
2006-07-10 22:39:18 · answer #9 · answered by pianoman.jeremy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The water creates a layer bewteen the road and the tire which decreases the friction between the two, causing it to become slick.
2006-07-10 22:40:16 · answer #10 · answered by Neddy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
less friction means slippery roads.
2006-07-10 22:58:44 · answer #11 · answered by creationist_scm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋