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Just 15 centimetres of water can float a car – but we are failing to educate drivers about the dangers of floodwaters

  • Written by: Amy Peden, NHMRC Research Fellow, School of Population Health & co-founder UNSW Beach Safety Research Group, UNSW Sydney
Just 15 centimetres of water can float a car – but we are failing to educate drivers about the dangers of floodwatersScherbinator, Shutterstock

Every year in Australia, people driving into floodwaters drown and many more are rescued. Do you know what to do when there’s water on the road?

We searched all state and territory learner and driver handbooks for information about floodwaters, including signage. Our findings, published in the Journal of Safety...

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