In light of the devastating floods in New South Wales, there was an interesting par. in the local press recently regarding wading depths. An Emergency Services team wheeled a Nissan Patrol into a concrete culvert which was progressively filled with water. I can't remember all the details, except that once water reached the floorpan, it rapidly gained buoyancy and by the time the water was half way up the doors, the vehicle was essentially floating and could be moved by the team with little trouble. They made the point, that even a gentle current with water level above floor depth could sweep a vehicle off a flooded road.
I learned that lesson 35yrs ago driving across a causeway while returning from a friend's property at night in our DIY camper HiAce van (family aboard!) not realising that the river had risen that afternoon ...the headlights went under momentarily and the steering became particularly light! Thankfully a quick jab on the 'loud' pedal and we were out of it... "If it's flooded -forget it!" is a wise maxim. UK Youtube videos of "Rufford Ford fails" provide stark evidence of human stupidity ...
