[header] How to stop hydroplaning [title] Be careful during the first few minutes of rainfall. [step] Those first ten or so minutes after it starts to rain can be the most dangerous. This is because when rain first begins to fall, it stirs up oil and other substances that have dried on the road. 
The mixture or oil and water forms a film on the road that makes it extra slippery. [substeps] During those first few minutes, drive more slowly and be on high alert for other drivers skidding.