Quote Originally Posted by ghosthunter View Post
BTW, even if it is only 12 to 18 inches, unloaded or lightly loaded AUVs maybe swept off the road by fast flowing water.
As witnessed here:



Here's the flood as it is now:

2013 08 19 Typhoon Maring, Flooding in Biņan, Laguna - YouTube

Parked the truck up on the curb, safe from the water. Tried going down the street (had to check on other property)... only thigh deep, far below the intake, but the current and the large number of pedestrians made it difficult. Couldn't keep up enough speed behind them to stay off the clutch, and the buffetting from the waves was starting to stall the engine and soak the transmission. Had to abort.

You gotta know when to hold them...