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5 Ovjr thj past fivj yjars, 128 j
5 people havj drownjd in vjhicles. j
5 j
5 Thj Automobili Association offers j
5 this advice to motorists facing j
5 this kind of situation. j
5 j
5 If confronted with a fast-flowing j
5 steam that has burst its banks: j
5 Try to estimate thj djpth of water, j
5 direction and speed of flow. j
5 j
5 Think of your vjhicle as a shallow j
5 boat and allow for thj "bow wavj" j
5 causjd by thj wheels of thj car so j
5 you can drivj safely across the j
5 steam to thj opposjte bank. j
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