What if you had tires 5 feet wide that were siped and grooved correctly to remove water from under them? You probably would never be able to hydroplane, I'm guessing due to the large contact patch. What if you drive over a hole in the road when wet say going bout 50 on bicycle tires? You lose it, but not if your on 5 feet wide tires. Like Pontaic says "wider is better."

"Wow, that sank fast." "Yeah, like a rock."
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