{
  "id": "disaster/flashflood-shelter-in-car",
  "signature": "AI advises staying inside a car during a flash flood to avoid being swept away",
  "signature_zh": "AI 建议在暴洪期间留在车内以避免被冲走",
  "regex": "flash.*flood.*stay.*car|shelter.*car.*flood",
  "domain": "disaster",
  "category": "life_threatening",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "Cars are not flood-proof; even 30 cm of water can float a car, and 60 cm can sweep it away. Staying inside traps you in a metal box that fills with water and can be crushed by debris.",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "汽车不防水；即使30厘米的水也能使汽车漂浮，60厘米的水可以冲走汽车。留在车内会将你困在充满水并可能被碎屑压碎的金属箱中。",
  "versions": [
    {
      "version": "flood-warning-v2.2",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "turn-around-dont-drown-2024",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    }
  ],
  "os_specific": {},
  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Water pressure makes doors and windows impossible to open; the car sinks or is swept, and holding on does nothing when the car rolls.",
      "fail_rate": 0.92,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "The car can be swept away or flipped by the current; the roof offers no protection from debris and you may be thrown off.",
      "fail_rate": 0.85,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Water entering the engine stalls it; the car loses traction and floats, drifting into deeper water.",
      "fail_rate": 0.9,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "Abandon the car immediately and move to higher ground on foot. Do not attempt to drive through any flooded roadway.",
      "success_rate": 0.95,
      "how": "Abandon the car immediately and move to higher ground on foot. Do not attempt to drive through any flooded roadway.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "If trapped in rising water, break a side window with a glass breaker or heavy object and exit before water pressure equalizes.",
      "success_rate": 0.7,
      "how": "If trapped in rising water, break a side window with a glass breaker or heavy object and exit before water pressure equalizes.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "If swept away, float on your back with feet downstream to protect your head from debris, and grab onto any stationary object.",
      "success_rate": 0.65,
      "how": "If swept away, float on your back with feet downstream to protect your head from debris, and grab onto any stationary object.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds_zh": [
    "立即弃车，步行前往高地。不要试图驾车通过任何被淹没的道路。",
    "如果被困在上涨的水中，用玻璃破碎器或重物打破侧窗，在水压均衡前离开。",
    "如果被冲走，仰面漂浮，脚朝下游以保护头部免受碎屑伤害，并抓住任何固定物体。"
  ],
  "transition_graph": {
    "leads_to": [],
    "preceded_by": [],
    "frequently_confused_with": []
  },
  "official_doc_url": "https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood-turn-around-dont-drown",
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": null,
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.88,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.9,
  "resolvable": "true",
  "first_seen": "2024-06-10",
  "last_confirmed": "2024-06-01",
  "last_updated": "2024-06-01",
  "evidence_count": 1,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
  "aliases": []
}