Abstract:Hydroplaning velocity formulas are established respectively when the water film on road is shallow and the water film on road is deep by applying momentum theory. The result of analysis shows that the hydroplaning critical velocity lies on inflation pressure when the water film on road is shallow, and the inflation pressure is of insignificance to the hydroplaning critical velocity when the water film is deep. Moreover, how the thickness of water film impacts on the hydroplaning critical velocity is analyzed.