Originally Posted by Brettus

Had a similar thing on my way home, only 12 miles but was all suited up, waterproof over trousers, new waterproof boots and my normal jacket, it was bouncing off the road, my bluetooth headset even turned the volume of the music up from the force of the water hitting my helmet, turned off from the main road down the more rural lanes, obviously dark, there was an oncoming car going slowly but i didn't see any wake so I carried on,
suddenly hit the water, deeper than i imagined possible, it came up over the top of my bike! my waterproofs worked like a reverse drainpipe and channeled all the water up the inside of them and soaked my leg, fortunately my jeans soaked it up so my feet were still dry but I didn't expect it to be so deep and to come over the top of the bike! heh, was laughing like a loon afterwards though, no major drama, just completely waterproofed and got absolutely soaked was only doing 30 at most so all under control, does highlight the need to stay safe and aware out there though.