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| Cruise Control and Rain; can be deadly! | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Nov 1 2005, 02:08 PM (105 Views) | |
| Mark | Nov 1 2005, 02:08 PM Post #1 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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First the snopes.com research: http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/wetroad.asp It's true but the car will not fly like an airplane! LOL! Mark Subject: Helpful Information Good Safety Information that is worth knowing... I did not know this, and I'm betting most of you don't know it either. A 36 year old female had an accident several weeks ago and totaled her car. A resident of Kilgore, Texas, she was traveling between Gladewater & Kilgore It was raining, though not excessive, when her car suddenly began to hydroplane and literally flew through the air. She was not seriously injured but very stunned at the sudden occurrence! When she explained to the highway patrolman what had happened he told her something that every driver should know -NEVER DRIVE IN THE RAIN WITH YOUR CRUISE CONTROL ON. She had thought she was being cautious by setting the cruise control and maintaining a safe consistent speed in the rain. But the highway patrolman told her that if the cruise control is on and your car begins to hydroplane -- when your tires lose contact with the pavement your car will accelerate to a higher rate of speed and you take off like an airplane. She told the patrolman that was exactly what had occurred. We all know you have little or no control over a car when it begins to hydroplane. The highway patrol estimated her car was actually traveling through the air at 10 to 15 miles per hour faster than the speed set on the cruise control. The patrolman said this warning should be listed, on the drivers seat sun-visor NEVER USE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE PAVEMENT IS WET OR ICY, along with the airbag warning. The only person the accident victim found who knew this (besides the patrolman) was a man who had had a similar accident, totaled his car and sustained severe injuries. |
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| JBryan | Nov 1 2005, 02:16 PM Post #2 |
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I am the grey one
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How about the guy who buys an RV, heads down the road, puts on cruise control and goes in back to make a sandwich. Urban legend I think.... |
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