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RE: [RC] NEVER DRIVE IN THE RAIN WITH YOUR CRUISE CONTROL ON - Diana M. MaloneyThis is what will happen if you use cruise control in wet or icy conditions and you start to hydroplane. The patrolman probably has a good idea - put the warning next to the seatbelt warning on the visor. I can't help but wonder why anyone would think that using cruise control in these conditions INCREASES their safety??? It DECREASES your reaction time and your direct control of your vehicle. Increased reaction time and direct control are vital in dicey driving conditions. Plus using common sense. Just my thoughts on the subject... Diana -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steven Proe Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 9:54 AM To: Alice Q. Howard; Burton & Joi Sheff; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Paul Dahms; Pam Bailie; Potato & Cathy Subject: [RC] NEVER DRIVE IN THE RAIN WITH YOUR CRUISE CONTROL ON In case it is true...... Something every driver should know. 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. Hi Folks: Something that I was not aware of, this maybe useful info when we TOW. Needless to say this would also apply in the sNOW or Icy. hth Steven 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 now you have little or no control over a car when it begins to hydroplane. You are at the mercy of the Good Lord. 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. We tell our teenagers to set the cruise control and drive a safe speed-but we don't tell them to use the cruise control only when the pavement is dry. The only person the accident victim found, who knew this , was a man who had had a similar accident, totaled his car and sustained severe injuries. Please pass this on and you might save a life. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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