This doesn't strike me as right. Your cruise control
monitors the speed of the driveaxles, so even if the
tires were suddenly not in contact with the road, they
wouldn't accelerate, they'd still turn at the exact
same speed. I'd say more of the risk is it can delay
your reaction to situations that often offer only
fractions of a second to maintain or regain control.
you have to hit the brakes to begin to slow, as
opposed to it the slowing process beginning the
instant you take your foot off the gas.
Either way, I still wouldn't use it in the rain, but
this strikes me as a bit off.
--- Bryan Scott <scott1990@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> MessageNot exactly pure FWDLK info, but if helps one
> person out there it's worth it...
>
> I wonder how many people know about this?
>
> 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 excessively, 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. 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 (besides the patrolman), was a man who had had
> a similar accident, totaled his car and sustained
> severe injuries.
>
> If you send this to 15 people and only one of them
> doesn't know about this, then it was all worth it.
> You might have a life.
>
>
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