| 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.
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 driver's 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. |
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