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NEVER NEW THIS BEFORE
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.