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Offline Miss Independent

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just in from Col C driving tip
« on: June 12, 2015, 05:26:58 PM »
Excellent Driving Tip:

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A  36 year old female had an accident several weeks ago. It was raining, though not excessively when her car suddenly began to hydro-planeand literally flew through the air. She was not seriously injured but very stunned at the sudden occurrence!When she explained to the Police Officer what had happened, he told her something that every driver should know -
•          NEVER DRIVE IN THE RAIN WITH YOUR CRUISE CONTROL ON..
•         She thought she was being cautious by setting the cruise control and maintaining a safe consistent speed in the rain....
•         But the Police Officer told her that if the cruise control is on,your car will begin to hydro-plane when the tyres lose contact with the road, and your car will accelerate to a higher rate of speed making you take off like an aeroplane. She told the Officer that was exactly what had occurred. The Officer said this warning should be listed, on the driver's seat sun-visor -
•         NEVER USE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE ROAD 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 road is dry.
•         The only person the accident victim found who knew this, (besides the Officer), was a man who'd had a similar accident, totaled his car and sustained severe injuries..
•         NOTE: Some vehicles (like the Toyota Sienna Limited XLE) will not allow you to set the cruise control when the windshield wipers are on.
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Re: just in from Col C driving tip
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2015, 12:06:02 AM »
http://hoaxes.org/weblog/comments/dont_use_cruise_control_in_the_rain

This one goes around on a regular basis, I call Bull.

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Re: just in from Col C driving tip
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2015, 09:29:52 PM »
It looks like an EF-EL Falcon they will lose it & crash from a single drop on the road woeful handling.

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Re: just in from Col C driving tip
« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2015, 06:16:00 AM »
EL by the tail lights. Well at least it was.
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Re: just in from Col C driving tip
« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2015, 06:27:19 AM »
Who  pays that much attention to ford and their different models
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Re: just in from Col C driving tip
« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2015, 08:01:19 PM »


Seriously, look at the picture, the back half of the car is wrapped around the tree and what’s remaining of the front end is to the left side of it. For anyone to believe the driver was not seriously injured has got to be kidding.  Unfortunately this would have been a fatality and the picture used, as RH.68.I89 suggested as a fault with cruise control is bull. Perhaps research should be looked into before posting? 
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Re: just in from Col C driving tip
« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2015, 08:21:55 PM »
Seriously, look at the picture, the back half of the car is wrapped around the tree and what’s remaining of the front end is to the left side of it. For anyone to believe the driver was not seriously injured has got to be kidding.  Unfortunately this would have been a fatality ...

Yep, QLD 2012:

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/man-killed-when-car-hits-tree-on-kianawah-rd-at-wynnum-west/story-e6freon6-1226476343663
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Re: just in from Col C driving tip
« Reply #7 on: June 15, 2015, 08:52:14 PM »
Thanks G  :thumb:
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