I have received email several times regarding crashes as a result of using cruise control in the rain. They say hydro-planing could result due to the car accelerating on it's own when the wheels leave the ground. This sounds logical, but could it just be made-up baloney so people forward this on to others in their email address book?
2007-01-18 13:07:50 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
Absolutely.
Read all about it here.
http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/wetroad.asp
Any time you get a lot of emails on something, snopes is the place to verify if it is true.
2007-01-18 13:16:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is true. I don't know of any cars that have a sensor to indicate when a car is hydroplaning and cuts off the cruise control. I say you only need to turn it off if you are on a road that has spots where water tends to collect. If you see water puddles in the road, you only need to tap the brake lightly to release the cruise control.
Highways are generally well built and are convex (curved upward in the middle) to allow water to run off either side. If the car begins to hydroplane, the cruise control will not automatically let off the throttle to allow the wheels to regain traction.
2007-01-18 13:16:10 · answer #2 · answered by ldeweyjr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, cause in rain if you hydroplane the only way to control your self is to accelerate or decelerate, or downshift (this is why i prefer stick), if you hit the brakes you take a chance at locking up the brakes and/or turning yourself and when you get traction again you'll go where ever. and unless you got some fast fingers with turning off your cruise control, the only other way to turn it off is the brakes.
2007-01-18 13:20:03 · answer #3 · answered by Steve B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you use cruise control in the rain, and come to a puddle of water the cruse control will automatically cut off. If it is a very hard rain don't bother with cruse control, it wont stay on anyway, it will just keep tripping off. As the Myth busters would say, BUSTED.
2007-01-18 13:42:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, you run a higher risk of a sudden loss of control in heavy rain. The danger is hydroplaning. I have read this in to many reliable sources to not believe it and why take a chance.
2007-01-18 13:16:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is unsafe to use in any weather conditions aside from dry pavement. you're reaction times are quite less then when driving without cruise control. this is why it is recomended that driving with cc is only done in dry weather.
2007-01-18 13:16:29 · answer #6 · answered by gregthomasparke 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Experts in the automotive field feel that this is indeed possible but not probable.
Best not take the chance, says me.
2007-01-18 16:14:00 · answer #7 · answered by Trump 2020 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is very unsafe to use cruise in rai snow or ice, you need total controll to prevent hydroplaning or skidding
2007-01-19 04:31:51 · answer #8 · answered by Dean A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check here for an explanation:
http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/wetroad.asp
2007-01-18 13:16:01 · answer #9 · answered by Richard H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They say that it is, even though I still use it when theirs not a lot of traffic (open interstate) and have not had any problems.
2007-01-18 13:13:58 · answer #10 · answered by LV NASCAR FAN 6 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋