I wonder how many people know about this?

Question

A 36-year-old female had an accident several weeks ago and totalled her
car. A resident of Wollongong , NSW, she was travelling between
Wollongong & Sydney . 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 policeman 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 policeman told her that if the cruise control is on and your car
begins to hydroplane - when your tyres 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 policeman that was exactly what had occurred.

The policeman estimated her car was actually travelling through the air
at 10 to 15 kms per hour faster than the speed set on the cruise
control.

The policeman 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 road is dry.

The only person the accident victim found, who knew this (besides the
policeman), was a man who had had a similar accident, totalled 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 saved a life

Answer 1

Oh my gosh! I always use mine.Thanks you might have saved my life.

Answer 2

OMG!!! I was driving in a severe thunderstorm last night on the highway and came upon a wreck. The woman was plastered to the windshield like a bug not moving...It was apparent that she was dead, as the cops were just standing around...my mom and I figured that she hydroplaned off the road into the bridge. Thank you so much for the tip...you may save many lives from this.

Answer 3

i knew about the cruise control my dad has been telling us that forever and living in Texas its sound advice ( most people here can not drive in the rain), but i didn't know that it was something that would really cause an accident, its funny just when you thought it was safe and didn't have to listen to your parents anymore, some one comes along and lets you know they are still right

Answer 4

I Knew That Bit Of Info~

Answer 5

Hey thats informational. thanx
tho i could have prolly thought not to use the cruise control when its wet anyways cuz it knda makes sense but still thanx for informing me and tons of others!♥

Answer 6

News to me. Thanks. I used to use my cruise control because I had it, so why not use it. I found that it uses more gas (for some reason) than when I'm in control, so I hardly ever use it. Good info though.

Answer 7

That's more interesting than the woman with the 5 week long case of hiccups!

Answer 8

i got that info sent to me through email not to long ago. i never knew that a car will do that if it hydroplanes.

Answer 9

I actually heard a story about this a year or so ago. It is quite frightening. I am so glad the lady did not get killed.

Answer 10

it makes sense..but i don't usually use the cruise control when its raining or snowing..i guess i always knew that you don't have complete control of your car when the cruise is on..but thanks for reminding me why...it might save a life

Answer 11

Hmmm didn't know that could happen, but then I don't ever use cruise control.