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I got this email from my Mum, and it's public service information, and if it saves a life or an accident of any sort, that is fantastic. Pass it along to your friends and family, or post to Twitter or Facebook. We'll just get the message out there. The whole bit about not having your Cruise Control on when it's raining is critical. You know how you can be driving along on a longer road trip, and you've got your car on cruise control, and all of a sudden you drive into some rain... good to know to take the car off cruise control right away, so you'll have better control of your vehicle, and lessen the possibility of hydro-planing... a safer way to drive!
Drive Safely!
Ailsa xoxo
Remember to Leave 3 Spaces, between you and the car ahead of you, be mindful of the cars behind you, if they're getting too close, especially when you plan to turn...
Slow Down : )
Headlights On (I always put my headlights on, is just a good safety practice : )
And.... I highlighted the tips, if you're in a hurry! : )
Interesting, share with the kids.
Driving in the rain---this may save your life
GOOD VISION IN A DOWNPOUR
How to achieve good vision while driving during a heavy downpour.
We are not sure why it is so effective; just try this method when it rains heavily. This method was given me by a Police friend who
had experienced and confirmed it. It is useful....even driving at night. One method used by Canadian Military Drivers for years.
Most of the motorists would turn on HIGH or FASTEST SPEED of the wipers during heavy downpour, yet the visibility in front of
the windshield is still bad......
In the event you face such a situation, just try your SUN GLASSES (any model will do), and miracle! All of a sudden, your visibility
in front of your windshield is perfectly clear, as if there is no rain.
Make sure you always have a pair of SUN GLASSES in your car, as you are not only helping yourself to drive safely with good vision, but also might save your friend's life by giving him this idea..
Try it yourself and share it with your friends! Amazing, you still see the drops on the windshield, but not the sheet of rain falling.
You can see where the rain bounces off the road. It works to eliminate the "blindness" from passing semi's spraying you too.
Or the "kickup" if you are following a semi or car in the rain. They ought to teach that little tip in driver's training. It really does
work...
This next warning is a another good one! I wonder how many people know about this:
A 36 year old female had an accident several weeks ago and totaled her car. A resident of Kinburn , Ontario was traveling between Kinburn & Ottawa. It was raining, though not excessively, when her car suddenly began to hydro-plane and literally flew through
the air.. She was not seriously injured but very stunned at the sudden occurrence!
When she explained to the OPP 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 Officer told her that if the cruise control is on when your car begins to
hydro-plane and your tires lose contact with the pavement, your car will accelerate to a higher rate of speed making you take off
like an airplane - She told the OPP 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 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.
The only person the accident victim found, who knew this (besides the officer), was a man who 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. 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
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