Driving in the Rain and Slippery weather



I received the following email from a family member, Ronald DiDonato.  I'm not sure who the original author is but these are both great driving tips which Driverthink has both tried and endorses!

Remember the following tips while driving:

 Sunglasses: We are not sure why it is so effective; just try this when it
 rains heavily.  This method was told by a Policeman who had
 experienced and confirmed it as being helpful ...even driving at night.

 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.

 Do Not use Cruise Control:  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 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 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 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 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 patrolman that was exactly what had
 occurred.

 The patrolman said this warning should be listed, on the driver's seat
 sun-visor - NEVER USETHE 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
 patrolman), 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 life.
Posted by Frank Miller at 6/30/2010 9:19 AM
Categories: Driving Experience, Driving Skills
Tags: Driving Tips Driving Skills
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