I had the following e-mailed to me.
Any comments??
V.B.
An individual had a wreck a couple of weeks ago and totaled their
> > Lincoln Town Car. She hydroplaned on Hwy. 135 between Gladewater
> > > &Kilgore, Texas. She was not hurt, just emotionally rattled! > > >
> > > She learned a lesson I'd like to pass on to you. You may know this
> > > already-but the highway patrolman told her that you should NEVER
> > > drive in the rain with your cruise control on. He said if you did
> > > and hydroplaned (which she did) that when your tires were off the
> > > road your car would accelerate to a high rate of speed (which it
> > > did). You don't have much, if any control when you hydroplane, but
> > > you are totally in the hands of God when the car accelerates. She
> > > took off like she was in an airplane. She is so thankful she made
> > > it through that ordeal. Please pass the word around about not using
> > > cruise control when the pavement is wet or icy.
> > > The highway patrolman said this should be on the sun-visor with the
> > > warning about airbags.
> > >
> > > The only person she found out who knew this (besides the patrolman)
> > > was a man who had a similar accident and totaled his car. This has
> > > to make you wonder if this is another reason why so many people
> > > are dying in accidents. Be careful out there!