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[Sallie Carlson (wacsc11945]

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Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2016 2:14 PM
Subject: Fw: Driving in Rain - Interesting Information

​Dear friends,

 

I just got this from a friend across the waves and will definitely be trying these tips!  I thought it was interesting enough to share... Have a great, safe day! xox O.

 

 Driving in Rain - Interesting Information

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something that all car drivers

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and all drivers for that matter

​)​

should know.

 
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GOOD VISION IN A DOWNPOUR 
How to  achieve good vision while driving during a heavy  downpour.

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We are not sure why it is so effective; just try this method when it rains

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heavily.   This method was told by a Police friend who had experienced and confirmed it. 

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t is  useful...

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eve

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n

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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

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of the windshield is still bad...
In  the event

​that ​

you face such a situation, just put on your  SUNGLASSES...

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and miracles

​ happen​

! All of  a sudden, your visibility in

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front of your windshield is perfectly clear, as if there

​were

no  rain.

Make sure you always have a pair of SUNGLASSES in your car. You are not only helping  yourself to drive safely with

​better

vision, but also  might save your friend's life by giving him

​/her​

this

​tip

.Try it yourself and share it with your  friends!!!!

Amazingly, 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

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works to eliminate the "blindness" from passing cars.  Or the "kickup" if you are following a car in the rain.

They ought to teach this little tip in driver's training

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.. It really does work.   This is a good warning. I wonder how many people knew about this???

Another good tip: 
  
A 36 year

​-

old female had an accident several weeks ago. It was  raining, though not excessively

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when her car  suddenly began to hydro-plane

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and literally flew

th​

rough

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the air.  She was not seriously injured but  very stunned at the sudden occurrence!

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When she explained to the Police 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 Police Officer told her that if the cruise control is on,

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your car will begin to hydro-plane when the tyres lose contact with the road, and your car will accelerate to a higher rate of speed making you take off like an  aeroplane. She told the Officer that was exactly what had occurred. The Officer said this warning should be listed, on the driver's seat sun-visor -

​along with the airbag warning.

 

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NEVER USE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE ROAD IS WET OR  ICY

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   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 Officer), was a man who'd 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.

 

 

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