[DeTomaso] NPC: Cruise Control in the Rain issue

GW gow2 at rc-tech.net
Tue Jul 17 22:06:34 EDT 2007


As far as the acceleration and take off like a plane, I think they mean 
toward the ditch!

Gary


GW wrote:
> Mike I think they have to address it because there can be an issue and 
> if you have a large client base it will effect some one some where.
>
> I had the issue in a van years ago but the problem was the tires. The 
> issue with the cruise is you can's feel when the thing starts to 
> hydroplane; and it was. I had to take it off cruise and had to slow to 
> where I was impeding traffic. We left the highway till the rains stop. 
> Of course new tires and the problem was gone.
>
> Its the same reason you don't want to use it on ice but the insurance 
> company has to assume with all the clients they have you can not make 
> that judgment for yourself.
>
> Gary
>
>
>
>
> Mike Thomas wrote:
>   
>> I just had an email from my insurance agent passing along the tale about how
>> you should not drive with cruise control in the rain as during hydroplaning,
>> it will cause the car to accelerate and "take off like an airplane".
>>
>> I know this string ran through the forum a while back, but I'd like to reply
>> to him with some current responses.  Is there any truth to this?  It seems
>> to me that if your tires are loosing traction during hydroplaning, how can
>> your car go any faster than it already is.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Mike Thomas
>> Panteras Northwest
>>
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