SAFE-DRIVING TIPS WHEN IT IS RAINING!
Dec 10th 2011, 4:28 pm
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Re: SAFE-DRIVING TIPS WHEN IT IS RAINING!
Normally I never argue with the resident founts of all wisdom on this forum but this time I can't resist it............................
The original post contained the advice "never drive in the rain with your cruise control on....." To suggest (as this does) that you should turn off your cruise control the moment a drop of rain hits your windscreen is an hysterical over - reaction (you know what they say - never let the facts stand in the way of a good story...). In over 45 years of motoring I have never aquaplaned. In normal conditions, including rain, on a normal road surface with good tyres, the risk of aquaplaning is zero.
The original post contained the advice "never drive in the rain with your cruise control on....." To suggest (as this does) that you should turn off your cruise control the moment a drop of rain hits your windscreen is an hysterical over - reaction (you know what they say - never let the facts stand in the way of a good story...). In over 45 years of motoring I have never aquaplaned. In normal conditions, including rain, on a normal road surface with good tyres, the risk of aquaplaning is zero.
You are not arguing with the fonts of wisdom on the forum, you are arguing against the official driving authority of Canada
Dec 12th 2011, 9:16 pm
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Re: SAFE-DRIVING TIPS WHEN IT IS RAINING!
Normally I never argue with the resident founts of all wisdom on this forum but this time I can't resist it............................
The original post contained the advice "never drive in the rain with your cruise control on....." To suggest (as this does) that you should turn off your cruise control the moment a drop of rain hits your windscreen is an hysterical over - reaction (you know what they say - never let the facts stand in the way of a good story...). In over 45 years of motoring I have never aquaplaned. In normal conditions, including rain, on a normal road surface with good tyres, the risk of aquaplaning is zero.
The original post contained the advice "never drive in the rain with your cruise control on....." To suggest (as this does) that you should turn off your cruise control the moment a drop of rain hits your windscreen is an hysterical over - reaction (you know what they say - never let the facts stand in the way of a good story...). In over 45 years of motoring I have never aquaplaned. In normal conditions, including rain, on a normal road surface with good tyres, the risk of aquaplaning is zero.
Most road surfaces are far from perfect and there is always the chance of being caught out by a slack area where the surplus water hasn't properly drained and is not always easy to spot in time.
Dec 13th 2011, 8:50 am
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Re: SAFE-DRIVING TIPS WHEN IT IS RAINING!
Dec 14th 2011, 2:01 pm
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Re: SAFE-DRIVING TIPS WHEN IT IS RAINING!
If its really torrential rain the safe thing to do is pull over to a safe area and wait it out.
Dec 14th 2011, 3:20 pm
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Re: SAFE-DRIVING TIPS WHEN IT IS RAINING!
Ive been in Florida before when it rains really hard, even on the motorways, people just stop their cars on the side of the road ... and sometimes right in the middle!
Dec 14th 2011, 6:43 pm
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Re: SAFE-DRIVING TIPS WHEN IT IS RAINING!
[QUOTE=Mitzyboy;9781189]I think you are confused
Not me I made my point (without resorting to cheap shots)
Not me
I made my point (without resorting to cheap shots)
Dec 14th 2011, 7:53 pm
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Re: SAFE-DRIVING TIPS WHEN IT IS RAINING!
[QUOTE=petew;9788654]
Not at all. Not a cheap shot. You confused "arguing" with me, with arguing against the Canadian official body advice
Who's advice is right? I guess people will make their own minds up
Who's advice is right? I guess people will make their own minds up
Dec 15th 2011, 3:14 am
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Re: SAFE-DRIVING TIPS WHEN IT IS RAINING!
I can't say for rain, but I know that CC in snow is not a good idea, and so apply it in rain too. CC will keep your wheels turning at the same speed. If you're aquaplaning, that speed will have changed and so you will lose control.
The other thing that I've learned from riding motorbikes is that, for better control in difficult conditions, use higher, not lower revs. This is because the engine reacts more quickly to any input and so you can regain control more easily if you do lose it. That one came from Ron Haslam after beating many GP bikes on what was not much more than a road bike in the wet at a time when road bikes were a lot further from the race machinery of today.
The other thing that I've learned from riding motorbikes is that, for better control in difficult conditions, use higher, not lower revs. This is because the engine reacts more quickly to any input and so you can regain control more easily if you do lose it. That one came from Ron Haslam after beating many GP bikes on what was not much more than a road bike in the wet at a time when road bikes were a lot further from the race machinery of today.
