Fwd: Driving in the rain . .This may save your life

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helpful hints for wet-weather driving - we get a bit of it up here!  I think I'd try this one first as a passenger first tho...it does sound odd.... GOOD VISION IN A DOWNPOUR  How to achieve good vision while driving during a heavy downpour.  We are not sure why it is so effective; just try this method when it rains heavily. This method was told by a Police friend who had experienced and confirmed it.  It is useful...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. This warning is a good one!   I wonder how many people know about this ~ 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..   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.NOTE: Some vehicles (like the Toyota Sienna Ltd XLE) will not allow you to set the cruise control when the 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.                   No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.426 / Virus Database: 270.14.100/2554 - Release Date: 12/09/09 07:32:00         =    : = ___________________________________________________________________= This mail has been virus scanned and spam scanned by Lizzy Internet see= http://www.liz= zy.com.au/spamscanning Report this email a= s spam... =