An individual had a wreck a couple of weeks ago
and totaled her 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
made her wonder if this is not why so many of our
young people are dying in accidents.
Be careful out there!
and totaled her 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
made her wonder if this is not why so many of our
young people are dying in accidents.
Be careful out there!
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