Safe-driving tips when it is raining!

[xtremerider]

[SIZE=5]SAFE-DRIVING TIPS WHEN IT IS RAINING![/SIZE]

[SIZE=4]GOOD VISION IN A DOWNPOUR [/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]How to achieve good vision while driving during a heavy downpour. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]We are not sure why it is so effective; just try this method when it rains heavily. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]This method was told by a Police friend who had experienced and confirmed it. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]It is useful...even driving at night. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]Most of the motorists would turn on HIGH or FASTEST SPEED [/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]of the wipers during heavy downpour, yet the visibility in front of the windshield is still bad...... [/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]In the event you face such a situation, just put on your [/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][SIZE=4]SUN GLASSES[/SIZE] [SIZE=4](any model will do), and miracle![/SIZE] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]All of a sudden, your visibility in front of your windshield is perfectly clear, as if there is no rain. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]Make sure you always have a pair of SUN GLASSES in your car. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]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.. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]Try it yourself and share it with your friends!??? [/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]Amazing, you still see the drops on the windshield, but not the sheet of rain falling.? [/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]You can see where the rain bounces off the road. It works to eliminate the "blindness" from passing cars. Or the "kickup" if you are following a car in the rain.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]They ought to teach this little tip in driver's training.. It really does work. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]This is a good warning. I wonder how many people knew about this. [/SIZE]
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[SIZE=4]Another good tip:[/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]A 36 year old female had an accident several weeks ago. She was traveling between Gladewater & Kilgore. It was raining, though not excessively and 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. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]He told her something that every driver should know -[/SIZE]
[SIZE=5]NEVER DRIVE IN THE RAIN WITH YOUR CRUISE CONTROL ON[/SIZE] . [SIZE=4]She thought she was being cautious by setting the cruise control and maintaining a safe consistent speed in the rain.. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]But the highway patrolman told her that if the cruise control is on, your car will begin to hydro-plane when the tires lose contact with the pavement, and your car will accelerate to a higher rate of speed making you take off like an airplane. She told the patrolman that was exactly what [/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]had occurred. The patrolman said this warning should be listed, on the [/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]driver's seat sun-visor - [/SIZE]
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[SIZE=5]NEVER USETHE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE PAVEMENT IS WET OR ICY[/SIZE] , [SIZE=4]along with the airbag warning. 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 pavement is dry. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]The only person the accident victim found, who knew this (besides the patrolman), was a man who had a similar accident, totaled his car and sustained severe injuries. [/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2]Take note: This information was sent to me thru email... There's nothing to loose if we try and maybe one day it will save our life...[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2]Enjoy Reading...[/SIZE]

[isa1023]

I might try the sunglasses thing on the empty parking lot first ...

Don't know if that works when I've got a heavily tinted windshield? ...

[ghosthunter]

I might try the sunglasses thing on the empty parking lot first ...

Don't know if that works when I've got a heavily tinted windshield? ...

Tinted windshield is always a bad idea.

[p_borj]

if visibility is low, turn on the hazards.

[ghosthunter]

if visibility is low, turn on the hazards.

It is bad to use hazard lights in low visibility conditions. Just turn on your headlights and/or fog lights.

Using hazards will confuse other drivers that you might be turning, etc because cars behind you will only see either or left or right side indicators.

[renzo_d10]

It might help if you have your rear foglights switched on during the heavy downpour.

[xtremerider]

It is bad to use hazard lights in low visibility conditions. Just turn on your headlights and/or fog lights.

Using hazards will confuse other drivers that you might be turning, etc because cars behind you will only see either or left or right side indicators.

I don't know if this applies here in the philippines but in other countries most specially with winter weather or sand storm prone, the use of hazzard lights is a must...If the front visibility becomes zero in an event of a sand storm, heavy rains and snow, a hazard light serve as guide for the cars behind since nobody will dare to overtake nor drive more 30kph in a zero visibility road. It's like doing a follow the leader scenario but if the front car tends to do a quick right / left or a u turn, the driver must release the hazard light and use the normal right / left signal light.

[tidus1203]

Agree. Good thing my Santa Fe and Yaris have back fog lights, yung Civic wala unfortunately...