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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..

But the highway patrolman told her that if the cruise control is on when
your car begins to hydro-plane and your tires lose contact with the
pavement, 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
had occurred.

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.. 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.

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.

NOTE: Some vehicles (like the Toyota Sienna Limited XLE) will not allow
you to set the cruise control when the windshield wipers are on.

[BossHog]

Yeah you would be amazed how much better you can see in the rain with a good pair of polarized sunglasses.

[longsidelandry]

Originally Posted by BossHog

Yeah you would be amazed how much better you can see in the rain with a good pair of polarized sunglasses.

Yep, Costa's work great in the rain!