Hillman imp and speed are two phrases that can never be associated lol
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:aus-soaring- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matthew Gage > Sent: Friday, 5 May 2006 5:32 PM > To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' > Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] FW: Safety issue in the car when it'sraining-please read > this! [Switch Cruise Control OFF] > > This does depend on the car being driven. > > I have had cars that pick up speed in the following ways: > > 1. Gearbox > 2. Diff > 3. Front (non-driven wheel) > 4. Front (driven wheel) > > In the case of no. 3, it IS feasible that if cruise control was fitted and > active, an aquaplaning front wheel would cause the speed to look like it was > dropping and hence apply more power to the rear wheels, which in this > specific case was a rear engined car, so less likely to have the rear wheels > aquaplane. > > Ok, this couldn't have happened as this car never had a model with cruise > control (Hillman Imp for those interested). > > So it is theoretically possible, just very unlikely - I don't know of any > car that has the right combination of factors to enable it! > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Raj > Bholanat > Sent: Friday, 5 May 2006 14:10 > To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] FW: Safety issue in the car when it's > raining-please read this! [Switch Cruise Control OFF] > > have to agree... > > this is inaccurate in so many ways. > > Start with the fact that the speed sensor is connected to the transmission > output (not the wheels). > > That alone breaks down the whole argument about speeding up.... > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Derek > Ruddock > Sent: Friday, 5 May 2006 1:29 PM > To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] FW: Safety issue in the car when it's raining > -please read this! [Switch Cruise Control OFF] > > > Typical of the nonsense that seems to propagate via the internet > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:aus-soaring- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan Wilson > > Sent: Friday, 5 May 2006 1:32 PM > > To: Aus Soaring > > Subject: [Aus-soaring] FW: Safety issue in the car when it's raining > -please read > > this! [Switch Cruise Control OFF] > > > > > > > > NEVER KNEW THIS BEFORE ~ NEITHER DID I > > > > > > > > > > A 36-year-old female had an accident several weeks ago and Totalled > her > > car. A resident of Wollongong, NSW, she was travelling between > > Wollongong & Sydney. It was raining, though not excessively, when > > her car suddenly began to hydroplane and literally flew through the > > air. > > > > She was not seriously injured but very stunned at the sudden > occurrence! > > > > When she explained to the policeman what had happened, he told > > her something that every driver should know - NEVER DRIVE IN THE > > RAIN WITH YOUR CRUISE CONTROL ON. She had thought she was being > > cautious by setting the cruise control and maintaining a safe > > consistent speed in the rain. > > > > But the policeman told her that if the cruise control is on and your > > car begins to hydroplane -- when your tyres lose contact with the > > pavement, your car will accelerate to a higher rate of speed and > you > > take off like an airplane. She told the policeman that was exactly > > what had occurred. > > > > [Actually I don't think that is the failure mode, the rear wheels > start > > spinning, cruise control sensors on the front wheels read a slow speed > > and pours on the power, and the rear wheels spin even more] > > > > The policeman estimated her car was actually travelling through the > air > > at 10 to 15 kms per hour faster than the speed set on the cruise > > control. > > > > The policeman said this warning should be listed, on the driver's > > seat sun-visor - NEVER USE THE 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 road is dry. > > > > The only person the accident victim found, who knew this (besides > > the policeman), was a man who had had a similar accident, totalled his > > car and sustained severe injuries. > > > > If you send this to 15 people and only one of them doesn't know about > > this, then it was all worth it. 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