re: slippery conditions, I hope I never need to test if it works, but my new Highlander came with Vehicle Skid Control - senses yaw or lateral acceleration, selectively uses ABS and throttle to <hopefully> correct the skid.
(separate issue from the cruise control, but might be a life saver.) -Ben > My dad taught me this when I was just learning to drive. No cruise in rain > or snow. So, basically, no cruise most of the winter in Wisconsin. Black ice > can be especially deadly. > > -d > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 3:09 PM > Subject: Cruise Control and Hydroplaning > > > > Interesting warning about possibly losing control in wet or icy conditions > when > > the cruise control is on: > > > > (got an email from a friend, Googled to see if it was a hoax, thought I > would > > post the result of the search instead of the original warning.) > > > > http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl-cruisecontrol.htm > > > > /Ben > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
