> > Important FYI !!!! > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > I received this today from a friend, and wanted to > > pass it on. I > > never > > thought about it before, but will now. > > > > > > > > > > I had a wreck a couple of weeks ago and totaled > > our Lincoln Town Car. > > I > > hydroplaned on Hwy 35 between Gladewater & Kilgore, > > TX. I was not hurt, > > just > > emotionally rattled! I know the Lord was with me. I > > learned a lesson > > I'd > > like to pass on to you. You may know this already- > > but the highway > > patrolman > > > > told me that you should never drive in the rain with > > your cruise > > control on. > > He said if you did and hydroplaned (which I 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, the car > > accelerates. I took off > > like I > > was in an airplane. I'm so thankful I 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 air-bags. The only person I've found > > out who knew this > > (besides > > > > > the officer) was a man who had a similar accident > > and totaled his > > car. > > > > This has made me wonder if this is not why so many > > of our young people > > are > > dying in accidents. > > > > > EVEN IF YOU KNEW THIS OTHERS MAY NOT, PASS IT > > ALONG, IT MIGHT SAVE A > > FRIENDS LIFE! > >
--- Melanie Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Note: forwarded message attached. > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up > now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822 > Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 16:33:08 -0500 > From: "Nancy Meli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Fwd: FW: Driving in the Rain > > ATTACHMENT part 2.TEXT message/rfc822 > Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 13:45:29 -0500 > From: "Ursula Musselman" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Brenda Robinson" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "Charlotte Hammar" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: FW: Driving in the Rain > > Important FYI !!!! > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > I received this today from a friend, and wanted to > pass it on. I > never > thought about it before, but will now. > > > > > > I had a wreck a couple of weeks ago and totaled > our Lincoln Town Car. > I > hydroplaned on Hwy 35 between Gladewater & Kilgore, > TX. I was not hurt, > just > emotionally rattled! I know the Lord was with me. I > learned a lesson > I'd > like to pass on to you. You may know this already- > but the highway > patrolman > > told me that you should never drive in the rain with > your cruise > control on. > He said if you did and hydroplaned (which I 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, the car > accelerates. I took off > like I > was in an airplane. I'm so thankful I 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 air-bags. The only person I've found > out who knew this > (besides > > > the officer) was a man who had a similar accident > and totaled his > car. > > This has made me wonder if this is not why so many > of our young people > are > dying in accidents. > > > EVEN IF YOU KNEW THIS OTHERS MAY NOT, PASS IT > ALONG, IT MIGHT SAVE A > FRIENDS LIFE! > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
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