Did you know that during snow and rain you don't want to use Cruise Control? Here's why.The highway patrolman told her that if the cruise control is onand your car begins to hydro-plane when your tires 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 patrolman that was exactly what had occurred. The patrolman said this warning should be listed, on the driver'sseat 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 cruisecontrol and drive a safe speed - but we don't tell them to use the cruisecontrol only when the pavement is dry. The only person the accident victim found, who knew this (besidesthe patrolman), was a man who had a similar accident, totaled his car andsustained severe injuries.www.snopes.com

its safe, dont worry

i use cruise control all the time...but then again, if i end up in the ditch due to snow or ice, ill just use my four wheel drive to get out

I have driven all over Montana year round for 20 years and found that out the hard way what happens when you hit an icy curve with the cruise control engaged. I was on I-90 on a shaded corner which just happened to be a bridge over the Yellowstone River. Went sideways for 200 feet before finally being able to straighten the car on the ice and stay on the road. I never had a chance to disengage the cruise control before I hit the ice. I was lucky - someone was watching over me that day.

I don't buy the argument because it has way too many assumptions in it for my liking. It assumes that if you didn't have that cruise control on then you would have used the proper acceleration and braking techniques that would have guaranteed 100% that hydroplaning would not occur. Most people don't have those kind of driving skills.The guy above me that got sideways on the icy bridge didn't use due dilegence when he approached the bridge; All bridges in northern regions have signs on them that say "Bridge freezes before road surface" -no kidding. Due dilegence on the approach would have required a light tap of the brakes to disengage the cruise control and the balls of the feet throttle pressure to maintain speed over the span.

It is not safe to use your cruise in adverse weather conditions. All vehicles will tell you this in the owners manual. The reason being is that if your cruiseing at 55 and you hit ice or something slippery, your tires are still trying to go 55 mph. Check your owners manual, all manufacturers allude to it under the cruise section.

Cruise control also helps put the driver in a non attentive state of mind, they are able to relax more and could end up falling asleep, loosing control on certain roads, etc. Also if the cruise is set, the drivers feet are probably not at the pedals, instead they are by the seat in a more comfortable position, should they need to slam on their brakes, that split second could cause unnecessary harm. The cruise control was originally designed for upper class folks who didnt want their feet to cramp up due to driving long distances. Poor little rich people, then again this was a very long time ago.

I knew that.

I know that...I wish someone would tell my husband this, because he doesn't mind using cruise control when it's raining, even though I've told him time and again--it's not safe!

I am staying in Bali now,cruise control help me alot,I never find any snow falls in here, thats why if you life in asian country,keep it up in your car, and enjoy safe ride in your daily touring

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