Southern New Jersey Overlook

I just received one of those emails that gets passed around warning about a supposed situation that happened and cautioning everyone to avoid the same thing happening to them... The story concerns someone who drove in bad road conditions, such as wet and/or slipper from rain or snow or freezing temperature --with their cruise control ON -- and the resultant accident that occured because the vehicle hydroplaned and lost control.

Regardless of whether the story was exactly factual, it still made a good point about the importance of not using the cruise control in wet or icy conditions. A good indicator for turning it OFF is when you need to use your windshield wiper.


Wipers ON = Cruise OFF


Wet, Icy or Slippery - YES = Cruise - NO


Here are some good winter safety tips from the Canadian OSH
Here are some teen driving tips for driving in bad weather that are valid for any age
Here are safe winter driving tips for the Iowa Department of Transportation
 
 
 
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