GOOD VISION IN A DOWNPOUR
Some good advice
How to achieve good vision while driving during a heavy downpour.
We are not sure why it is so effective; just try this method when it rains heavily. This method was given me by a Police friend who had experienced and confirmed it. It is useful—even driving at night. This method has been used by Canadian Military Drivers for years.
Most motorists turn their wipers on high or to the fastest speed during heavy downpour, yet the visibility in front of the windshield is still bad.
In the event you face such a situation, just try your sunglasses (any model will do), and miracle! All of a sudden, visibility in front of the windshield is perfectly clear, as if there is no rain.
Make sure you always have a pair of sunglasses in your car. You’re not only helping yourself to drive safely with good vision, but also might save your friend’s life by sharing this. Try it yourself and share it with your friends!
It’s amazing: you still see the drops on the windshield, but not the sheet of rain falling. You can see where the rain bounces off the road. It works to eliminate the “blindness” from passing semi’s spraying you. Or the “kickup” if you are following a semi or car in the rain. They ought to teach that little tip in driver’s training. It really does work.
This next warning is a another good one! I wonder how many people know about this:
A 36 year old female had an accident and totaled her car. A resident of Ontario, Canada was traveling between Kinburn & Ottawa. It was raining, though not excessively, when her car suddenly began to hydro-plane and literally flew through the air. She was not seriously injured but very stunned!
When she explained to the officer what had happened he told her something that every driver should know: never drive in the rain with your cruise control on. She thought she was being cautious by setting the cruise control and maintaining a safe, consistent speed in the rain. But the officer told her that if the cruise control is on when your car begins to hydro-plane and your tires lose contact with the pavement, your car will accelerate to a higher rate of speed, making you take off like an airplane. She told the officer that was exactly what had occurred.
The officer 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. 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 pavement is dry.