I'm glad it worked for you, Wes - but it is BAD advice and giving BAD advice is irresponsible.
The advice of EXPERTS is do NOT use cruise control in reduced traction conditions, and even using OVERDRIVE is not advised under those conditions.
GM models with traction control in the 90's should have it.
Greg
Most of the TIME, the setting for OVERDRIVE is at HIGHWAY SPEEDS, so using OVERDRIVE under limited TRACTION or VISIBILITY really should be a non ISSUE.
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The advice of EXPERTS is do NOT use cruise control in reduced traction conditions, and even using OVERDRIVE is not advised under those conditions.
Reduced traction also occurs on wet pavement in clear weather - still a TRACTION issue - and my Taurus will shift into OD at 35 - 40MPH when warm under light load.
Basically not to get off the road as far as possible.
Has zero to do with the discussion of what to do in bad visibility.
a whole bunch about what to do if one gets stuck - nothign at all to do with the thread.
And just what does getting stuck in snow have to to with getting OFF THE ROAD in heavy fog or other reduced visibility. The whole point of doing it is to avoid getting caught in one of theose multi vehicle pileups.
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Then quote some of them that say to stay on the highway. I also don't think you will find one saysng to stay in your vehicle during a multi car smashup.
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To avoid going through it again. My advice _and the expert's advice_ in heavy fog GET OFF THE RAOD IF YOU CAN. That is the entire point of my posts but you keep tying to divert into other things.
Stick to the point and this time try to come up with a reason _not_ to get as far off the road as possible.
Harry K
And I NEVER said not to. All I was saying is STAY IN THE DAMNED CAR IN A BLIZZARD!!!! And YOU said I was going against what the experts say. NOWHERE did I say not to get off the road - but if you are stuck and you can NOT get off the road - STAY IN THE VEHICLE. and make the vehicle conspicous. The chances of getting hit by anything other than a snowplough after more than a short time after getting stuck is pretty slim - you can't move, nor can anyone else.
IF you can still move, without hitting anything or running off the road, get off the road COMPLETELY as soon as possible. - and STAY IN THE VEHICLE unless you can reach shelter.
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2, foiled attempts to prove it wrong
No skin off my nose, but "Experts" ? A car owners manual that says "Don't do this" without offering any reason? What is the name of the expert who wrote it--I want to check his credentials. Oh, no name. Hmmm.
They may be right--but I have learned in researching a lot of things that there are plenty of "experts" just making stuff up and a lot more quoting what was made up.
"Fat causes heart attacks. Forward to all your friends"
"Salt raises blood pressure. Tell everybody"
If I haven't tested it or seen evidence that someone has, I'm very slow to believe it. Especially when it contradicts simple physics, mechanics, electronics, etc.
If I had a dollar for every time someone proclaimed something is impossible after I had already done it. .....
Can you name one of these experts?
Can you cite the research article explaining how they proved it?
Better to stay IN the car than get hit OUT of the car. In the case of most multi-car, you can't easily move off the highway.
Nice tryi but your "theory" remains a personal opinion and you'll find no expert that back s it up.
Harry K
Can you cite any research proving your "theory"? Note tht you saying you tried it out is NOT research.
Harry K
sI'm jusst saying what the experts say. "get off the road if you can". I recall seeing mag articles saying that if caught in the middle of one of those bashes to "get out of the car and off the road until the crashing stops"
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Nice try but the fact remains that I have been discussin ONLY getting off the highway with your car if you can.
Sorry that you are unable to follow a discussion.
Harry K
There are often more deaths and serious injuries to those outside the car than tose inside after the first collision in those MVCs
Then how come you've been dissagreeing with me and saying I was going against the experts opinions when I NEVER said not to get off the road. I did say sometimes it is IMPOSSIBLE to get off the road. I think perhaps there is someone else other than, or besides me, that cannot follow a discussion.
Which is why the advice is "...until the crashing stops". The point of getting out of the car and off the road during the crashing is to keep from getting killed. Once off the road you are (comparitely) safe.
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I'm glad you finally agree with what I said way back up thread. If you had stuck to the subject all this hoo fa ra wouldn't have happened.
YOu addition of "blizzard" is not an improvement as the same advice pertains to both blizzard, fog, dust strom . Where-ever there is greatly reduced visibility.
Your addition of "stay in the car" was alos an unnedded additon as I had said nothing at all about it until you added it. The advice from experts (again) is if you can't get the car off the road - GET OUT OF THE CAR AND OFF THE ROAD until the crashign ends.
Harry K
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NO, you brought in everyting else and I was waiting for you to bring in the kitchen sink. You never actually addressed _anything_ I said about getting the car off the road.
Harry K
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