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12-25-2011, 08:08 PM | #1 |
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Driving in the Rain
Got a bit of information thought I would pass along,.
I've been told that when driving in a hard rain, just put on a pair of sun glasses and you;ll only see the drops on the windsheild and your visability will really improve you don't need the high speed wipers, also never use cruise control when driving in the rain, if u hydro-plane when your wheels come off the ground, the wheels will speed up and when you come back down you can really loose control of your car. [Yea I know my model A does'nt have cruise control] this is meant for thr modern car. I hav'nt tried the sun glasses yet so im not sure it works, but will give it a try...Hope it works, makes for safer driving..has any one heard of this? |
12-25-2011, 08:30 PM | #2 |
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Re: Driving in the Rain
The sunglasses do work- at least for me.
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12-25-2011, 08:34 PM | #3 |
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Re: Driving in the Rain
Have you been drinking "laced" eggnog or amber WHITE LIGHTIN' LACED WITH APPLE SLICES??
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12-25-2011, 09:14 PM | #4 |
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Re: Driving in the Rain
The Model A does have cruise control. That is what the throttle lever on the steering column can be used for. Be very carefull when using it !!
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12-25-2011, 09:59 PM | #5 |
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Re: Driving in the Rain
You never want to use the cruise control under slipery conditions, either snow, ice, or too much rain. I like Rain-X for the Model A winshield and if it's still raining too hard I would pull off the road and wait it out. I've had to do that a few times for rain, and once while coming home on leave from the Army, I was caught in a sandstorm in New Mexico and had to park my 1950 Studebaker for the night.
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12-26-2011, 10:05 AM | #6 |
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I haven't heard of or tried the sun glasses trick. Richard Aniheim CA |
12-26-2011, 01:54 PM | #7 |
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Re: Driving in the Rain
Yes, Rainex is the was to go. Here in the Pacific Northwest we know about driving in the rain. With Rainex the water beads up & blows away, you never need your wipers in a Model A.
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12-26-2011, 01:59 PM | #8 |
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Re: Driving in the Rain
Yellow or amber glasses ( like the ones the sheriff wore on the Dodge commercials) Work GREAT at NIGHT to cut the glare of the annoying headlights on the new cars. I keep a pair of clip-on's for that purpose.
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12-26-2011, 06:27 PM | #9 |
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Re: Driving in the Rain
My 29 Pk Up has intermittant wipers, factory installed. You push the crank and when you remove your hand they rest till you need them again. Iceman
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12-26-2011, 06:41 PM | #10 |
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Re: Driving in the Rain
I've never heard of using sun glasses when driving in the rain. I've always used Rain X and it works well. That said, I'm always open to new ideas. Many thanks.
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12-27-2011, 11:40 AM | #11 |
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Re: Driving in the Rain
Sunglasses do work, but they need to be the polarized type to be really effective.
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