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> If you read what they actually said on the Snopes site, the risk is
> real, though for a different reason.
You're right on, Cindy.  In fact, I got a first-hand experience with it
driving home from Boise in the rain Saturday night, after flying up from
Convention.  The problem isn't the cruise itself being on--it is the fact
that the fuel feed doesn't quit until you touch the brake or flip off the
cruise button.  If the cruise is NOT on, you get decreasing revs as soon
as you lift your foot OFF the accelerator.  Fortunately, I was cognizant
of the potential problem and hit the "off" button on the cruise really
quickly after I started to hydroplane, so did not lose control of my rig. 
The problem comes when the rig is simply too far out of control to get it
back in the time it takes to touch the brake or flip off the cruise.  It
wouldn't be any different than if you just left your foot on the gas a bit
too long.

Heidi



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