On Fri, 14 Feb 2003, Max Wellhouse wrote:

> >Listees:  This came from a friend at church.  I've never heard of
> >this.  Is lthis urban legend or could this "public service" message save
> >someon'e's life down the road?

It can and does happen.  Happened to a friend of my dad's.  He had cruise
control on, and hit a deep water puddle in the freeway.  As the water
slowed the car, the cruise control fed in more throttle, setting him up
for a nasty spin-out.

Cruise control should only be used on dry, flat roads, in good weather,
when there's little or no traffic.