Just like human eyes, a car’s safety system sensors have trouble “seeing” the road on a rainy day.
The Game-Changing Mid-Engined, Right Hand Drive Corvette Is Eating Into European Supercar Sales In JapanThe AAA also tested the mettle of lane keeping systems that help keep a car from inadvertently wandering across lane markers via steering and/or braking intervention. This system’s efficiency seems sketchy at best, with vehicles jumping the markers in 17 percent of its tests under ideal road conditions, and a failure rate of 69 percent of the time when the weather turns foul.
While some vehicles may flash an alert or deactivate under severe situations, none of the systems in the models tested provided no warning that their performance may be compromised. While valuable assets in their own right, the AAA cautions that advanced safety systems are no substitute for a fully engaged driver.
In the meantime, the AAA recommends those buying ADAS-equipped vehicles take the time to read the owner’s manual or the automaker’s online assets to determine, where and when such systems operate most effectively, and how to use them appropriately. Beyond that the AAA suggests motorists take these precautions when driving in bad weather:
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