[sperry]

Dammit Austin.... the database broke and lost my reply that was along the same lines.

For the record, I wouldn't want the cruise on in the wet just because I wouldn't want it to apply throttle with disregard to the current traction conditions... basically, I trust myself to see the puddle up ahead and coast more than I'd trust the cruise to just happen to be off the throttle at that point.

The only way I can think of the cruise speeding up in a puddle is in an AWD car... lets say the front hits a puddle and the tires lose traction and slow down... the speed sensor slows down and the cruise opens the throttle. The traction control sends the power to the rear tires that still have traction and the car accelerates. The only problem is that the speed sensor shouldn't read off just the front tires... it's usually in the transmission and reads it there.