Rain Sensing Windshield Wiper ControlsSenses rain, sleet, snow or road spray hitting your windshield, and automatically runs your wipers at just the right speed. You dont have to take your hands off the wheel, or constantly adjust the speed of your wipers as road conditions change. It all done for you, making driving safer and easier.
What are the benefits of rain-sensing wipers?
The benefits of a rain-sensing wiper system are most obvious during inconsistent rain or snow, when a standard wiper system requires constant attention by the driver to keep the windshield clear. Under such conditions, the rain-sensing system adapts to periods of heavy rain or snow and increases the speed of the wipers. During dry periods, when the windshield is clear, the wipers completely stop. If other vehicles splash or spray water or debris on the windshield, the rain-sensing system automatically intervenes by starting the wipers to keep visibility unobstructed.
How do they increase driver safety?
Many collisions are caused by driver distractions. Rain-sensing wiper technology allows the driver to activate the windshield wipers once, and then forget about them. The windshield wipers must be re-activated, however, if the vehicle has been turned off and re-started.
Do I need them?
Rain-sensing wipers are offered as standard equipment or as an inexpensive factory option on many new cars, light trucks and SUVs. There are also many systems offered by aftermarket suppliers. The wipers are easy to install; with just a single optical component, the technology can easily be adapted to any vehicle with electric wipers. Because they increase driving safety while reducing driver distraction and workload, rain-sensing wipers are a worthwhile improvement to any vehicle.
Hands-free windshield wiper control is available for almost any vehicle.