Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 14:37:21 -0500 From: ma_twain <ma_twainnospamo.com> Subject: Re: Cruise Control
Laura K wrote: > Malcolm William Mason <mwm1(spam)nospamedu> wrote in > news:6g4u01dpud8vkr5320tkgaqr5bt9jhnn0qnospamcom: > > >>Can anyone recommend or consider under what conditions would cruise be >>a viable option? >> > > I use it from time to time on long interstate drives so I can take my foot > off the gas and keep it from cramping. Lets me shift position a bit. > I've also used it on two lane roads in the South when I've got a local cop > two feet from my back bumper planning on adding me to his revenue for the > day. Set it for 50 mph in a 55 mph zone. > > > Have you had an issue with speeding tickets in the South? My problem with cruise control is that it will hold the speed right to the top of the hill. Then you have to brake on the way down. You can play the game and flick the cruise control on and off. If you drive a manual transmission you can slow down by keeping the same gas pedal position going up the hill. Then you downshift at the crest of the hill, keeping within the speed limit without using your brakes going down the hill.