• Baggins@piefed.social
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    5 months ago

    Was going to ask the same question - cruise control is for open roads like motorways. Not around town. No wonder they had issues with it.

    • rickyrigatoni
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      5 months ago

      Cruise control is for when my foot needs a break. Especially when I’m speeding through school zones.

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      5 months ago

      It’s incredibly useful in stop and go traffic, and I’m often just too lazy to turn it off after the traffic ends, until it randomly brakes for a parked car 😅

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      5 months ago

      Cars broken down in the side of the road

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        5 months ago

        I mean, you should be slowing down at least a bit when passing someone pulled over on the side of the road anyways, no? Just like going through a construction zone. It really depends on how much braking we’re talking about.

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          5 months ago

          Yes, but that’s not regular.

          If traffic is flowing, you can’t just slow way down on the interstate for each broken or stopped car