I have cruise control in my vehicle. With a touch of a button, the system is activated, and as soon as I reach my desired speed, I set it. Perfect for all the long highway driving I do.
But. Do I need to keep toggling the cruise control system on and off? Is it bad to be driving around the city to have the cruise control system on but not in use? Is this damaging on anything? Is the fact that the on/off button exists useless?
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> Is the fact that the on/off button exists useless?
When the cruise control system is turned on there is a button on your steering wheel that will cause your vehicle to lock to its current speed. That is exactly what you want when you are highway driving and want to use the cruise control, but what about when you don’t? What if you are driving in an area where you don’t expect to be using cruise control and you just accidentally nudge that button? Now when you let off the gas because someone is slowing down in front of you the car just keeps on going, unexpectedly and potentially dangerously.
Having a toggle to disable that function I think is pretty obviously a good idea.
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