I don't understand why is this channel so undervalued, it's such a gem, I've learned so much watching it. Not even Scotty is takkling some of these car topics in such a depth on he's channel.
Aw you guys make me blush. Thanks for the kind words, the support is really helping keep me going. We don't have a big budget, and to be frank what we earn from this doesn't cover the cost of making the videos, but if I can help people out along the way it's worth the effort. You never know we might go viral one day
Honestly I think it's probably just the algorithm, before it the playing field was more level, nowadays it's hard when you're not popular and easier if you are already. I quit doing RUclips when it was re-vamped :P
hello here: I constantly use CC every day, when i know im gonna maintain my speed for some time i just turn it on. Its kore efficient because you are not always changing speed and its better on your foot. Off course just because i have cc turned on doesn't need i need to stop driving and to be honest, on long journey i actually feel more distracted and sleepy when im not using it, maybe because i tire myself much earlier? Or maybe because speed is anither thing i need to focus my attention on. Another benefit of CC is that, you can set the speed you wsnt to go and not horry about it anymore, mainly when you have roads with speed cameras.
I consider myself a good driver and others say I'm a really good driver. I also driver 80km everyday in constant moving traffic. I love cruise control. And yes, in my experience it saves fuel. In iffy weather conditions it's always best to just drive the car yourself. In rain it's no problem though. Longer constant moving journeys can hurt the top of your foot. (Dont know how to properly describe it in english, I'm dutch) and cruise control takes that stress off, I love it.
I use cruise most of the time. It allows me to focus my attention on what the other drivers are doing. I take over when needed, such as hilly or winding roads. All of my vehicles in the last 30 years have had cruise control.
Great video! I never realized how much we take cruise control for granted. It’s easy to think of it as a convenience, but the risks you’ve highlighted make me think twice about using it without full attention. I especially appreciate the explanation of how it can cause complacency and delay reaction times in emergency situations. We often overlook the importance of staying engaged while driving, even when tech is doing the heavy lifting. This is a wake-up call for anyone who drives regularly-stay alert, no matter how easy it seems.
Subaru eyesight works very well. It is still just a computer, which can fail anytime. Pay attention at all times. Makes driving more pleasurable and less stressful.
I have driven More Than 500 miles to Chicago with NO cruise contril because it was malfunctioning. And have done this on many occasions... Oh! my tired foot and legs!!
I use CC as much as pos on long runs down the M-way, but that doesn't mean that you can ignore what is going on around you. You still need to be aware and come out out of CC if circumstances dictate.
I've had cruise control for years along with a speed limiter. The only thing I found initially was a tendency to leave the cruise control on in situations where I should have cancelled it. This is when you're catching up to a vehicle in lane 1 and trying to find space in a busy lane 2. Now I cancel the system and resume when a space opens up and I'm in lane 2. I do find a speed limiter really useful in heavier traffic situations as traffic tends to vary its speed infront of me. The combination of both systems does allow me to focus more on observation rather than be concerned about the increasing number of speed cameras and perhaps breaking the limit. I am capable of maintaining a speed but find these systems result in a relaxing drive and less fatigue overall.
It's good for curtailing the inclination to break speed limit. You can set to the speed limit (-1 in built up areas) and just settle into it, rather than creeping mph by mph. You get to know your cruise control, at which point there is no excuse for letting speed escalate drown hill. It becomes very second nature to feel when that will start to happen, and apply breaks manually if your cruise can't do this for you. Combined with an automatic great box it aids patience, and reduces stress/load.
Have had basic CC on a Seat Leon and now ACC on a mk7.5 Golf. Have to say basic you really need your wits about you, if approaching slower vehicles, as it will push on regardless. I would only use in very quiet traffic conditions. I honestly think ACC is a superb safety feature once one has got accustomed to the features, backing off slightly earlier from slower vehicles than i possibly would in manual. Its a slightly different skillset, using the indicators instead of throttle to effect overtakes. Easy enough to deactivate should the traffic situation become more 'complex'. Yes, you could drive ever so slightly more economically yourself, but the difference is negligible really.
I never knew that, how interesting. I wonder if it worked much?
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In the Netherlands, about ten years or so ago, the speed limit during daytime (6am-7pm) was changed from 130 to 100. It remains so up to this day. The general populace wants it reverted badly, but it's not feasible, as the reduction in fuel consumption, traffic fatalities, tyre wear, and environmental impact is enormous.
One thing I found dangerous was on my VW Golf Mk6 , the 'resume' switch (+) is located top edge on the indicator stalk.... as it was programmed to 73mph as I got of the motorway and indicated to take an exit on the round about I accidently pressed on the Resume button, suddenly the car started accelerating on it own and almost went in the back of the vehicle in front of me, luckily I was quick on the brakes!! But once bitten twice as shy
I only use cruise control when I want to move/stretch/relax my right leg for a few moments on open road. What I use often/daily is the speed limiter, to not worry too much about exceeding the speed limit for the section of road, and pay more attention to the road/traffic.
Couldn’t agree more Cruise control and smart motorways Causing lane hogging poor awareness. Deskilling driving mostly when on regular commute roads in my opinion.
I find cruise control very useful, and I use it a lot. (Note, I have an DSG gearbox.) However it's just another form of throttle control for me, not just a fire and forget on/off system. I don't have adaptive cruise, but I do have a VAG system that allows 1mph changes to the set speed, as well as resume last set speed and lock to current speed. I can engage cruise control from 20mph, so for economical urban driving, I find cruise very useful as it doesn't inadvertently over-throttle, so provides good economy. If the traffic speed changes, it's easy to disengage, let the car slow to the new traffic flow speed and then re-engage cruise at the new speed, adjusting speed by +/- 1mph as needed. It's also helpful for not feeling pressured during speed-restrictions on the motorway, as sometimes close following traffic can put pressure on drivers to "keep up" with speeding traffic. I find it a very iseful feature, but it's nuch more interactive than people assume, IMO.
Don't use it much {stop and go city traffic mostly for me} but the Adaptive cruise in my 2016 Passat works great on the open road. Never use it in the rain or snow.
My issue with cruise control is it causes anger in drivers. Especially on the freeways. People who dont use cruise control change speeds constantly. When im on the freeway and trying to overtake someone they end up speeding up (if theyre not using CC) without even realizing it most times. Others that use it wont turn their CC off if in the fast lane until theyre almost on top of the car in front that is overtaking another on a freeway. I find that CC is another cause of road rage.
The first one I drove was a hired Ford car in Canada. Drove it on some long, dead straight roads for a while. Later on, I ran a Toyota that had almost old style cruise that just maintained the speed without manual adjustment (it did allow it to be overridden using the accelerator if required). These days I run one with assisted cruise control, I.e. using radar to detect what is ahead. As you say, it can be problematic in wet or other conditions where longer gaps are necessary. I’ve set mine up to it’s maximum, which is just about right in the dry. There’s a long list of things that can go wrong in the user manual, and it can either over react to things picked up by the radar that are not actually in front, or it can fail to detect some things altogether. It’s an assistance system, not automatic control, in theory. Both of the cars mentioned are Toyota hybrids, so the engine starts and stops on the move, so there isn’t a real “throttle” at all. Similar for battery EVs, no doubt. Incidentally, a benefit that you do not mention is that it makes it possible to position one’s foot on top of the brake in some places where it might save time if the worst happens, while maintaining a steady speed; of course, sometimes it’s better to do the opposite and accelerate away quickly, bit it’s up to you to plan ahead about that.
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With a manual gearbox, all CC can struggle if the gradient increases as you find yourself in a too higher gear, I am not sure what happens with an auto gearbox. Proportional CC was great on a previous manual car, you knew exactly what it was doing i.e. was entirely predictable. My current manual car with adaptive CC should be better as it maintains a proportional distance between you and the vehicle in front, however this is also frustrating as you never close up to that vehicle on a dual carriageway before pulling out to overtake them. Also, the system detects that car in the outside lane that for some reason is slowing down, slowing you down in the process even though the vehicle you are following is pulling away.
Auto's change gear automatically. Newest cars, the autos can go into neutral on downhill sections to save fuel too. Start stop vehicles can even turn off the engines.
I drove a company vehicle for hours at a time on mostly empty highways. The vehicle was GPS monitored for speed. So cruise control was my best friend. But so were the rumble strips on the edges of the road because there was many times I've lost 40 - 50 miles of because I was sleeping!
You slept for 40-50 miles! EEK! It is easily done. I think I'll do a video on this, did you know 1 in 35 drivers fell asleep driving in the US in the last 30 days!
i do lots of driving in my lil golf diesel from long distances 1300km at least 8 times a year and then 70 km daily, but more in hilly area and and i do see that without cruise control i drive more economically in these hilly areas also feels more safe since you constantly change your speed. using cruise control on highways is so normal now that when i had a car without it and had to do the long-distance i really appreciated the ECC i normally have.
I used to drive an HGV overnight, mostly on motorways. Cruise control was useful as there was very little traffic. I don't use it in my car because I mostly drive during the day with lots of traffic around town. Horses for courses.
Thats interesting, and makes sense. Do the HGV come with adaptive cruise control. I can always guarantee a HGV driver will keep a constant speed if I'm following.
Love cruise. Set it at 80mph in my E46 m-sport 330, crossfire, and daily jcw kit r56 mini dooper. All manual shifters. Flick it on mostly unless I have to adjust speed due to traffic conditions. A new adition to my fleet of an mx5 nc has no cc and i miss it. BTW not sure why you mention hills etc as I have not found that a problem. No dangers as far as I have experienced. I think most people cannot actually drive properly these days.
I use cruise control a lot. Mainly on longer distances so I can stay on the speed limit as much as I can. I never use cruise control if there's snow or slippery conditions. That can give you some nasty experiences.
I've done a few back to back comparisons of CC vs me on the same journey and have never had CC improve my mpg. I always beat it. Not always by much but I always beat it. (Car is unmodified 2000 Audi TT 1.8T). I only really uae it to give my leg a rest for a few minutes on long journeys.
In any vehicle with throttle-by-wire, driving at a constant speed along the motorway becomes real tiring, real quick. All that artificial smoothing means you've got to work a lot harder. Cruise control is essential at that point.
23 Reg auto-engaged CC, towing caravan at 50mph on dual carriageway, when suddenly the system braked heavily - very dangerous - it had picked up an A road 30mph speed limit, quickly applied throttle to original speed, drivers who were behind, blasting their horns as they passed; NOT USED much now, as similar interventions have happened when different speed limits are picked up. NB: Retired IT Consultant - love tech, though not this lottery game.
VW's have a terrible CC system. Putting buttons that regularly need to be pressed in a location that's hard to access and then make it tiny.. on a movable stalk that does indicators. ALL car manufacturers should follow PSA's implementation. Cruise control has it's own stalk, at the place you'd rest your hands when going straight ahead, with large buttons that is easy to press. CC does use more fuel but it also depends how good you are at using your foot on the throttle.
The Toyota one is on the steering wheel so requires you to move your finger rather than reach down. You will get used to the vw one, but it does take a while, and it is still easy to miss that little stalk.
Both my wife and I Love cruise control. We have grown up and realized that excessive speed doesn’t get you anywhere faster. That being said, we also avoid conflict by not obstructing the morons that will likely never grow up and figure it out. Cruise helps in consistently maintaining a safe law abiding speed. On 80Km/h roads, law enforcement will typically ignore 10 over in good driving conditions. On 100Km/h, up to 20 over is tolerated but 21 and your pinched. On a 3 lane (100Km/h) highway I’ll favour the middle lane and set the cruise at 115Km/h. My car gets optimized fuel economy while not conflicting with the faster drivers in the passing lane and also not conflicting with slower traffic in the merge lane. In reasonable traffic I can often travel the 100km from where I live to the city without ever touching the brakes. Recently purchased a new car with adaptive cruise. Absolute game changer! It works flawlessly. NOW, throw in some heavy rain or worse… snow. PLEASE DO NOT use cruise in bad weather! I have tried it on a backroad during a snow storm. Climbing a hill, it will conflict with the traction control and let the car spin the wheels into a potentially dangerous loss of control. Almost 40 years of driving (logged at least a million Km). I have not had a speeding ticket in approximately the last 25 years (knock on wood). Cruise control is partly to thank for this.
Use to use it quite a lot some years ago now I don't bother with it now too many road users and inconsistent speeds that I see on motorways as well as poor lane discipline I find myself focusing on my own control and speed maintenance, unless I am on a nice big open road in Europe with no cars in sight ill dust off the cruise button 😅
when i went to the uk for the first time this summer i realised that as well ahaha cruise control is just a pain in the ass even on the highways. i though the worse drivers in Europe where the danish but the uk is on there to.
I do not know where you got the information about 111 mph limit for ACC. It certainly does not apply to my BMW. The ACC in my 2020 G31 works at 220 km/h just fine.
Thanks for the heads up on that one. I based this purely on the specs I reviewed - I think it was VW early radar unit and guessed they were all the same. It still works as cruise control but people found they ended up too close to the car in front before it backed off at those really high speeds. I'll certainly do some more research into this area then, it sounds like BMW have it sorted. Have you found an upper limit or drawbacks at those Autobahn speeds?
I can control my car's speed better than CC. I see a hill and know exactly when to increase pressure on the throttle. Same thing when cresting a hill, I know when to lift off beforehand. That way, my speeds stay more consistent. 😺
I don't use it at all. I just want to take as much responsibility for the car as possible. I don't like relying on computer calculations for steering, acceleration or braking.
I nearly never use it. With how I want to drive (probably much faster than you)... you need full attention and proper speed variation, or someone's going to end up hurt. Full attention on the road, at all times. If anyone doesn't think so, they shouldn't be on the road!
Thanks for the heads up, are you getting audio early or late? I think it is the encoding and seems to happen after I upload, but I might be able to push the audio stream so it lines up properly. Also are you listening through wireless headphones or anything like that?
I think I have tracked down the source of the problem, hopefully videos from now on will match audio/video better. Thanks for the heads up, it was hard to track down but I managed it.
That sounds like nonsense. If people were drunk or on drugs as often as they are tired, that would be far more dangerous. Tired is bad, impaired is worse because it perverts judgement at multiple levels in multiple directions.
I've just been reading a study that said sleep deprived drivers are MORE impaired than someone over the legal blood alcohol limit. I do take the point that drugs and drink are lethal but sleepy drivers still cause quite a few crashes. One study recommended 7-9 hours sleep and said 4-5 hours was enough to impair our ability to drive.
LOL - If your intention was to "hurt me" you're totally wasting your time, the filters on here automatically block those types of comments so they never even get seen and I have pretty thick skin and I simply don't care what people think of me/my hair/my race etc... The only posts that get deleted are those that use foul language or abuse one of the other commenters on here. If people don't have anything nice or constructive to say they shouldn't bother as no one is listening to them. I only delete 1 comment every couple of days, most people are quite respectful. However I don't recall ever seeing let alone removing a comment from you, even the one than likened me to a "popular cartoon character" - I thought that was amusing - there is a resemblance there!
Sorry buddy I am sure I have never deleted a comment from you. The comments are the lifeblood here, I really wouldn't remove or delete them. I don't have any other moderators either at the moment to blame. A deletion is so rare I can usually remember the user concerned. Things to check, if the comment is flagged by the system as spam or abusive it will just vanish. If they contain links they will also often be removed by RUclips (I had a comment automatically deleted because I included a couple of links in it.) By the way if you ever disagree with me, if I'm wrong or I get something wrong I do want to know about it - this is how we all learn and improve so these comments are welcomed.
I have cruise control in my car. I only use it in road works or roads that has a reduced speed limit. No one should use it in any other circumstances. If they do they are nuts.
Can't agree with this. I drive mostly on non urban areas and use it whenever possible ie low traffic density, motorways etc. I get about 41mpg average in an Audi allroad. I'm happy with that.
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I constantly use CC every day, when i know im gonna maintain my speed for some time i just turn it on. Its kore efficient because you are not always changing speed and its better on your foot. Off course just because i have cc turned on doesn't need i need to stop driving and to be honest, on long journey i actually feel more distracted and sleepy when im not using it, maybe because i tire myself much earlier? Or maybe because speed is anither thing i need to focus my attention on. Another benefit of CC is that, you can set the speed you wsnt to go and not horry about it anymore, mainly when you have roads with speed cameras.
I consider myself a good driver and others say I'm a really good driver. I also driver 80km everyday in constant moving traffic. I love cruise control. And yes, in my experience it saves fuel.
In iffy weather conditions it's always best to just drive the car yourself. In rain it's no problem though.
Longer constant moving journeys can hurt the top of your foot. (Dont know how to properly describe it in english, I'm dutch) and cruise control takes that stress off, I love it.
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I use cruise most of the time. It allows me to focus my attention on what the other drivers are doing. I take over when needed, such as hilly or winding roads. All of my vehicles in the last 30 years have had cruise control.
Great video! I never realized how much we take cruise control for granted. It’s easy to think of it as a convenience, but the risks you’ve highlighted make me think twice about using it without full attention. I especially appreciate the explanation of how it can cause complacency and delay reaction times in emergency situations. We often overlook the importance of staying engaged while driving, even when tech is doing the heavy lifting. This is a wake-up call for anyone who drives regularly-stay alert, no matter how easy it seems.
Subaru eyesight works very well. It is still just a computer, which can fail anytime. Pay attention at all times. Makes driving more pleasurable and less stressful.
Not constantly having to accelerate after accidentally dropping back is one of the cited fuel saving advantages of CC.
If more people used cruise control on motorways it would make them much less stressful!
I have driven More Than 500 miles to Chicago with NO cruise contril because it was malfunctioning. And have done this on many occasions... Oh! my tired foot and legs!!
I use CC as much as pos on long runs down the M-way, but that doesn't mean that you can ignore what is going on around you. You still need to be aware and come out out of CC if circumstances dictate.
Adaptive Cruise Control in my opinion is the best none gimmick option a car can have as it contributes to safety as well as convenience
I've had cruise control for years along with a speed limiter. The only thing I found initially was a tendency to leave the cruise control on in situations where I should have cancelled it. This is when you're catching up to a vehicle in lane 1 and trying to find space in a busy lane 2. Now I cancel the system and resume when a space opens up and I'm in lane 2.
I do find a speed limiter really useful in heavier traffic situations as traffic tends to vary its speed infront of me.
The combination of both systems does allow me to focus more on observation rather than be concerned about the increasing number of speed cameras and perhaps breaking the limit.
I am capable of maintaining a speed but find these systems result in a relaxing drive and less fatigue overall.
Cruise control puts me to sleep.
It's good for curtailing the inclination to break speed limit. You can set to the speed limit (-1 in built up areas) and just settle into it, rather than creeping mph by mph.
You get to know your cruise control, at which point there is no excuse for letting speed escalate drown hill. It becomes very second nature to feel when that will start to happen, and apply breaks manually if your cruise can't do this for you.
Combined with an automatic great box it aids patience, and reduces stress/load.
Have had basic CC on a Seat Leon and now ACC on a mk7.5 Golf.
Have to say basic you really need your wits about you, if approaching slower vehicles, as it will push on regardless. I would only use in very quiet traffic conditions.
I honestly think ACC is a superb safety feature once one has got accustomed to the features, backing off slightly earlier from slower vehicles than i possibly would in manual. Its a slightly different skillset, using the indicators instead of throttle to effect overtakes. Easy enough to deactivate should the traffic situation become more 'complex'.
Yes, you could drive ever so slightly more economically yourself, but the difference is negligible really.
Did a 8 hour trip on the highway with cruises control. It didn't save fuel
In spain during 2008-2010 financial crisis the legal speed limit was reduced to 110 km/h from 120 to save fuel and money.
I never knew that, how interesting. I wonder if it worked much?
In the Netherlands, about ten years or so ago, the speed limit during daytime (6am-7pm) was changed from 130 to 100. It remains so up to this day. The general populace wants it reverted badly, but it's not feasible, as the reduction in fuel consumption, traffic fatalities, tyre wear, and environmental impact is enormous.
More like 5 years ago😅
But now we can drive in 4th gear instead of 6th gear 😂
One thing I found dangerous was on my VW Golf Mk6 , the 'resume' switch (+) is located top edge on the indicator stalk.... as it was programmed to 73mph as I got of the motorway and indicated to take an exit on the round about I accidently pressed on the Resume button, suddenly the car started accelerating on it own and almost went in the back of the vehicle in front of me, luckily I was quick on the brakes!! But once bitten twice as shy
I never use it, I like varying the revs on my engine.
I only use cruise control when I want to move/stretch/relax my right leg for a few moments on open road. What I use often/daily is the speed limiter, to not worry too much about exceeding the speed limit for the section of road, and pay more attention to the road/traffic.
Couldn’t agree more
Cruise control and smart motorways
Causing lane hogging poor awareness. Deskilling driving mostly when on regular commute roads in my opinion.
Don't get me started on hill assist and auto park systems!
I find cruise control very useful, and I use it a lot. (Note, I have an DSG gearbox.) However it's just another form of throttle control for me, not just a fire and forget on/off system.
I don't have adaptive cruise, but I do have a VAG system that allows 1mph changes to the set speed, as well as resume last set speed and lock to current speed. I can engage cruise control from 20mph, so for economical urban driving, I find cruise very useful as it doesn't inadvertently over-throttle, so provides good economy. If the traffic speed changes, it's easy to disengage, let the car slow to the new traffic flow speed and then re-engage cruise at the new speed, adjusting speed by +/- 1mph as needed. It's also helpful for not feeling pressured during speed-restrictions on the motorway, as sometimes close following traffic can put pressure on drivers to "keep up" with speeding traffic. I find it a very iseful feature, but it's nuch more interactive than people assume, IMO.
Don't use it much {stop and go city traffic mostly for me} but the Adaptive cruise in my 2016 Passat works great on the open road. Never use it in the rain or snow.
Our work Toyota Kluger will drop your speed on the entry into a curve.
However if you are 20 over or under the cruise set and it will self cancel
I use my cruise control 99% of the time, love it.
My issue with cruise control is it causes anger in drivers. Especially on the freeways.
People who dont use cruise control change speeds constantly. When im on the freeway and trying to overtake someone they end up speeding up (if theyre not using CC) without even realizing it most times. Others that use it wont turn their CC off if in the fast lane until theyre almost on top of the car in front that is overtaking another on a freeway.
I find that CC is another cause of road rage.
The first one I drove was a hired Ford car in Canada. Drove it on some long, dead straight roads for a while. Later on, I ran a Toyota that had almost old style cruise that just maintained the speed without manual adjustment (it did allow it to be overridden using the accelerator if required).
These days I run one with assisted cruise control, I.e. using radar to detect what is ahead. As you say, it can be problematic in wet or other conditions where longer gaps are necessary. I’ve set mine up to it’s maximum, which is just about right in the dry. There’s a long list of things that can go wrong in the user manual, and it can either over react to things picked up by the radar that are not actually in front, or it can fail to detect some things altogether. It’s an assistance system, not automatic control, in theory.
Both of the cars mentioned are Toyota hybrids, so the engine starts and stops on the move, so there isn’t a real “throttle” at all. Similar for battery EVs, no doubt.
Incidentally, a benefit that you do not mention is that it makes it possible to position one’s foot on top of the brake in some places where it might save time if the worst happens, while maintaining a steady speed; of course, sometimes it’s better to do the opposite and accelerate away quickly, bit it’s up to you to plan ahead about that.
Talks about "professional drivers" also warns about people thinking cruise control is some sort of "super automatic system"
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With a manual gearbox, all CC can struggle if the gradient increases as you find yourself in a too higher gear, I am not sure what happens with an auto gearbox. Proportional CC was great on a previous manual car, you knew exactly what it was doing i.e. was entirely predictable. My current manual car with adaptive CC should be better as it maintains a proportional distance between you and the vehicle in front, however this is also frustrating as you never close up to that vehicle on a dual carriageway before pulling out to overtake them. Also, the system detects that car in the outside lane that for some reason is slowing down, slowing you down in the process even though the vehicle you are following is pulling away.
Auto's change gear automatically. Newest cars, the autos can go into neutral on downhill sections to save fuel too. Start stop vehicles can even turn off the engines.
I use it often on long journeys so I can relax my legs
I drove a company vehicle for hours at a time on mostly empty highways. The vehicle was GPS monitored for speed. So cruise control was my best friend. But so were the rumble strips on the edges of the road because there was many times I've lost 40 - 50 miles of because I was sleeping!
You slept for 40-50 miles! EEK! It is easily done. I think I'll do a video on this, did you know 1 in 35 drivers fell asleep driving in the US in the last 30 days!
i do lots of driving in my lil golf diesel from long distances 1300km at least 8 times a year and then 70 km daily, but more in hilly area and and i do see that without cruise control i drive more economically in these hilly areas also feels more safe since you constantly change your speed. using cruise control on highways is so normal now that when i had a car without it and had to do the long-distance i really appreciated the ECC i normally have.
I used to drive an HGV overnight, mostly on motorways. Cruise control was useful as there was very little traffic. I don't use it in my car because I mostly drive during the day with lots of traffic around town. Horses for courses.
Thats interesting, and makes sense. Do the HGV come with adaptive cruise control. I can always guarantee a HGV driver will keep a constant speed if I'm following.
Love cruise. Set it at 80mph in my E46 m-sport 330, crossfire, and daily jcw kit r56 mini dooper. All manual shifters. Flick it on mostly unless I have to adjust speed due to traffic conditions. A new adition to my fleet of an mx5 nc has no cc and i miss it. BTW not sure why you mention hills etc as I have not found that a problem. No dangers as far as I have experienced. I think most people cannot actually drive properly these days.
I use cruise control a lot. Mainly on longer distances so I can stay on the speed limit as much as I can. I never use cruise control if there's snow or slippery conditions. That can give you some nasty experiences.
I've done a few back to back comparisons of CC vs me on the same journey and have never had CC improve my mpg. I always beat it. Not always by much but I always beat it. (Car is unmodified 2000 Audi TT 1.8T). I only really uae it to give my leg a rest for a few minutes on long journeys.
wouldn't ever have a car without adaptive + predictive cruise again, assuming no traffic you can leave it on around roundabouts and at junctions!
I love cruise control, but only before adaptive cruise control stuff came around.
In any vehicle with throttle-by-wire, driving at a constant speed along the motorway becomes real tiring, real quick. All that artificial smoothing means you've got to work a lot harder. Cruise control is essential at that point.
Nonsense.
23 Reg auto-engaged CC, towing caravan at 50mph on dual carriageway, when suddenly the system braked heavily - very dangerous - it had picked up an A road 30mph speed limit, quickly applied throttle to original speed, drivers who were behind, blasting their horns as they passed; NOT USED much now, as similar interventions have happened when different speed limits are picked up. NB: Retired IT Consultant - love tech, though not this lottery game.
It automatically sets the cruise control to the speed limits? Not sure I would like that. Normal adaptive cc with human input required is great.
VW's have a terrible CC system. Putting buttons that regularly need to be pressed in a location that's hard to access and then make it tiny.. on a movable stalk that does indicators.
ALL car manufacturers should follow PSA's implementation. Cruise control has it's own stalk, at the place you'd rest your hands when going straight ahead, with large buttons that is easy to press.
CC does use more fuel but it also depends how good you are at using your foot on the throttle.
The Toyota one is on the steering wheel so requires you to move your finger rather than reach down. You will get used to the vw one, but it does take a while, and it is still easy to miss that little stalk.
Both my wife and I Love cruise control. We have grown up and realized that excessive speed doesn’t get you anywhere faster. That being said, we also avoid conflict by not obstructing the morons that will likely never grow up and figure it out. Cruise helps in consistently maintaining a safe law abiding speed. On 80Km/h roads, law enforcement will typically ignore 10 over in good driving conditions. On 100Km/h, up to 20 over is tolerated but 21 and your pinched. On a 3 lane (100Km/h) highway I’ll favour the middle lane and set the cruise at 115Km/h. My car gets optimized fuel economy while not conflicting with the faster drivers in the passing lane and also not conflicting with slower traffic in the merge lane. In reasonable traffic I can often travel the 100km from where I live to the city without ever touching the brakes. Recently purchased a new car with adaptive cruise. Absolute game changer! It works flawlessly. NOW, throw in some heavy rain or worse… snow. PLEASE DO NOT use cruise in bad weather! I have tried it on a backroad during a snow storm. Climbing a hill, it will conflict with the traction control and let the car spin the wheels into a potentially dangerous loss of control. Almost 40 years of driving (logged at least a million Km). I have not had a speeding ticket in approximately the last 25 years (knock on wood). Cruise control is partly to thank for this.
That's a good record, well done. I like your approach to driving.
Driving faster does get you there faster though.
Use to use it quite a lot some years ago now I don't bother with it now too many road users and inconsistent speeds that I see on motorways as well as poor lane discipline I find myself focusing on my own control and speed maintenance, unless I am on a nice big open road in Europe with no cars in sight ill dust off the cruise button 😅
when i went to the uk for the first time this summer i realised that as well ahaha cruise control is just a pain in the ass even on the highways. i though the worse drivers in Europe where the danish but the uk is on there to.
Also the safety of radar curise in foggy weather where the radar can pick up a car in the fog that forgot to turn on lights before you can see it
That is a good point I hadn't considered. Lots of cars have collision protection systems now which I guess still use radar of some form.
I do not know where you got the information about 111 mph limit for ACC. It certainly does not apply to my BMW. The ACC in my 2020 G31 works at 220 km/h just fine.
Thanks for the heads up on that one. I based this purely on the specs I reviewed - I think it was VW early radar unit and guessed they were all the same. It still works as cruise control but people found they ended up too close to the car in front before it backed off at those really high speeds.
I'll certainly do some more research into this area then, it sounds like BMW have it sorted. Have you found an upper limit or drawbacks at those Autobahn speeds?
I can control my car's speed better than CC. I see a hill and know exactly when to increase pressure on the throttle. Same thing when cresting a hill, I know when to lift off beforehand. That way, my speeds stay more consistent. 😺
I don't use it at all. I just want to take as much responsibility for the car as possible. I don't like relying on computer calculations for steering, acceleration or braking.
Never ever even think of using it i like to be in control
@@richardsmith8938 I find I can observe the road better when using CC as I'm not having to check my speed every few seconds.
If I use cruise control and I take my hands off the wheel the car go’s nuts. It makes sure you’re still maintaining control at all times,
The Audi I drove did this, the auto steer auto cruise still insisted I keep my hands on the steering wheel.
The self steering but requiring your hand on the wheel is very annoying and less relaxing.
I nearly never use it. With how I want to drive (probably much faster than you)... you need full attention and proper speed variation, or someone's going to end up hurt. Full attention on the road, at all times. If anyone doesn't think so, they shouldn't be on the road!
Not everyone wants to drive like you though (a dickhead).
I have it but have never used it. Don't trust it.
I've never used it on any car iv had it on ,I don't want to go near the thing
@@garymiller7218 lol, why's that Gary
Hi there. If I may, you should work on the synchronization of the video and the sound. The voice and the lips are not in symc.
Thanks for the heads up, are you getting audio early or late? I think it is the encoding and seems to happen after I upload, but I might be able to push the audio stream so it lines up properly.
Also are you listening through wireless headphones or anything like that?
I think I have tracked down the source of the problem, hopefully videos from now on will match audio/video better. Thanks for the heads up, it was hard to track down but I managed it.
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That sounds like nonsense. If people were drunk or on drugs as often as they are tired, that would be far more dangerous. Tired is bad, impaired is worse because it perverts judgement at multiple levels in multiple directions.
I've just been reading a study that said sleep deprived drivers are MORE impaired than someone over the legal blood alcohol limit. I do take the point that drugs and drink are lethal but sleepy drivers still cause quite a few crashes. One study recommended 7-9 hours sleep and said 4-5 hours was enough to impair our ability to drive.
Id comment, but torque cars gets butt hurt and deletes them.
LOL - If your intention was to "hurt me" you're totally wasting your time, the filters on here automatically block those types of comments so they never even get seen and I have pretty thick skin and I simply don't care what people think of me/my hair/my race etc...
The only posts that get deleted are those that use foul language or abuse one of the other commenters on here. If people don't have anything nice or constructive to say they shouldn't bother as no one is listening to them. I only delete 1 comment every couple of days, most people are quite respectful.
However I don't recall ever seeing let alone removing a comment from you, even the one than likened me to a "popular cartoon character" - I thought that was amusing - there is a resemblance there!
@@torquecars Nope. You've deleted my comments helping other youtubers with their car questions on your channel.
Sorry buddy I am sure I have never deleted a comment from you. The comments are the lifeblood here, I really wouldn't remove or delete them. I don't have any other moderators either at the moment to blame. A deletion is so rare I can usually remember the user concerned.
Things to check, if the comment is flagged by the system as spam or abusive it will just vanish. If they contain links they will also often be removed by RUclips (I had a comment automatically deleted because I included a couple of links in it.)
By the way if you ever disagree with me, if I'm wrong or I get something wrong I do want to know about it - this is how we all learn and improve so these comments are welcomed.
@@torquecars I appreciate it. I joke with you, but I do like and appreciate your content. I don't use foul language or racism. I hope you are well.✌️💯
I have cruise control in my car. I only use it in road works or roads that has a reduced speed limit. No one should use it in any other circumstances. If they do they are nuts.
@@adventcliff2040 so you use the speed limiting part of it?
You don't stick to the speed limit under normal conditions then?
Can't agree with this. I drive mostly on non urban areas and use it whenever possible ie low traffic density, motorways etc. I get about 41mpg average in an Audi allroad. I'm happy with that.
@hamstercanibal yes rest of the time I control it by right foot
'noone should'? oh ok then, better stop using it then, thanks cliff