[Spridgets] cruise control

Glen Byrns grbyrns at ucdavis.edu
Thu May 1 10:32:41 MDT 2008


I certainly respect the greater experience of others as to cruise controls 
and gas mileage.  In my case its primarily to take the strain off my right 
knee.  Without a cruise control I'd have great difficulty with the three to 
four all-day-drives needed to get to Missouri.  After an hour or two it 
begins to stiffen up and become painful.  Being able to drop the leg and 
relax it frequently helps a lot.  I'm more than willing to trade the 
difference in mileage for the ability to get out of the car when I get where 
I'm going.

Glen



> For the average American "one hand on the cell phone, the other on a Big
> Mac" driver, cruise probably helps by smoothing out throttle inputs.  I
> think Billy's right (that's A WHOLE LOT of experience paying for fuel)
> in the case of someone who pays attention to what his right foot is
> doing and how the car is responding to terrain.
> JohnD


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