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Lip Gloss Apr 2021 7:00pm, 22 Apr 2021 50,882 posts	0 Lip Gloss I have cruise control but never used it but that’s because I don’t drive distances
richmac Apr 2021 7:04pm, 22 Apr 2021 15,578 posts	0 richmac I quite like cruise control, like um says handy for contra flows. GF thinks auto lights and wipers are a good idea (especially if you have but a single hand) I just smile and nod. I think if I was in a car that tried parking itself I be screaming and trying to get out.
FenlandRunner Apr 2021 7:05pm, 22 Apr 2021 6,343 posts	0 FenlandRunner Love cruise control. It is fab. You can't be caught speeding if you set it to the speed limit.
FenlandRunner Apr 2021 7:06pm, 22 Apr 2021 6,344 posts	0 FenlandRunner ...and auto lights and wipers are also top.
Mandymoo Apr 2021 7:27pm, 22 Apr 2021 11,682 posts	0 Mandymoo Am so used to auto lights and wipers now. Cruise control is a god send on long drives in the Camper abroad. My favorite two things on the Camper are the heated windscreen (great when icy) and the hill assist hand brake
um Apr 2021 7:29pm, 22 Apr 2021 4,575 posts	0 um Ahh ... auto/electronic handbrakes. Great for the 2 cars that have them (except for the pull through car wash). A real danger/worry when I drive my daughter's car that has a real handbrake and I always have to go back and check I put it on.
Diogenes Apr 2021 8:10pm, 22 Apr 2021 59,344 posts	0 Diogenes I’ve never learnt how to put on the cruise control in a car. I accidentally put it on in my wife’s car the other week, that was weird. For some reason it was started at about 24mph and I though there was something wrong with the car when it wouldn’t go any faster. Then I had to keep putting up the maximum speed as we moved from a 30 to a 40mph then unlimited area. I’d rather just used my right foot to control my speed.
FenlandRunner Apr 2021 8:23pm, 22 Apr 2021 6,352 posts	0 FenlandRunner Dio, I think it is just habit. Once you're used to using it you'll never go back.
GimmeMedals Apr 2021 8:27pm, 22 Apr 2021 20,767 posts	0 GimmeMedals I don't use our cruise control after nearly forgetting to brake, thinking the car would do it automatically 😂 ; I prefer the speed limiter.
jda Apr 2021 8:48pm, 22 Apr 2021 9,924 posts	0 jda Will depend on typical journeys, I can't imagine using it much round here but motorway trips (that I used to do pre-covid) would be a different matter. Certainly appreciated it on long road trips in the USA...