From: turnkey@q.com   
      
   On Friday, April 4, 2014 6:55:46 PM UTC-7, Arif Khokar wrote:   
   > On 04/04/2014 02:43 PM, Harry K wrote:   
   >    
   > > Situation - 2lane (1 each direction) heavily traveled highway with   
   >    
   > > passing opportunities sparse due to curves and hills.  Posted 60   
   >    
   > > 'flow' about 65.   
   >    
   > >   
   >    
   > > I set cruise 64/65 and rarely get passed or pass someone.   
       
   > If it's really a lot of traffic, you really shouldn't be using cruise    
   > control in that situation.   
      
   ??? Traffic in my lane behind the lead for mile after mile at the same speed?    
   While not use the CC?  At least then I'm not varying speed constantly like the   
   morons who don't know how to use it.     
      
   Nothing more annoying that the drivers on manual control.    
      
   > > I don't   
   > > even try to pass unless they are less than the posted.  Say I catch   
   > > up to someone doing about 61 (happened again today) so I slow to that   
   > > pace.  Okay, you are behind me, which do you prefer?   
      
   > > 1.  that I close up to a 2second distance behind the lead to allow   
   > > you to, opportunity allowing, pass both of us at once?   
       
   > > 2.  Drop back far enough that you can pass me and then the lead in   
   > > separate passes?   
      
   > I prefer the second option* out of the ones you gave.  The reason is    
   > that it's easier to pass one car individually rather than 2 or more    
   > cars.  I've been in situations where there's a tailgating line of    
   > roughly 10 or more cars that it's not possible to pass and you end up    
   > becoming part of that tailgating line.   
       
   > * Ideally, instead of tailgating or falling back, it would be better to    
   > pass the slow lead car.   
      
   True that. But as long as lead is at no less than the posted it isn't worth   
   the frustration of trying to catch a  passing opportunity that only comes up   
   every few miles and then can't be used due to on-coming traffic.  On a long   
   trip I'll work at passing,   
    anything an hour or less doesn't save enough time to be worth the   
   aggravation.    
      
   Harry K   
      
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