From: turnkey@q.com   
      
   On Monday, April 7, 2014 9:05:11 PM UTC-7, Arif Khokar wrote:   
   > On 04/07/2014 11:03 AM, Harry K wrote:   
   > > On Monday, April 7, 2014 5:24:54 AM UTC-7, Arif Khokar wrote:   
   > > If the slight difference (none in my case) in response time is so   
   > > critical you are following way too close.   
       
   > I'm not entirely sure of how far traffic is ahead of you in your case,    
   > but I certainly wouldn't use it unless there was at least a 30 second    
   > gap ahead of me.   
      
   Usually around 10 secs or a bit more.   
       
   > > And if you ony need a mile or two change it is uneccesary, just use   
   > > the CC buttons   
       
   > Or you could just let up on the accelerator slightly.   
      
   And then press down again to take a guess at the proper following speed.    
   Using CC you adjust up/down at 1 mph increments.  Much simpler and faster.   
      
   > >> It's not as fast as letting up on the accelerator and losing a few   
   > >> mph in speed even before you move your foot to the brake pedal.   
      
   If all you need is a mile or two change (which is what normally happens), yhou   
   don't need a "fast" change unless you are following too close.   
      
   > > My thumb is faster than moving my foot.   
       
   > Is your thumb constantly hovering over the coast button (or whatever    
   > it's called these days)?  My foot is constantly on the accelerator pedal    
   > unless I'm using the brakes to slow down.   
      
   The buttons on every car I have driving in a long long time are right there   
   where my hand is on the wheel.  It is not "constantly there" but is much   
   faster moving there than my foot is to lift off and then press down hoping to   
   get the speed right.   
       
   > >> IMO, you're better able to adjust to conditions by modulating the   
   > >> pressure you apply to the accelerator.  For instance, if I see a   
   > >> bunch of brake lights of vehicles light up ahead, I instinctively   
   > >> let up on the accelerator to ascertain what's actually happening   
   > >> and lose some speed in the process.  So, instead of going my former   
   > >> speed, I may be going 5 to 10 mph slower before I actually have to   
   > >> apply the brakes.   
       
   > > By the time I have to use the brake my thumb has been on the - button   
   > > already   
       
   > And my foot has been off the accelerator for at least the amount of time    
   > it took me to move my foot from one pedal to the other.   
      
   I guess I should have added that my thumb has been HOLDING DOWN THE BUTTON.   
   Thus slowing down just as you do with your foot but I have stated it faster   
   than you did.   
       
   > > See my post about the annoyance of follwoign someone who doesn't   
   > > maintain a CONSTANT speed, not a 'relatively constant' speed.  I,   
   > > too, can maintain my set speed withing about 2mph variance but I   
   > > won't annoy other drivers by doing it.   
       
   > My speed doesn't vary that much either when I'm paying attention.  If my    
   > attention wanders, then my speed may increase or decrease by some    
   > amount, and then I realize that I need to pay more attention to my speed    
   > and I adjust as necessary.  I don't have people following me at a close    
   > distance, so I don't have a problem with slowing others down.   
      
   Nice to be able to drive always without anyone following you very close.  I   
   have never had that pleasure.   
       
   Bottom lien appears to be that you have never had the fun of boring thorugh   
   mile after endless miles modulating speed on 2 lant highways.  Had you, you   
   would have been praying for technology to maintain a set speed.  Were you to   
   get used to using CC as    
   an aid to driving, you would always use when possible.   
      
   Even an hour's drive with foot constantly on the accelerator is a PIA.   
      
   Bottom line seems to be you just don't want to learn how to use it efficiently.   
      
   Harry K   
      
   Harry K   
      
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