It's also probably safer then using the left foot on the throttle like I
sometimes do on long drives :-)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>
To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 9:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] cruise control
>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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