Cruise Control? Not Always
Written on September 5, 2008. Written by Zac.
Set the cruise control if you’re the type of driver whose speed creeps up higher and higher the longer you’re on the road, or if you have difficulty holding a steady speed (it wanders up and down).
Only use cruise control on flat roads. On hilly roads, cruise responds to changes in grade - by feeding in more throttle on the uphill and releasing on the descent - in the exact opposite way an efficient driver would.
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