Cycleops
Legendary Member
- Location
- Accra, Ghana
"What you really need to invent is an electric gear changing system not those rubber things filled with air"
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"What you really need to invent is an electric gear changing system not those rubber things filled with air"
DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
Speed limiter set to, say, 70, means your right foot cannot make you exceed the set speed.
Yellow Saddle
Guru
- Location
- Loch side.
Wait 'till they hear about ball point pens, safety razors and penicillin.
That sounds like a fantastic feature. Much more useful than cruise control, which doesn't work on a busy freeway.
DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
I've found it to be quite useless, to be honest. I prefer to use CC when I can, which is probably 80+% of the time, and discipline when it's not a viable option.
DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
They are indeed different uses of the same piece if technology .
Yellow Saddle
Guru
- Location
- Loch side.
No, they would be completely different.
Cruise control sets a speed at which the car travels and you take your foot off the accelerator and the car maintains a constant speed. However, the traffic isn't travelling at a constant speed and you continually have to brake, which disables the CC. Accelerating whilst using it is ok, because once you take your foot off the gas again, it slows down to the set speed. It works well on empty roads where you don't have to compensate for traffic.
A speed limiter requires you to set the pace, but won't let you exceed the setting. This to me sounds more usable in traffic.
By traffic I mean freeways with lots of cars entering and exiting junctions, which cause a variance in speed.
Distance control adds another dimension. It won't allow your car, when on cruise control, to approach another car. Conversely, if the car in front slows down, you slow down. That's probably the only way speed control will work effectively on busy roads.
DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
Different in action, but using the same parts of the engine management system.
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
Personally I'd prefer a car with no ABS, Traction Control, Cruise Control or Speed Limiter. In other words something basic
Yellow Saddle
Guru
- Location
- Loch side.
Nope.
DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
Care to elucidate?
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mustang1
Legendary Member
- Location
- London, UK
TV sorted. Just concerned with how long it took.So because of the fact that you couldn't sort your telly out, you don't want Di2 ?
SkipdiverJohn
Deplorable Brexiteer
- Location
- London
That's what I like. Basic motoring where the driver actually drives the vehicle - not just stares out of the window and uses the steering wheel a bit. All the gadgets just allow you to not concentrate on your driving, in the false belief that the car will stop you getting yourself into trouble situations. Plenty of muppets have learned the hard way that ABS doesn't stop you crashing into things if you don't drive according to the road conditions.
I'm not a driver, so take this with a pinch of whatever condiment you prefer, but could that not be a hindrance if you need to get out of an emergency situation in a hurry?
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User169
Guest
The old "I need to accelerate out of danger" gag!
