Question about cruise control

[episodic]

Why don't they put access to brakes on the steering wheel. It is annoying to have to reach for a brake when I'm comfortable. Seriously, why can't there be a brake button. Make it only active when cruise control is on, or whatever. . . .

 

[CrackRabbit]

Because brakes are not binary.

1/10 on the rant.

 

[mwmorph]

because your foot should be on the brake when you have cruise control on anyway? At least that's how i do it in case something happens.

 

[natto fire]

You do realize that 99.9% of cars have mechanical brakes? As in, when you push with your foot, you are "powering" the brakes. With help from Pascal's law and the brake booster of course, but it is, for the most part, a mechanical system.

I personally am glad that they are not wasting money to include a solenoid or LIM to activate the brakes when it works just fine the way it is.

Also, there are cars from Mercedes, and probably others by now, that do use electronic brakes (the M-B ones will automatically apply them lightly when driving through a puddle to skim the rotor of moisture) so maybe the feature you are looking for is there. In all honesty, if you are in traffic that requires more slowing than engine braking can provide, you should probably not be using CC.

 

[woodie1]

Originally posted by: episodic
Why don't they put access to brakes on the steering wheel. It is annoying to have to reach for a brake when I'm comfortable. Seriously, why can't there be a brake button. Make it only active when cruise control is on, or whatever. . . .

Go to a shop that outfits vehicles for handicapped people.
They can mount a hand operated brake control for your car.

 

[alimoalem]

can you choose how fast you accelerate with CC? no...you accelerate only at a modest rate. now think CC for brakes. would you want only modest braking power?

the cruise control you're looking for is the rich man's cruise control, the thing mercedes has. the cruise control you described...let's just say anyone actually trying to patent it will have died before they get to the patenting office.

 

[Aikouka]

I rarely ever have to brake while cruise control is on anyway. If it comes to stop lights, I'll always have cruise canceled before I even begin to start decelerating and not manually accelerating either. No point wasting gas flying up to a red light 🙂.

 

[LordMorpheus]

My cruise has a coast button, when pushed it lowers the set speed by 1 mph.

if you see a slow down coming far enough out, you can adjust the cruise and get through it without having to go to the pedals.

 

[thomsbrain]

If you have to touch the brake, you shouldn't still have the fvcking cruise control on. /thread.

 

[nakedfrog]

And I thought I was lazy.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: episodic
Why don't they put access to brakes on the steering wheel. It is annoying to have to reach for a brake when I'm comfortable. Seriously, why can't there be a brake button. Make it only active when cruise control is on, or whatever. . . .

hmmm turn cruise control off from the wheel.

 

[Gillbot]

Mine has a cancel command but if you hold the coast button it will decelerate you, then return you to normal speed when you release it. If you tap it, it will drop your speed 2mph at a time.

 

[ayabe]

Sounds like some of you use CC in city driving?

I only use it on the highway when I'll be going more than 30 miles or so on the same stretch of road.

Guess I'm not a big fan, *shrug*

 

[Gillbot]

I drive 90+% highway but the cancel command is nice when you approach slow traffic and the Decel button is nice for when people are merging in.

 

[Aikouka]

Originally posted by: Gillbot
Mine has a cancel command but if you hold the coast button it will decelerate you, then return you to normal speed when you release it. If you tap it, it will drop your speed 2mph at a time.

Mine does exactly what the word says... it lets you coast and once you release it, that speed becomes your new set speed. Since I'm in a CVT which doesn't coast like most automatics do (kind of an annoyance), it actually works well.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: episodic
Why don't they put access to brakes on the steering wheel. It is annoying to have to reach for a brake when I'm comfortable. Seriously, why can't there be a brake button. Make it only active when cruise control is on, or whatever. . . .

How hard do you want the brakes applied with that button? 10%? 20%? Full lock? Brakes are not that simple and you don't brake with the same pressure in all situations.