On 02/03/2021 02:11 PM, Tekkie� wrote:

On Tue, 2 Feb 2021 20:05:02 -0700, rbowman posted for all of us to digest...


On 02/02/2021 08:40 AM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
One feature that is nice is the cruise control. It uses radar to keep me from rear ending a slower driver if I catch up to them.

I don't have cruise control but it does have a collision alert. It
doesn't go well with my driving style. If some moron pulls out in front
of me and leisurely accelerates to 25 mph I do my best to give them the
impression they're going to be the next thing to be launched to the
space station.

I used to be like that but somehow my wife's nagging has gotten to me to just
ignore things like that. If one really looks at time of aggressive vs defensive
driving it is only seconds in a day. My only thought is if the SOB in front
would not have pulled out or had sped up I could a made the light. That's
another topic: red lights and stop signs.


I'm not trying to save time, just screwing with idiots. You put a few
hundred thousand miles in on 18 wheels and you realize you get there
when you get there.

I do love the people who slow down when approaching a green stop light,
just in case. We have a lot of 4-way stops and they work pretty well
with people taking turns. Then there are the hesitant types that sit
there wondering if they should go. I give them about 750 milliseconds to
show intent.