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Re: Cruise Control
I think Fireman is totally missing the point on this. Yes a driver may well read his manual but how many times have you been given a lift in somebody else's car? Did you read the manual before accepting the ride? Did you know what every switch in their car did? It's not a case of the driver being able to find the switch (which in this case is neither a switch nor a button) but of the passenger in the next seat being able to switch off cruise control in an emergency.
Maybe it could be argued that cruise control itself is dangerous and should be scrapped.
Yes, if the driver slumped forward onto the wheel it would be nigh on impossible to steer anyway but at least if the car were slowing down you would have a better chance of survival than one continuing on at the same speed.
BTW many other cars pass us on the motorway when we are keeping to the 70-75 speed range. There are also times when somebody pootling along at 20mph can cause problems.
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