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Warning: Your Cruise Control Can Be Dangerous PDF Print E-mail
Written by Legal Intern   
Tuesday, 01 December 2009 18:39
Did you know there are certain times when driving with the cruise control on can actually be the cause of an accident? It seems there is an increasing number of people who experience car accidents in the rain or ice caused from hydroplaning with the cruise control on. When a car hydroplanes, the wheels lose contact with the pavement. If the cruise control is on when this occurs the car can actually speed up as the cruise control tries to maintain a steady speed and in doing so the driver will lose control.

The best possible scenario would be that the car swerves out of control into a ditch with out hitting any other cars. The worst? A serious car accident that injures the driver and/or passengers, as well as other is the worst scenario. So who knows this little known safety practice? Generally most police officers and traffic operators know, but they all should since they deal with accidents and danger every day. Really most of the others who know are people who have been in accidents with the cruise control themselves.

So where are the warnings from the driver’s education instructors or even the car companies? Does anyone remember being told about the cruise control dangers in the rain, ice, slush, or snow? This should be an important lesson in driver’s education and even in the written exams to receive a driver’s license.

Would it be more helpful if there was a warning on the visor above the driver’s side or maybe in the car manual in the cruise control section? The possibilities are numerous for where the warnings should be placed, nut the real place for them is in the wisdom of the family and friends of new drivers to pass this valuable information along.
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written by Dieter, September 08, 2010
The cruise control problem can be much worse.

I have a 2010 Subaru Outback with CVT and a bad cruise control.
Hitting Resume causes the car to surge with full Wide Open Throttle (WOT).
A 6000RPM surge makes the car hard to handle in ideal conditions.

Many Subaru owners don't use the cruise control because it abuses the engine and wastes gas. Subaru tries to ignore this problem.
No warning from Subaru.
The dealer says the surges are by design to get you back to the set speed as soon as possible.

It may be worse.
If the ECM hangs in the WOT state, you have a run away car.
Brakes may not stop it since brake power is reduced in the WOT state.

Does this constitute Public endangerment?
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written by Marius Andahazy, December 10, 2010
Please contact me if you have ever had a "Sudden Unintended Acceleration" with a Saturn (especially 1997 S/L). I am interested in experiences with Manual Shift especially.

Thanks for any info.

Marius

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