How I guess they are not paying attention:
Driving in one of the 2 middle lanes of a 4 lane highway.
Cell phone on the steering wheel (I drive mostly at night so
the glow is obvious).
Following at the minimum distance the adaptive cruise will
probably allow.
Arriving on my rear bumper seemingly dropping out of light
speed.
Staying behind me until I change lanes to exit, then they are
off to the races again.
Doesn’t seem to be a lack of need for speed, just didn’t recognize that they
were slowing down. With the cruise set for a farther following distance, it is
easy to pay attention to the upcoming traffic to safely change lanes and
continue on your merry way. Me personally, that involves traveling at the speed
limit. I may not be in a hurry, but following closely is not my idea of safe
driving, unless the speed has greatly decreased.
I believe that FSD may become a safer option opposed to error prone humans, but
I personally just don’t care for it. Adaptive cruise is not even my preferred
manner of driving. Simple cruise control is what I use in my vehicle. I have
not yet become an EV driver, so I still drive older ice’s without the bells and
whistles. I have been watching this list for a few years since my interest in
EVs has been fanned by the Tesla craze. Hope to join the club of EV drivers
soon.
George Mullineaux
3rd Shift Maintenace Technician
Pinnacle Corrugated, Landis, NC
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On 4 May 2024 at 4:55, George Mullineaux via EV wrote: > I see too many drivers
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On 4 May 2024 at 4:55, George Mullineaux via EV wrote:
> I see too many drivers that get stuck behind a slower vehicle on the
> highway because their cruise control has slowed down their vehicle to
> match the leading one.
I wonder how you can tell the difference between a driver who isn't ;paying
attention, and one who's just satisfied with the speed and sees no need to
pass.
Actually, I don't see how one would dare not pay attention, even with fancy
cruise control. You still have to steer, no?
Anyway, we're those folks who stay behind the slow traffic because we don't
want or need to go faster. If we're not in a hurry, which is most of the
time, we'd rather go slower and save electricity, range, and battery life.
If we passed that slow traffic, we wouldn't want to go much over the speed
limit. We'd have impatient drivers riding our bumper. So we hang out in
the right lane with the relaxed crowd and life is good.
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