Does your car have a hard time maintaining set speed while on cruise control
#1
Pit Crew
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Does your car have a hard time maintaining set speed while on cruise control
I got a ticket last weekend and was perplexed because I normally set my cruise at 9 above but the trooper clocked me at 13 above. I observed my car on the rest of the drive and it appears that on downhills and uphills, it does a very poor job maintaining the set speed. Very annoying. The trooper caught me going downhill but very disappointing on the manufacturer. My BMW did a great job at keeping the set speed. Just wondering if anybody else has noticed the same or is it just my car?
#2
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I got a ticket last weekend and was perplexed because I normally set my cruise at 9 above but the trooper clocked me at 13 above. I observed my car on the rest of the drive and it appears that on downhills and uphills, it does a very poor job maintaining the set speed. Very annoying. The trooper caught me going downhill but very disappointing on the manufacturer. My BMW did a great job at keeping the set speed. Just wondering if anybody else has noticed the same or is it just my car?
Actually, I think the reason your BMW didn't have this "problem" was because it has more rolling resistance(either due to friction or aerodynamics). I find the GS is particularly good at cruising at higher speeds - I accelerate up to a certain speed, and let off the throttle and it can take me a pretty long way compared to other cars.
#3
Cruise control doesn't utilise brakes to slow the vehicle, it typically just downshift a gear and use engine braking. On steeper downhills, it's difficult to maintain speed just by using engine braking alone. If it were to downshift more than 1 gear for added engine braking, people would also start complaining that the engine is "loud" for no reason.
Actually, I think the reason your BMW didn't have this "problem" was because it has more rolling resistance(either due to friction or aerodynamics). I find the GS is particularly good at cruising at higher speeds - I accelerate up to a certain speed, and let off the throttle and it can take me a pretty long way compared to other cars.
Actually, I think the reason your BMW didn't have this "problem" was because it has more rolling resistance(either due to friction or aerodynamics). I find the GS is particularly good at cruising at higher speeds - I accelerate up to a certain speed, and let off the throttle and it can take me a pretty long way compared to other cars.
I have also noticed the rolling resistance in many cars and it varies a lot. All my cars have gone up 2-3mph on a downhill, this is why I set the cruise at 7 mph above.
also if the car down shifter more to slow you down, it would lose some mpg.
#4
Racer
Are we talking about standard cruise control or DRCC? I've driven downhill on a stretch of road with a speed limit of 45 (could be 50) a few times now and have noticed the same behavior each time. My GS downshifts 4 gears (I've counted) to maintain speed but as a result was able to fairly easily maintain the set speed without going over it more than 3-4 mph. Over on the RX side of the forum, they too notice ~4 downshifts or so when using DRCC.
#5
Why 9 over? Some places cops will pull you at 5 over. Just wondering if there is an acceptable speeding barrier between 9 and 10 mph over the posted speed limit. Besides the point...
As far as the car holding CC speeds up and downhill, I hadn't really taken notice what the car was doing in either respect.
As far as the car holding CC speeds up and downhill, I hadn't really taken notice what the car was doing in either respect.
#7
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Bottom line, it's unlikely that a local will ticket you for <10 over due to the extra effort. As far as GSP, they can ticket you for anything, but 9 over seems to be a reasonably safe cutoff given how fast traffic flows. Plenty of targets going 15+ over to draw fire away from us that go 9 over. :-)
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#8
Originally Posted by twylie
At least in my state (GA), speed detection devices (radar, laser) are generally not admissible as evidence of speeding <10mph over the limit, except when used by Georgia State Patrol. Local police can still use pacing or timing over a known fixed distance to determine a speed between 1 and 9mph over the limit and issue a ticket on that basis.
Bottom line, it's unlikely that a local will ticket you for <10 over due to the extra effort. As far as GSP, they can ticket you for anything, but 9 over seems to be a reasonably safe cutoff given how fast traffic flows. Plenty of targets going 15+ over to draw fire away from us that go 9 over. :-)
Bottom line, it's unlikely that a local will ticket you for <10 over due to the extra effort. As far as GSP, they can ticket you for anything, but 9 over seems to be a reasonably safe cutoff given how fast traffic flows. Plenty of targets going 15+ over to draw fire away from us that go 9 over. :-)
I think the natural flow of traffic here on the South Side (Va Beach) is about 10-12 over posted. We have a couple saturated kill zones where there are more detecting going on but generally they just have rolling hot zones and pull indiscriminately ... by that I mean the fastest person over the average flow who doesn't see the bear in the woods.
#9
Of the many cars I've had with CC, the 350 is the worst at maintaining a set speed. Unless the road is perfectly flat, it is herky-jerky, hunting for the right speed/gear to maintain. As a result, I don't use it much. Annoying in a high-end car, but I can live with it...
#10
Lexus Test Driver
I could care less if any of my vehicles have cruise control. I've never liked it...and therefore I never use it. I feel less 'in control' when using cruise control. I have the need to feel in full control and not having control of the accelerator just doesn't agree with my driving style. The same would apply if a 'system' took over the steering of the vehicle.
#11
Lexus Champion
I could care less if any of my vehicles have cruise control. I've never liked it...and therefore I never use it. I feel less 'in control' when using cruise control. I have the need to feel in full control and not having control of the accelerator just doesn't agree with my driving style. The same would apply if a 'system' took over the steering of the vehicle.
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That is very interesting. I'm in VA and now must check into that myself.
I think the natural flow of traffic here on the South Side (Va Beach) is about 10-12 over posted. We have a couple saturated kill zones where there are more detecting going on but generally they just have rolling hot zones and pull indiscriminately ... by that I mean the fastest person over the average flow who doesn't see the bear in the woods.
I think the natural flow of traffic here on the South Side (Va Beach) is about 10-12 over posted. We have a couple saturated kill zones where there are more detecting going on but generally they just have rolling hot zones and pull indiscriminately ... by that I mean the fastest person over the average flow who doesn't see the bear in the woods.
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#15
Of the many cars I've had with CC, the 350 is the worst at maintaining a set speed. Unless the road is perfectly flat, it is herky-jerky, hunting for the right speed/gear to maintain. As a result, I don't use it much. Annoying in a high-end car, but I can live with it...
-Mike