It can be the worst. Hence the reason we always leave at 4:30 AM.

Jun 23, 2023
4:56:05pm

Mr. Rumsfield Starter

I got burned on the drive twice, and never repeated that mistake again. I just leave early enough to beat all traffic. If I am to Vegas before 830 or 9 AM, it is smooth sailing every time to Utah.

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Mr. Rumsfield

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People who don’t use cruise control on long stretches on the freeway baffle me

Mr. Rumsfield

6/23/23 4:36pm

I'm baffled when I meet people over 18 that don't even know how to use it - in

Penske Material

6/23/23 4:38pm

Totally agree, but who knows if any specific car has a broken cruise control.

CougarGeorge

6/23/23 4:38pm

Or if they don’t have cruise control

chitchatfan

6/23/23 5:26pm

One other pet peeve on long drives are semis who pass another semi going about

Mr. Rumsfield

6/23/23 4:40pm

And this is why the road to Boise sucks so much. So many slow semis passing each other on hills.

byuluvr

6/23/23 4:46pm

Your pioneer grandpa in heaven right now listening to how your knee and ankle

Zaphod

6/23/23 4:40pm

That’s pretty much any ancestor of ours seeing us complain about anything today

Mr. Rumsfield

6/23/23 4:45pm

It was broken on the car I had from 16 until 24, so I never got in the habit

krindorr

6/23/23 4:41pm

Same here. Didn't have primary car with cruise control until age 29.

Narfin'Coug

6/23/23 5:50pm

I feel more in control without it. But that is just me.

CatamountFan

6/23/23 4:43pm

I would argue it gives you even more control. Hence the name. You never have to

Mr. Rumsfield

6/23/23 4:48pm

Me experience is that if I am getting drowsy, I slow down. I can then recognize

CatamountFan

6/23/23 5:07pm

When towing on freeways in a Tundra it’s a bit clunky in hills/mtns. I get

FrontLineFan

6/23/23 4:44pm

The drive from LA to LV is horrible. Everyone parks in the left lane. The only

maxpowers

6/23/23 4:51pm

It can be the worst. Hence the reason we always leave at 4:30 AM.

Mr. Rumsfield

6/23/23 4:56pm

Everyone parks in the left lane because they’re all trying to pass the right

Blue Print

6/23/23 5:47pm

Even better than cruise control: adaptive cruise control that slows down when vehicles ahead are slow.

Cougar-Duck

6/23/23 5:11pm

^^^^This for the win...slows down with the cars in front of you, keeps you in

cougarim

6/23/23 5:23pm

I won't buy another car that doesn't have adaptive cruise control. It's amazing!

scottfunkel

6/23/23 5:33pm

I hate rental cars with adaptive cruise control

Greg4BYU

6/24/23 9:03am

Couldn’t agree more. I posted about this a while back. I like old fashion cruise

Mr. Rumsfield

6/24/23 9:13am

I love it, just have never figured out how the car knows how to steer by itself.

durandal

6/23/23 5:12pm

Me: cruise control set to 75mph. Guy passes me and sets his cruise to 74mph

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