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By the way, what sort of time-critical events would one need to deal with on a limited-access highway, other than (1) cars slowing up ahead and (2) cars merging in from on-ramps? How would cruise control slow down one's reaction time to either, given that they use a safe following distance and pay attention to signs indicating that on-ramps are coming up?

40 posted on 12/05/2004 10:43:26 AM PST by brianl703 (Border crossing is a misdemeanor. So is drunk driving. Which do we have more checkpoints for?)

By the way, what sort of time-critical events would one need to deal with on a limited-access highway, other than (1) cars slowing up ahead and (2) cars merging in from on-ramps?

Tire blowout, mechanical failure, deer running directly through your direction of travel, a vehicle pulling out of a dirt road you didn't see, and didn't know existed. Glad you asked.

How would cruise control slow down one's reaction time to either, given that they use a safe following distance and pay attention to signs indicating that on-ramps are coming up?

I think you have your answers.