This is a question to satisfy my daughters: Is it a good idea to use cruise control on my AWD Toyota Highlander or my AWD Buick Encore. I must wear leg braces on both legs and have relied on cruise for speed control. Without cruise, it is difficult to maintain a speed or stay within speed limit if…

Name: Car crash: too fast for conditions
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Description: Maybe simply too fast for conditions? [Car crash: too fast for conditions]

Yes, I’m agin’ using cruise in slippery or wet conditions regardless of AWD, RWD, or FWD. In my Olds with Posi-traction it was quite dangerous in slippery conditions and could put you into a spin out before you knew what happened. The cruise will try to make up speed by pushing on the gas when you…

Doing our 2x a year ride of 535 mile one way in our 2017 rav4 I had cruise control off and the car hydroplaned during a severe thunderstorm at 65mph. I cannot recall ever having that experience before. 9k miles on good Michelin tires. Maybe awd was a factor, but I do not know what the brains for cru…

Bad idea using CC in the rain or some mountain road’s.

Like a lot of things, it sort of depends, in my opinion. I use cruise in the rain all the time. But I don’t use it in a torrential downpour where water might be standing on the road, in areas with lots of curves, or hilly areas. If you’re going down a level interstate in light to moderate rain, usin…

As long as you are not driving to fast for conditions, I see no problem with using CC in the rain.

[image] Barkydog: the car hydroplaned during a severe thunderstorm at 65mph … Maybe awd was a factor Maybe simply too fast for conditions? [Car crash: too fast for conditions]

I did interstate commute for work late at night for close to a year in the year that had record snow fall. Although, snow characteristics are are different. I didn’t use CC in bad weather. I have a pretty strong and confident feel of the car due to my long driving. And no electronic assistance. Basi…

This article from Edmunds interviews automobile safety experts, and they agree that any cruise control, including adaptive, is not a good idea in the rain. [image] Tips for Driving Safely in the Rain | Edmunds Slow down, keep your distance and don't rely on new car safety technology to co…

I have over 3 million miles driving experience. I use cruise control in the rain all the time. I had a badly broken right leg and after that, it was very difficult for me to hold the throttle down all night on a tractor trailer. Some time during my driving career, the feds mandated that the throttle…

Scrapyard_John: Like a lot of things, it sort of depends, in my opinion. I use cruise in the rain all the time. But I don’t use it in a torrential downpour where water might be standing on the road, in areas with lots of curves, or hilly areas. If you’re going down a level interstate in light t…

Using cruise control during rain

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Maybe simply too fast for conditions?

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