Cassis Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Yes - and make no attempt to steer at all, even if you have ABS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdesal Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 I have just been out to try my cruise control. I can set the speed then, using the accelerator, increase speed to whatever, as soon as I take my foot off the pedal the speed returns to the preset level. Hence I can accelerate out of trouble if required but return to cruise control without any further button pushing. The system is therefore safe. After any braking, gear changing etc you should be able to press (or turn) "reset" and immediatly the vehicle will accelerate to and then maintain the previous preset speed. You can in fact decelerate and subsequently accelerate without touching a pedal, just by operating the off and reset buttons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamedup Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 That is what I have used powerdesal and I do like it. I just think that at the end of the day I should be able to control my vehicule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Yes, but, Miss, Chris was talking about a different system, Miss. Not cruise control, Miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 [quote user="Cassis"]Yes, but, Miss, Chris was talking about a different system, Miss. Not cruise control, Miss.[/quote]Cassis, if you're going to be schoolboy sausage, you really need a cap and shorts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdesal Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Dont tell him that Coop, there will be yet another change of avatar any second!!!!!!! [:P]ps, any bets on how long it takes???????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamedup Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Et alors, mon petit boudin, I said that I had used the same system as powdersals and liked it, Quillan's system sounds tres dangerous to me and I realised that it was 'different'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 I didn't realise I had forgotten to get dressed - do you ever have dreams like that? Anyway, I'm ready for school now (or should be soon). Do you think matron might spank me for going out without my shorts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 I just knew you'd rise to the challenge, Saus.Now, 100 lines.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Other than "passing through" en route to somewhere else I hadn't done much driving in France for a number of years so the 4500 miles we drove late last year house hunting came as something of a pleasant surprise, certainly in relation to the chaotic and aggressive driving we're accustomed to in UK.The tailgating thing didn't really bother me too much, I'm not easily intimidated plus a decent size not so new car with a towbar endows a small comfort factor, but I did find it rather puzzling when, on many occassions faced with a tailgater, I'd choose a safe spot, indicate right, and pull over to allow an easy overtake, only to find that the car following would just stop behind me. A couple of times I simply drove off again because the car behind showed no sign whatsoever of going by at all! On some occasions this was undoubtedly due to the fact that the following vehicle was so far up my exhaust that the driver probably couldn't see round me but for the majority of the time I honestly think that the French drivers could simply not comprehend that someone would actually pull over and let them pass like that.On the other hand, a few times I saw French drivers indicate LEFT which than seemed to be taken as a sign to be overtaken, I never tried this one myself.Or maybe they were just wary of my English plates.......[blink] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 [quote user="Cassis"]Do you think matron might spank me for going out without my shorts?[/quote]Is that a fear or a wish....[Www] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Your experience is not unique Ernie. I don't think that tailgating here is a sign that the person behind is neccessarily going to overtake! Maybe it's a comfort thing and they need to be as close to the person in front as possible to feel safe. Overall, I tend to like the way the French do things but when it comes to driving... What are some of them on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 What about when they come up behind you, then tailgate for a bit, then overtake, then slow down so they are now going slower than you were? This is mainly a motorway habit and by no means universal, but it is another one of those quirks that puzzles me whenever it happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford Anglia Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 [quote user="Cassis"]What about when they come up behind you, then tailgate for a bit, then overtake, then slow down so they are now going slower than you were? This is mainly a motorway habit and by no means universal, but it is another one of those quirks that puzzles me whenever it happens.[/quote]The one that "gets my goat" is the UK habit of tearing up behind me on an unlit dual carriageway, or motorway, thus making me think "police?". (If it's fairly empty, I'm usually SLIGHTLY over the limit, so I slow to 70mph)Matey then slowsand trails along behind me for MILES, just close enough to bother me with his/her headlights in my wingmirrors.No matter WHAT speed I do, I then CANNOT get matey to pass me.[8-)] Nor can I outrun him/her without doing SILLY speeds. He/she simply keeps up.[8-)] Quite what this is all about, I dunno, but it's happened more than once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 He/she probably can't drive in the dark and needs your rear lights to see where the road goes. I'd often like to ask these people when they last saw and optician! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 No F.A., the've probably sussed you out and prefer to have you in front of them.......................[8-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 [quote user="Ford Anglia"]Matey then slowsand trails along behind me for MILES, just close enough to bother me with his/her headlights in my wingmirrors.No matter WHAT speed I do, I then CANNOT get matey to pass me.[8-)] Nor can I outrun him/her without doing SILLY speeds. He/she simply keeps up.[8-)] Quite what this is all about, I dunno, but it's happened more than once.[/quote]Using you to ride "shotgun" perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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