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Originally Posted by McLaren Rulez Sorry, sarcasm doesn't help. You know what I meant and putting words like drive for an hour with CC in my mouth isn't going to change that. |
You could have avoided this scenario by being specific, thus ending speculation. Quote:
Originally Posted by McLaren Rulez It may surprise you, but yes, I have seen more than just Bangalore's roads. And I do know for a fact that driving in India is not anything like driving in developed countries. So you would rather engage cruise control and then brake (which would turn it off) and then reengage it and repeat this over and over? Considering the lack of lane discipline, the frequency at which you'd do this negates the whole point of cruise control. Again, sarcasm ain't winning you the argument. |
During the last 5 years most of my driving is happening in Metro NYC are. This is the reason I feel at home in Bangalore traffic whenever I visit india. Even in this traffic in metro NYC, I am able to find opportunities to drive in CC in different highways. As I have said before there is no compulsion to apply CC every time you drive or every time you drive on a highway. I would like to compare it with a hand brake or horn. Just because your car has them, you don't have to use them all the time. You use them as needed. Something frequently, something not so frequent or rarely. Quote:
Originally Posted by McLaren Rulez Read my post again. I never said cruise control is dangerous. I said that the conditions in India are too dangerous to engage cruise control. Perhaps a better word would be indisciplined. Either way, the highway conditions do not allow for cruise control's use because of the way our traffic behaves. | Quote:
Originally Posted by McLaren Rulez Its not the speed which is the issue. It is the ability to maintain a constant speed on a road. Something that isn't possible on our roads. |
May be the highways you drive or the time you drive in them are not the right time to drive in CC. Looking back, I have made quite a few trips from bangalore to coimbatore (last time was in 2009 april and may) and most times I felt I could have used CC. Also couple of TBhpians have mentioned in earlier posts that they know of highways in rajasthan and gujarat which are CC friendly. The point being CC is not a big deal and it is useful for long trips whenever and wherever traffic permits. Quote:
Originally Posted by McLaren Rulez Obviously, one cannot define what is the "significant period" exactly. It would be silly to expect anyone to define that. But as a driver, you would know that its far too much bother to keep reengaging cruise control during certain traffic patterns. And I am telling you that India is full of exactly those kinds of patterns. |
Please refer to my responses above. Quote:
Originally Posted by McLaren Rulez I just realized you drive a Scorpio. Does it have CC? I suspect it does because that explains your refusal to admit that you have a feature on your car that is underused and cannot be exploited on our roads. And FYI, its not for nothing that cruise control featured in the top ten useless features on Indian cars in a recent ACI issue. |
You realized right but suspected wrong, scorpio SLE does not have CC. I agree that the feature is underused but neither am I suggesting it be used frequently. I only implied in an earlier post that if more drivers were to drive in CC, it might lead to better lane discipline. All I am saying is that use it when necessary and CC is not evil. You saying that traffic conditions in india is dangerous to drive in CC is just your opinion. I would then say just dont drive because relatively driving is dangerous than not driving.
Driving in CC does not increase danger! As always you break and may shift gear and continue to drive. Additionally if you are driving in CC, resume at the right time again if traffic permits. It is the driver's mistake if he/she had any mis-understandings about CC. Quote:
Originally Posted by McLaren Rulez I'd also like to draw your attention to the thread title. It reads, does one need cruise control in India? And the argument has actually shifted to whether it can even be used optimally in India. |
We do need Cruise control in India. The topic itself is relevant because we all consider that india is a VFM market and features like CC could be removed from a car and the car's price be reduced. But then, since india is a VFM market, do we really need luxury cars? And why are we so adamant about brand premium? That's something to think about as well. They all are very related.
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