Cruise control is amazing for highway drives. My car supports adaptive cruise control and I pair it with lane keep assist sometimes. Love the relaxed drive experience it provides. Mine is a manual car and the cruise control does not disengage itself upon pressing the clutch. Maybe for some manuals it does. Sometimes I change gears even as the car is catching up to the speed I set. Great video as always!

@MickDrivesCars

6 ай бұрын

I honestly wasn't sure because my mini would disengage the cruise on clutch down - but I've heard other cars are different. So cool being able to change gear in cruise!

@kroket.599

23 күн бұрын

​@@MickDrivesCars Yeah same on my dad's 2005 Renault Scenic!

You are so right. I commuted to work in the last 5 years for 2 hours each day. I had to drive 100miles per day by car and cruise control was so helpful to travel safely and rather relaxed to work. It's really annoying if you are forced to use the accelerator pedal all the time. I don't get why people wouldn't use it more often. It's really stressful if someone changes their speed constantly without any reason. This unpredictability made commuting really frustrating as people weren't able to hold the speed limit. I'm so glad I don't have to drive that much any more. I couldn't stand and the lack of awareness attention any more. Most people are such poor drivers. I don't understand how they got their license in the first place. 😱😱

@MickDrivesCars

6 ай бұрын

Truer words have never been spoken!

@zvezda4994_

6 ай бұрын

Just got my licence and i loved playin around with my driving until i had to refuel after like 400kms on a 4 cylinder (I am never using anything other than cruise control ever again gas prices will drive me into bankruptcy)

@fabiusmaximuscunctator7390

6 ай бұрын

@@zvezda4994_ Really? You really seem to love driving in high Rev ranges. Which do you have? What does gas cost in your country?

@zvezda4994_

6 ай бұрын

@@fabiusmaximuscunctator7390 not even, I try to keep it around 2-2.5k apart from the occasional 4-5k rev it takes to get up to speed on the highway on ramp, I definitely don't drive conservatively though so it rarely sees the super low bands. Gas in canada is about 1.60 cad/litre so about 4.8 USD/Gallon. Currently driving a ford fiesta 2019 waiting on my hyundai elantra to come back

@TimpBizkit

Ай бұрын

@@zvezda4994_ you can drink fuel if you're constantly gassing and braking, even in the lower rev ranges. Of course, you'll get even worse economy if you change every gear just as you're coming up to the rev limiter, even though it's fun! Though after forking out for a head gasket replacement, perhaps I should drive like a granny.

Mick your videos are always amazing! Have recently started driving and learning cruise control mechanics from you is so informative and practical. Thank you so much brother (:

@MickDrivesCars

6 ай бұрын

Damn you're too kind!

I have a manual with adaptive cruise control. Usually with adaptive, the cæuth won't disengage CC, with the standard I find that it usually does. Adaptive is such a godsent. Not having to worry about the guy in front constantly changing their speed slightly is so nice. You barely have to look at your speedometer, which also means that going a bit below the speed limit isn't really frustrating, because you dont really notice it. I use it on every opportunity I get. It's also kind of fun because you can set the CC to sport and it will actually hit the throttle quite hard when someone in front of you gets out of the way 😂

Hey man, I’ve watched a bunch of your videos even on topics like this one where I’ve felt pretty clued in already, just to see if there’s anything else I can learn. I’m sure you know this already, but you’re a really eloquent and articulate presenter. I really appreciate your videos, and I’ve already learned a bunch from them. Have a good one!

@MickDrivesCars

4 ай бұрын

Damn, you just made my day! Thank you mate!

Living in Australia I find the greatest benefit of cruise control is that it greatly reduces fatigue. It's a bit like how you were talking about there's one less thing to do (keeping your speed steady) - speed control seems to take a lot of concentration and energy, so when you're on the road for the whole day, you arrive at your destination much fresher if you've used the cruise control the whole way. Adaptive cruise control might be a good topic to talk about as well. I've just come across your videos tonight for the first time - I think they're fantastic. As a driver trainer myself, you teach things in a no-fuss, relaxed way, in an easy to understand manner, and without making a big deal of things that are not a big deal. :)

just passed my driving test first time mainly cause of that no-brake game you showed and other vids on your channel! I know that's not what your channel is for but still, thank you!

@MickDrivesCars

6 ай бұрын

Heyyyyy I love that! Thanks for understanding the purpose too! You're well on your way to being an ethical Petrolhead :)

In my Peugeot, the cruise control is nicely combined with a speed limiter function. And I love it. I quickly developed a routine where I keep the limiter value set at city speed limit all the time and use it in city (unless on an artery with higher speed limit) and anywhere else I flick it to cruise control mode instead. Unlike cruise control, the limiter remembers the last value forever (even after vehicle sutdown), so it's a super comfy way to drive through towns and cities with the typical frequent stops and cases when you cannot reach the speed limit in denser traffic. To keep the set max speed, I simply keep the accelerator somewhat pushed.

@MickDrivesCars

6 ай бұрын

Speed limiter in 30 zones is fantastic

A few years ago I made the move from the Netherlands to Italy - 12 hour drive one way, had to do three journeys in all, and cruise control on the autobahn was a delight and a lifesaver :)

I wish I had Cruise Control Soon 🤞

Yes! I use cruise control as much as possible. Couldn't do without it now. I drove a truck recently with adaptive cruise control, and I loved it. Next car has to have it! Great video!

@MickDrivesCars

4 ай бұрын

Absolutely! I drove a mates car with ACC and it was so much better than regular cruise. I had it set to 77 and every time someone would get out the way it would re-engage hyper cruise. Brilliant stuff.

Accelerating on downhill and engine braking up hill is actually ones of ways to be most efficient, than trying to fight the gravity to maintain speed. It's much better to regain speed on downhill section. Cruise control just wastes fuel on any higher incline, drasticly so.

I bought a new car a few days ago and it's the first car I've had with cruise control. It's so helpful in average speed checks.

Thank you so much for the video! Recently got a car with automatic gearbox and cruise control, and honestly, I've always heard the myth about 'not being concentrated enough'. I really have to try this, as I think going at a constant speed definitely has advantages. Especially on motorways, I often find myself going MUCH faster than I'd think I am/should go, especially in (even slightly) downhill roads.

Here's a tip for people driving with adaptive CC (the one that uses radar and camera to maintain pace and distance): when you hit stop-and-go traffic, *set your distance to max*. At the speeds you're gonna go, the distance will be reasonable enough that people won't just change lanes in front of you (and yet have the safe distance for that if they really need to), your car will just move slowly in 1st-2nd gear (constantly), and you don't have to react to brake lights all the time. The car will drive for you and stop for you, and your driving will promote traffic flow, thus people behind won't have to get on their brakes as hard. Once you see the speed pick up to 50km/h (30mph), set the distance back to 1.5-2 seconds.

I really am so Control Fixated that I cannot submit myself to Cruise Control. So having watched your video with examples, I’m going to Try! My ride is a 21 GLE 63S AMG suv with a Eurocharged tune. About 700 horses and matching torque. As you mentioned this suv has Adaptive Cruise Control with many more than basic features. So I’ll try and Train Myself to using it. I’ve watched perhaps all of your videos and liked them. You do a Great Job with your talk and Presentation!❤it. Lastly, yes I do Engage in Spirited Driving. Even more so now. I live in the States. But am familiar with UK Country roads where you can have a blast driving a Spirited Car. I can’t do that here as much. Plus the Country Psychology is very Egocentric here versus Europe. Folks love hogging roads and highways here and get Mighty Offended. Entitlement driving is what you have in the US. Thanks 🙏

@MickDrivesCars

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words mate! Something must have happened because recently I've had more and more USA comments - love having you guys around and the different take you have on stuff! Nice car btw :)

Cruise control is fantastic if traffic is light. In heavy traffic (try the M56 at 8am on a weekday) you end up having to turn it on and off so much it's easier to just drive manually. Unless you set it to 60 and trundle along behind the HGV's. Even then you come to a junction and get someone coming on from the slip road who doesn't know how to join a motorway and just puts their indicator on and looks like they are coming on regardless of whether you are in their way or not.

love this

@MickDrivesCars

6 ай бұрын

Thanks mate 👊

I love adaptive cruise control.

Thank you from algeria ❤🇩🇿

@MickDrivesCars

5 ай бұрын

Hello and welcome! :)

I have an auto with adaptive cruise and it is amazing. Can do 2 hour stints on the motorway without even touching the throttle. Even works nicely in stop start traffic as it'll follow you along and bring you to a full halt when needed.

You should go on a spirited drive where you use cruise control and go into automatic shift mode

Recently got a car with cruise control so this is quite useful video, thanks man. Also without being too detailed what area do you live in? I spotted an area on your 3 every day driving tips video that I think was telford?

@MickDrivesCars

6 ай бұрын

Thanks mate! It is indeed Telford - just moved up here recently :)

@ethangriffiths7802

6 ай бұрын

@@MickDrivesCars that’s great. Hope you’re enjoying the area so far mate. I thought I recognised it as I’m driving a lot round the Telford/Shrewsbury area lately as my current commute is Oswestry to Telford

Another nice one. I just got back after a 910 Mile trip around Wales, mostly ripping through the B roads in 4 days. Many instances I was thinking how'd Mick do this roads :D

@MickDrivesCars

6 ай бұрын

Haha nice mate! Hope you visited the black mountain pass and the evo triangle - two of my favourite roads in the world

@DebmalyaSinha

6 ай бұрын

@@MickDrivesCars omg i was enjoying so much driving around Betws-y-coed not knowing this is a known hotspot! Phenomenal place! I didnt know the black mountains either but looks like another reason to just go there :D

Did my first motorway journey in the family car Mercedes a class. Had cruise but not adaptive. I felt a lot better using the limiter instead as the speed on the motorway was so varied with people infront of me.

I love cc, use it all the time even in citys with 50 kph limit. Doing a lot of autobahn driving and it's just taking a lot of stress out of driving.

Cruise control is great for emergencies. You set the cruise control and you keep your right foot ready on the brake. As soon as an emergency pops up, you can immediately brake without having to move your foot from the accelerator, giving you faster reaction time.

Cruise control is fabulous. I use it on the highway, interstate, city, and the neighborhood. The only downside is that it’s made me more frustrated with people who either can’t keep a consistent speed or who just don’t want to.

I only have a speed limiter which limits my speed but it’s the same as cruise control as you can keep a safe following distance and you don’t need to worry about your speed, the only thing is you need to keep your foot on the accelerator.

@MickDrivesCars

6 ай бұрын

The megane has this too - I love it in 30 limits I just floor the throttle lol

I myself don't usually use Cruise Control because the stalk controls for it in my Saab are so terrible. In addition the + and - change with 5 km/h intervals so I'm never matching the speed of the person driving ahead. I used to have a Honda which had excellent controls for cruise and I used it all the time.

My car doesn't have cruise control... But it has a speed limiter. Basically use accelerator pedal set to around 70-90% and set limiter. Car will stay at speed limit. No need to tab brakes to reduce. Also can temporary speed up by fully pressing the accelerator pedal or the cancel button or the turn off button. So I think you can do the same with a limiter except.... the foot needs to stay pressing the pedal.

I would suggest that it’s wise to become very knowledgeable with your own vehicles system so you can do the controls without looking down at the wheel all the time, plus maybe have your foot in line with the break pedal at all times.

I'm curious, in the advanced examples you mentioned a few times "tapping the brakes" to disengage cruise control. Don't you think it's a bit dangerous to "tap the breaks" just to disable cruise control, especially on highways/motorways,? In my experience (I'm Italian, and I've only ever driven on Italian highways) people use cruise control on highways/motorways, it drives me insane when I see break lights flipping on for a second when people just want to disengage the cruise control to then let the car decelerate naturally. It makes me believe there is a reason why I need to suddenly press my brakes (ex. an accident, some random traffic). In those specific cases where your only purpose of tapping the brakes is disengagin the cruise, isn't it better to use the cancel function (and by extension safer)? Great video anyway!

@MickDrivesCars

4 ай бұрын

Never really thought about it but you're 100% right

I think I found the problem with the "slow" driving. My right foot gets tired if I have to be very gentle on the accelerator. Like I want to plonk it down instead of keeping it almost hovering. This is one of the reasons I quit using sport mode much as on most public roads in the daytime. The accelerator is too sensitive and I just end up with the dreaded hover foot. What I like about cruise control is being able to plonk the foot on the floor somewhere beside the accelerator.

I'm firmly in the cruise control camp. My eyes are always on the road, instead of constantly checking my speed. I live in an area highly populated with deer. At night, I set the cruise control and have my foot just touching the brake pedal ... but not enough to activate the brake. This has allowed me to stop short of hitting deer several times.

@computertutorials1286

5 ай бұрын

Same. So many think that you only use cruise on the highway or while traveling a long distance, truth is it doesn't matter if you're smart about it. I'm so envious of those with adaptive cruise control, that'd be an actual game changer.

@jerrymyahzcat

2 ай бұрын

You rest your foot just above the brake pedal - it’s called guarding the brake.

my golf disengages on clutch down but will resume once you lift off.

Hey man just passed my test , what car would you recommend ? Any favourites

@MickDrivesCars

6 ай бұрын

Ummmm... how long is a piece of string? an R34 GT-R would be my #1 pick. In all seriousness if you're (I'm guessing) a young, first time driver, in the UK... insurance will be your biggest hurdle. Get something weird/unusual to keep the costs down, make your mistakes in it. I'm fond of Minis. Once you've got a few years NCD get whatever you want.

@biggazz3r789

6 ай бұрын

@@MickDrivesCars brilliant cheers mate

Is the cruise control increasing throttle when the car loses grip? Or can it brake?

@ItzJNazz

6 ай бұрын

I'll assume most cars that have CC either pauses or turns it off when TCR kicks in. My 2011 Focus mk2 and 2012 Audi A4 pauses it, while my friends 2002 VW Polo tunred it off completely. A lot of cars with CC only uses the engine to brake (which is most cars before 2014 depending on brand), while some cars like Audi will engage the brakes (and brake lights) if the speed increases past a certain point (usually 3-5kmh over what your CC is set to). That being said, it is very dependant on what type of car and which brand (e.g truck, van, wagon etc) whether the CC engages the brakes or not, so highly recommend finding a good stretch of road with some ups and downs (and ofc be mindful of traffic).

@MickDrivesCars

6 ай бұрын

Really interesting question, not one I've thought about I would image when traction control cuts in most cars would disable cruise. But you're probably having a bad day at that point :)

Are you ROSPA or IAM Observer? I passed IAM course 2019 & got a pass. I thinking about retaking test, to get a first.

@MickDrivesCars

2 ай бұрын

Started IAM but gave up when they tried to force me to shuffle the wheel

The red tape on top of your steering wheel is off-centre and it's driving me crazy in every video of yours :)

@MickDrivesCars

6 ай бұрын

I promise you it's not, the camera angle makes it look that way. Check out my alignment video for proof :D

Can someone explain how cruise works on hills? In my area there are many rolling hills and I always feel like cruise kicks in too soon when I'm coming down one hill and trying to use my momentum to go up the next.

@MickDrivesCars

2 ай бұрын

Cruise is very simple... Speed too low = add throttle Speed too high = reduce throttle

@SmallGreenPlanetoid

2 ай бұрын

@@MickDrivesCarsSo if I'm coasting down a hill at 50 when my cruise control is set to 40, I'd still have to apply the brakes myself, right?

@MickDrivesCars

2 ай бұрын

Some post 2021 cars can also brake, but 99% of cars only have control over the throttle. So yes.

I like to see how far I can get without pressing a pedal!

what about using cruise control on bad road conditions like rain, water pooling, snow & ice.. Cruise Control YES or NO

@MickDrivesCars

6 ай бұрын

Yes to rain Big no to water pooling (I just made a video about this) Maybe yes (but probably no) to snow depending on road condition, vehicle, tires, etc Big no to ice

Don't be the idiot I was a few days ago. Instead of the cruise control I got the high beams, and them straight back from a semi truck xD

What Renault do you drive? Would love to have a similar car!

@MickDrivesCars

6 ай бұрын

2021 Megane RS 300 (facelift)

Actually you don’t always have a cruise control On (master control) at all. My Land Rover cruise is always available and you can’t turn the system off. You just use Set, Resume and Cancel. I also have a speed limiter but almost never use it. Cruise control is great for fuel saving and helps you not to accidentally speed. I use cruise everywhere and every opportunity I get.

I use the cruise control so much I'm surprised the cops haven't knocked on my door for abuse.

better fuel economy, less leg work, easier for other drivers to gauge, and I feel like it make me a better driver by giving me a challenge try to maintain speed while threading around other drivers.

@MickDrivesCars

6 ай бұрын

100%

@runningriot7963

6 ай бұрын

@@MickDrivesCars I just bought my first manual car a few months ago, your channel has really come in clutch. (Pun intended) Any how, wish I found your channel a while ago! Great content keep it up man.

Had a 1st generation BMW Mini, cruise control on that worked in increments of KMPH but displayed MPH. So sometimes you'd have to press the +/- buttons once to change speed by 1mph, sometimes press it twice. I hope the designer/engineer was sacked.

adaptive cruise control slows me down to early a distance from next car, making it harder to overtake

@MickDrivesCars

6 ай бұрын

I actually had a 4th point in the video specifically for adaptive cruise but ended up cutting it because my car doesn't have it ... It's a little weird to talk without actually showing it

@CythInfinite

6 ай бұрын

Start indicating earlier and it overrides the slowdown at least in my XKR that is the case

@anaspatel9131

6 ай бұрын

In VWs it should have a distance setting to keep you closer or further from a vehicle

@heiland7673

6 ай бұрын

You can change the distance where your car starts breaking. When starting adaptive cruise control it is not set on farest distance. You have to press the button with car symbol on the left side of your steering wheel.

6 ай бұрын

If you have VW group car (VW, Audi, Seat, Škoda), hit the turn signal as soon as you feel CC starting to slow down. The car then understands that you're overtaking and will disregard the distance, unless you start your overtakes way too close (which is a very common problem).

The drivers with their speed all over the place are the most annoying! Even when I don’t use CC, I am able to maintain a certain speed, but my god, the amount of ppl who can’t is mind blowing.

@MickDrivesCars

6 ай бұрын

Most people's driving scares me

can you do a video on tips for motorway driving i feel like it could help a lot of people

@MickDrivesCars

6 ай бұрын

Yes - something I'm looking into at the moment

@control380

6 ай бұрын

​@@MickDrivesCarssounds good looking forward to it

Did no one teach you the correct way to hold a steering wheel, and why? You set a very bad example.

@MickDrivesCars

6 ай бұрын

Check out my multiple videos on steering for my opinions on this.