@7up I have a snow and ice setting on mine, it works surprisingly well. Difficult to leave switched on as it resets to normal when the ignition is switched off. I suppose if you drive for a very long time you could leave it on, but I think you would quickly notice the difference as soon as you got on to a dry road surface.
Cruise control can be a useful device to have and nothing to do with lack of driving skills. On long fairly traffic free journeys it can be pleasant to leave the pedals alone and let the car drive itself and maintain a speed (speed limit) according to the road conditions and gradients, in cruise it also manages to improve the mpg.
For brief changes in speed such as traffic cutting in front of you, brakes work normally which switches you out of cruise, simply flicking the cruise switch up will return you to the original speed when appropriate, likewise speed can be increased 1.5mph steps by flicking the control up, or down to adjust the speed downwards by the same amount.
I do accept though in traffic it is not really much good, as there are usually far too many changes in speed.
One place it is useful is in camera infested 50mph road works where you can get on with the steering without constantly glancing at the speedo, however you will find yourself being overtaken quite a lot though, but you can bask in the knowledge of the protection of your driving licence.
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