Daily gripe: cruise control = traffic jams?

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From: Walt Horning
Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 00:00

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On the open road cruise control makes sense. 

What I saw the other day appeared to be someone using cruise control
in rush hour traffic. It was apparently why they passed a bit, then
the other car sped up a bit, then the other car slowed a bit so then
they passed a bit, then the other car sped up a bit and they fell back
again, on and on and on. They apparently were making no effort at all
to pass, but with the cruise control set were waiting for the other
car to fall back enough for them to pass. (This was one of those big
family cars with what looked like vacation travelers.)

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