Miata Mailing List: July 1996, Message #66
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   From: Kristofer Munn 
Subject: Cruise Control Cramping
   Date: Mon, 1 Jul 1996 18:15:58 -0400

Ok, I admit it.  I use my cruise control on the highways.  I love cruise 
control and the fact that I can avoid tickets when the road is wide 
open.  Every speeding ticket I've gotten has come when I wasn't meaning 
to speed but rather crested a gentle hill and didn't realize it until my 
~65 became ~75 and my radar detector went off saying, "Too late."

Anyway, the question is what to do with my right leg after turning off 
the cruise.  I can't leave it there, the steering wheel keeps me from 
propping it up and I certainly can't put it on the brake.  I end up 
bending my knee 90 degrees and putting my foot toward the driver's door.

This is the *only* annoying interior feature I have discovered on the 
Miata although it is not *that* bad.  On an empty road putting my leg 
aside is not an issue but when in steady traffic which could slow or 
swerve at any time, I'd hate to have an accident because of this position.

Oh well...

Kristofer Munn                                       KAM Internet Services
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