Acceleration After Switching Lanes

[Spaceball1]

I 100% agree with that but I wasn't suggesting that as being the bad habit. The bad habit is waiting too late to start the passing maneuver.

What you’re talking about is normal middle-of-nowhere interstate driving, approaching slower traffic.

But there are plenty of situations where traffic in front slows down and you want to change lanes to pass. Or you approach the slower traffic but there are cars to your left that you need to let pass before you can pass. If there wasn’t those situations then there wouldn’t be the need for adaptive cruise at all ?

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[electruck]

What you’re talking about is normal middle-of-nowhere interstate driving, approaching slower traffic.

But there are plenty of situations where traffic in front slows down and you want to change lanes to pass. Or you approach the slower traffic but there are cars to your left that you need to let pass before you can pass. If there wasn’t those situations then there wouldn’t be the need for adaptive cruise at all ?

Of course... but there is an oft overlooked option - simply waiting to pass. Impatience doesn't justify risky driving.

 

[HaveBlue]

I have the opposite issue. In traffic a vehicle in front may exit the lane opening a long space and the car accelerates back to 70mph while the cars next to me are doing 40. Then the car slams on the brakes for the one doing 40 in front of me with no anticipation. Makes me look like some sort of moron road rager.

 

[Spaceball1]

Of course... but there is an oft overlooked option - simply waiting to pass. Impatience doesn't justify risky driving.

So just wait for eternity because traffic keeps coming? ? You shoot the gap or get left behind.

Ford and at least Jeep have had their cars properly programmed to be SAFER when passing. That’s all we’re asking for here.

 

[electruck]

So just wait for eternity because traffic keeps coming?

it wouldn't kill you

You shoot the gap or get left behind.

...but this might.

I know, everyone is a perfect driver and fully competent to weave through traffic without causing an accident.

 

[Spaceball1]

it wouldn't kill you


...but this might.

I know, everyone is a perfect driver and fully competent to weave through traffic without causing an accident.

I have a pretty good track record. You can just stay in the right lane, grandpa ?

 

[Cascadian]

So we're saying we want Rivian to program the vehicle with our human driver bad habits?

HELL YES!

 

[Cascadian]

I agree it could be improved a bit. To avoid this, I just make sure to change lanes before the vehicle detects the slow-down if possible.

But it is not just being late to initiate the lane change but often when you are trying to get in behind a vehicle that has just passed you on the left. The distance setting determines that you are too close and makes your vehicle decelerate to open up the gap. This is not needed when the vehicle that just passed you is going faster than you and it may annoy the next vehicle coming up behind you as well as annoying you. I know it is possible to override this but stepping on the accelerator pedal, but that should not be a requirement.

It just doesn't act like I normally drive and Rivian should know how I like to drive ;-).

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