Cruise control might be banned in the UK, if bans on the technology in Belgium are ferried over the Channel.
According to a story in Auto Express, signs are up on several motorways in Belgium, such as one leading to Antwerp and the Brussels to Ghent road, instructing motorists to switch off the system. It comes after a series of tail-end collisions in heavy traffic thought to have been caused by cruise control users failing to hit the brakes soon and hard enough.
Cruise control has tended to be confined to large executive saloons, though it is now finding its way down the food chain into smaller cars. Cruise control users can be reluctant to brake as it deactivates the cruise control system and, if there are more of them it could become a problem.
An AA Motoring Trust spokesman said that cruise control was useful in that it helped drivers stay within the speed limit but that drivers usually set it to the speed limit, irrespective of traffic conditions, which was not always appropriate in heavy traffic.
A Department of Transport spokesman is quoted in Auto Express as saying that there are no plans to ban cruise control at the moment.
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