Bucky wrote:

> Smokey Joe wrote:
>
>>Also, why shut off Cruise Control?
>
>
> I leave my cruise on all the time because I use it frequently. People
> who don't use it frequently might want to turn it off so that they
> don't accidentally set it. It's sort of like the safety on a gun.

Who's ever been shot accidently by cruise control?

Keeping it On just means it's enabled (probably a better description)
and the driver can Set it without first turning it On. Mine is virtually
always On and I cannot remember ever setting it accidentally.