Throttle for rover wheels

[mrmcp1]

Today I decided to drive to the mountains near KSC in a rover and after about 5 minutes my finger was tired of pressing the 'I' key to go forwards so I was wondering if it could be possible for the throttle that is usually used to control rockets to control the forward movement of a rover. In my opinion it would make using a rover much more interesting and easier to use. Also the throttle could help to choose how fast your rover could go which would make them easier to use on low gravity moons. I don't know if this would be possible to implement but in my opinion it would make rover much better. You could also use the standard controls for rovers and as soon as you press the brake button or key the throttle would stop and the breaks could come on just like a formula 1 cars DRS system is closed as soon as the brakes are pressed.

[Tex]

I've seen suggestions like these before. It seems pretty interesting, I'd like to see it too.

Have you tried coming up with some workarounds? Once you hit top speed, you can release the key and coast for a while, as the speed doesn't decrease very fast unless you're going uphill.

[rtxoff]

I have a lowtech solution for this.

You can put some weight on your 'I' key, 20 grams should be enough to hold it down.

[mrmcp1]

Glad to see other people would appreciate this and yes I have found one workaround which is using the electric propeller from the KAX pack as the main form of propulsion which means I can use the throttle to control my speed, I decided to try this just after I posted my suggestion and tried my journey again to the mountains (my previous rover was destroyed)

[Nuke]

you need to add a rover "flight" mode in addition to staging and docking modes. then your throttle bar would control your speed, and space can toggle between forward and reverse.

[Red Iron Crown]

I seem to remember someone saying you can use the trim controls for rover cruise control.