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Feb 18th, 2018, 09:12 | #21 |
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The problem here is not the top speed of car, it's the driver using it inappropriately. Let's say cars were limited to 90 mph but someone decided to drive it at 90 in a 30 limit outside school when all the children were coming out. The manufacturers would then be blamed for making a car that could exceed the limit by a factor of three. Taking it to the logical conclusion, no vehicles should be able to exceed the lowest speed enforceable limit, which is probably 20 mph.
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So when will manufacturers stop trumpeting irrelevant 0 to 60 and top speed figures, and instead promote the virtues of inbuilt limiters and loud warnings when speed limits are breached? When, if, all cars become autonomous then no car will exceed the road limits, so why not get used to it now? For example, sign recognition is already a feature of many new cars - why can’t the next step be to automatically cut the speed to the designated limit, with an override for emergencies? Radical? Killjoy? Boring? Probably, but people’s safety is far more important than pandering to the Sterling Moss brigade, many of whom are nowhere near as good a driver as they think they are. Let loose with fast missiles like cars they are a menace and only a complete rethink of attitudes will change things.
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Feb 18th, 2018, 09:58 | #24 |
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Actually, forget it.
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Feb 18th, 2018, 10:02 | #25 |
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Begs the question why do we need cars with road sign recognition, blind spot detection, speed limiters et al. I'm all for safety, but we have passed the driving test, been granted the privilege of holding a driving license so what's going wrong? Is driving becoming so dumbed down! Perhaps it is and that's part of the problem.
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Feb 18th, 2018, 11:10 | #26 |
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There's no easy answer to 'speed'. Actually, most of us are more 'at risk' of being 'caught' in urge areas where the limits change from 30 to 40 to 50 to 40 to 30. The rural / national 60 and 70 limits are much easier to adhere to, often with the sensible use of cruise control. I know when I drive in areas I am unfamiliar with, this is an extra level of concentration required on top on road signs and getting in the right lane.
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Feb 20th, 2018, 02:40 | #28 |
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The other problem is the resolution of he speedometer. Mine goes to 160mph. Why is this over twice the motorway speed limit ?
If they only ran to 100mph, the resolution at 30/40/50/60 and 70 mph would be improved, making it easier to stick to the particular limit. And no, I don't like digital speedometers.
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Actually, I think the present system is worthwhile (although not perfect). It concentrates the mind when a big speed figure in a red circle looms large on your dashboard.
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Feb 20th, 2018, 10:23 | #30 |
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are we talking about a mobile van that has signs saying its a van with a camera in it? The big vans that you can spot that are usually white ... siting on the side of the road or the top of the bridge where you dont usually see things?
Surely just keeping your eyes open while driving should allow you to see these things unless your doing 140mph+ If you cant I recon spec savers might be worth a visit I would be more concerned about the under cover police cars thats roam around the motorways. Here I would scan sleen exec cars for two people in the front seats and if they have their police jackets on or not ... and also any dectoctor ariel stuff in or outside the car.
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