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arista 16-04-2022 12:16 AM

Devices to restrict speed could become compulsory in all new British cars
 
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Kizzy 16-04-2022 06:33 AM

Why are we still blaming the EU for enforcing 'rules'?

bots 16-04-2022 07:12 AM

my car already has an option to limit speed to the current speed limit of the road. I question the safety of limiting speed because some times you need a bit of power to avoid a dangerous situation. So it depends how they are going to implement it. In my car you can force it to override the limit which for me is the ideal compromise

arista 16-04-2022 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kizzy (Post 11154964)
Why are we still blaming the EU for enforcing 'rules'?



Because they brought it in
And we Build and Sell to the EU.

Oliver_W 16-04-2022 09:19 AM

Due to a leg injury, it's hard for me to control how hard I press down on the accelerator - having something which means I can programme it to "don't go above 25 even if I floor it" would actually be really handy.

Kizzy 16-04-2022 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arista (Post 11154972)
Because they brought it in
And we Build and Sell to the EU.

What do we build?..

Kizzy 16-04-2022 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oliver_W (Post 11154975)
Due to a leg injury, it's hard for me to control how hard I press down on the accelerator - having something which means I can programme it to "don't go above 25 even if I floor it" would actually be really handy.

Get an automatic?

Kizzy 16-04-2022 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bitontheslide (Post 11154967)
my car already has an option to limit speed to the current speed limit of the road. I question the safety of limiting speed because some times you need a bit of power to avoid a dangerous situation. So it depends how they are going to implement it. In my car you can force it to override the limit which for me is the ideal compromise

This happened to me on a roundabout yesterday, if I hadn't have been able to give a little extra gas then the eejit that flew round the inside would've broadsides me! :/

user104658 16-04-2022 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bitontheslide (Post 11154967)
my car already has an option to limit speed to the current speed limit of the road. I question the safety of limiting speed because some times you need a bit of power to avoid a dangerous situation. So it depends how they are going to implement it. In my car you can force it to override the limit which for me is the ideal compromise

Yes, our car randomly went into "limp mode" (engine limits to 3000 revs because its picked up a fault) half way down the M6 a few months ago... Just as we were overtaking a massive truck. Suddenly lost a load of power and couldn't get up to speed. Terrifying.

There wasn't even a "real" problem, the plug for the air filter sensor had wriggled loose so it was picking up a potential fault with the air filter - when there wasn't one, the engine was totally fine, just an issue with the sensor itself :facepalm:.

arista 16-04-2022 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kizzy (Post 11155003)
What do we build?..


Cars
Owned By Germany or USA

Kizzy 16-04-2022 07:03 PM

Seems like they're attempting to point the finger at the EU rules while limiting most roads anyway.

bots 16-04-2022 07:59 PM

the ironic thing is if they were in the eu they could have vetoed it


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