Controversial California bill would physically stop new cars from speeding
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Re: Controversial California bill would physically stop new cars from speeding
#2> The technology would use GPS and a database of roadway speeds to prevent cars from going 10 miles per hour over the speed limit wherever they are.
Sometimes my GPS thinks I'm on an adjacent road, especially when I'm on the freeway. Seems like that kind of error would be catastrophic in combination with a system like this. Also, what's the rationale for letting people go 10 over the limit? That's effectively admitting that people go 10 over the limit, and it's OK.
Re: Controversial California bill would physically stop new cars from speeding
#3> The technology would use GPS and a database of roadway speeds to prevent cars from going 10 miles per hour over the speed limit wherever they are. Sometimes my GPS thinks I'm on an adjacent road, especially when I'm on the freeway. Seems like that kind of error would be catastrophic in combination with a system like this. Also, what's the rationale for letting people go 10 over the limit? That's effectively admitti…
> what's the rationale for letting people go 10 over the limit
One reason among many: for passing, especially semis, without spending forever in their blind-spot
Re: Controversial California bill would physically stop new cars from speeding
#4What if someone has to go to hospital or run from the police?
Re: Controversial California bill would physically stop new cars from speeding
#5What if someone has to go to hospital or run from the police?
Individual circumstances are never considered in a socialist state
Re: Controversial California bill would physically stop new cars from speeding
#6> The technology would use GPS and a database of roadway speeds to prevent cars from going 10 miles per hour over the speed limit wherever they are. Sometimes my GPS thinks I'm on an adjacent road, especially when I'm on the freeway. Seems like that kind of error would be catastrophic in combination with a system like this. Also, what's the rationale for letting people go 10 over the limit? That's effectively admitti…
Re 10 over: As-written and as-lived are quite different. You'd see the governor turned out in the next election if he signed that bill.
Michael Dukakis lost his home state of Massachusetts in the presidential race after he sicced the state police on drivers for exactly this during his campaign.
The law says to stay stopped at a stop sign for 3 seconds, and signal turns 800 feet in advance on the highway too, 600 feet on streets. (According to family who had their driving tests recently.)
Re: Controversial California bill would physically stop new cars from speeding
#7What if someone has to go to hospital or run from the police?
Tough.
I think this has a snowball's chance but it could move the Overton window.
Look for CA population decline if it passes.
Re: Controversial California bill would physically stop new cars from speeding
#8> The technology would use GPS and a database of roadway speeds to prevent cars from going 10 miles per hour over the speed limit wherever they are. Sometimes my GPS thinks I'm on an adjacent road, especially when I'm on the freeway. Seems like that kind of error would be catastrophic in combination with a system like this. Also, what's the rationale for letting people go 10 over the limit? That's effectively admitti…
> what's the rationale for letting people go 10 over the limit One reason among many: for passing, especially semis, without spending forever in their blind-spot
Is it technically legal to exceed the speed limit when passing? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying no one ever speeds. I’m just wondering what the reasoning would be in this case. Seems to reify speeding, if anything.
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#10What if someone has to go to hospital or run from the police?
Seems like one of those circumstances could justify an exception. The other, not as much. OJ wouldn’t mind though, given the speed at which he preferred to flee the LAPD.