Virginia passes law to enforce maximum vehicle speeds for repeat speeders
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Re: Virginia passes law to enforce maximum vehicle speeds for repeat speeders
#2> Proposals typically include a limited “override” feature allowing further acceleration during an emergency.
Very cool and certainly effective design for people who already go 30+ mph over the speed limit.
Re: Virginia passes law to enforce maximum vehicle speeds for repeat speeders
#3I think a general speed limit for all vehicles would be a good idea. If you want it removed then your vehicle can't travel public roads, any kind of modification of it in secret would be a crime.
Not sure about the US but in Europe (at least the EU) 150km/h max would be fine, at least it would make life harder for some sociopaths that treat public roads as a racing track.
Re: Virginia passes law to enforce maximum vehicle speeds for repeat speeders
#4An interesting thing is that I've observed a lot less speeding over the years, as more cars acquire active cruise control. Correlation or causation? Who knows. I don't think enforcement has changed.
Re: Virginia passes law to enforce maximum vehicle speeds for repeat speeders
#5Does anyone know why Virginia has always been so notoriously draconian about speeding? Is it DC-adjacent policy wonks outsized faith in the effectiveness of top-down prescriptions, lots of DC politicians flagrantly violating the law, culture clash between stuffy suburbanites and yokels (Virginia was the first place I ever saw a trans truck), or what?
Re: Virginia passes law to enforce maximum vehicle speeds for repeat speeders
#6Kinda begs the question why cars can go over 100mph in the first place.
Also what the heck is with Newsom vetoing the passive ISA bill?
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#7Just remember to disable the features when nukes land.
https://www.theautopian.com/if-you-ever-see-this-speed-sign-...
Re: Virginia passes law to enforce maximum vehicle speeds for repeat speeders
#8I think a general speed limit for all vehicles would be a good idea. If you want it removed then your vehicle can't travel public roads, any kind of modification of it in secret would be a crime. Not sure about the US but in Europe (at least the EU) 150km/h max would be fine, at least it would make life harder for some sociopaths that treat public roads as a racing track.
Combine this with a -/- 10 km/h per speeding ticket for a year or two and you’ve got a pretty optimal situation!
Re: Virginia passes law to enforce maximum vehicle speeds for repeat speeders
#9I think a general speed limit for all vehicles would be a good idea. If you want it removed then your vehicle can't travel public roads, any kind of modification of it in secret would be a crime. Not sure about the US but in Europe (at least the EU) 150km/h max would be fine, at least it would make life harder for some sociopaths that treat public roads as a racing track.
In my younger years groups of friends would rent time on racing tracks in Ontario and Quebec. Mecaglisse and Shannonville tracks were a couple that I drove on, at speeds of over 220kph.
Re: Virginia passes law to enforce maximum vehicle speeds for repeat speeders
#10An interesting thing is that I've observed a lot less speeding over the years, as more cars acquire active cruise control. Correlation or causation? Who knows. I don't think enforcement has changed.
Personally, I tend to get irritated when someone swings 10-15 mph over/under the current speed limit. I often have to speed around them to avoid them. I probably would care less if the car just followed their erratic behavior for me.