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Re: Most drivers who own cars with built-in GPS systems use phones for directions

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Post by TylerH » Fri, Oct 14, 2016, 8:58 PM UTC

saiya-jin wrote: post #361

pluma wrote: post #343

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> 300 km/h [..] normal untrained person is safe to drive on the German autobahn German here. No normal untrained person should be driving at those speeds. The general recommended speed for the autobahn is 130 km/h. Typical speeds on the middle and left lanes are up to 200 km/h though most days the typical "high" speed is probably closer to 170 or 180. With good weather, no traffic and no roadworks (hah) you might be…

This depends on the car, the better the car, the more stable it feels at higher speeds, especially when maneuvering. In cheap weak ones 130 kmh feels like it's taking off, in great ones 200 kmh feels... adequate. I got once 220 kmh with by older BMW 330d on unrestricted part of German highway, but it's quite stressful experience. You feel via your senses how fast everything is, you feel how long it takes for car to b…

In no street car does 124mph feel simply "adequate"

Re: Most drivers who own cars with built-in GPS systems use phones for directions

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Post by sangnoir » Sat, Oct 15, 2016, 10:26 PM UTC

u801e wrote: post #281

sangnoir wrote: post #162

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What is it about American cars[1] and tiny rear view windows? I once got a Ford Fusion rental in the US; I was surprised how little I could see of what was behind me. I have never had the same issue with European/Japanese vehicles. 1. My sample size is small, I could have been unlucky. Anti-glare coating on rear view mirrors on American cars makess night-time driving awesome though, I wish the European/Japanese vehic…

> Anti-glare coating on rear view mirrors on American cars makess night-time driving awesome though, I wish the European/Japanese vehicles would copy that In Europe and Japan (and most of the rest of the world), automotive headlamps conform to the relevant ECE standard which allows for less glare compared to the US standard (defined in FMVSS 108). So, at least in those markets, the anti-glare coating isn't as necessa…

> So, at least in those markets, the anti-glare coating isn't as necessary.

Unfortunately, there are inconsiderate idiots engaging high-beams everywhere in the world.

Re: Most drivers who own cars with built-in GPS systems use phones for directions

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Post by lagadu » Sun, Oct 16, 2016, 6:21 PM UTC

dismantlethesun wrote: post #345

lagadu wrote: post #325

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My car has that. I can configure one of the car keys to only allow a certain max speed whenever it's used with the car. It's called valet mode IIRC.

What car do you have?

2015 Fiesta