Would you still buy a car that was goverened to the speed limit, digitally?

[Grizzel Greedigut]

I was just wondering that maybe perhaps in the future, with GPS tech and such, could cars be electronically governed to go just the speed limit , whatever that may be on the particular stretch of road the vehicle is travelling on, and would that stop you from buying one.,?

 

[Kordelle]

I would be down for that, most Germans would riot tho lol.

 

[RockmanBN]

Other people aren't following it so you'd be screwing yourself and others over.

 

[Deleted member 2752]

I'm sure geohot can work something out

 

[Keikaku]

Absolutely not.

 

[Kyuuji]

..and be fucked when I'm trying to drive away from an erupting volcano or dinosaurs?

No thank you.

 

[Matador]

Sometimes you need to pass someone who's going speed limit.

 

[Freestyler]

Absolutely not. If you can't handle doing 70 in a 50 (or whatever that is in miles, for stupid people) then get off the roads or take a bus.

 

[Grizzel Greedigut]

This is crazy, but what if you could go above the speed limit, for a nominal fee.

Someone get me Elon musk's number!

 

[Pezking]

If it was the only option...sure, I guess.

But I hate the idea and would try to avoid it like the plague. I'd drive old cars without that "feature" as long as possible.

Also, German democracy as we know it would end on the day that happens.

 

[Stephen Home]

If I get a 5000 rebate, sure. I probably will settle with a 3k rebate.

 

[Deleted member 13328]

Yeah, why not.

 

[FeliciaFelix]

We have the tech to not go faster since the car was invented. It was explained to me that the reason that never happened was safety, ironically. You need a strong engine for fast maneuvering, quick stops, just plain acceleration from 0 to even move and start the engine. Somebody mentioned escaping dinosaurs, but really, sometimes you really need to floor it from a hazard. It can be a bike or another car or practically anything.

 

[Dougald]

I don't speed during normal driving but there are situations where briefly speeding up is the safest thing to do, so no.

 

[Fleck0]

Given the shit I see people do daily on the roads (in CA), yeah. Limit us all to <30mph, people are nuts.

 

[Grizzel Greedigut]

Okay I'm just spitballing here, but what if we passed a freedom limit for all roads and highways, essentially a speed limiter. Omg we can make this a part of the dept. of transportation. The infrastructure alone would (cost trillions lol) make so many new jobs. Oh! And to be able to use the new highways/roads you'll need an electric car. And you're more than welcome to drive fast, for a nominal fee, .5 cents a mile, compounding.

Okay. Now I'm clearly insane. Thank you for wallowing in my delusions for but a moment.

 

[Acidote]

I would if every other single car was like that, yes.

 

[Frankfurter]

I would be down for that, most Germans would riot tho lol.

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Why? There is no speed limit on the Autobahn ^^

 

[hydrophilic attack]

sounds great to not to have to worry about accidentally breaking the speed limit

 

[fontguy]

That would make it impossible to ever use the passing lane.

 

[raYne_07]

Never.

..and stop giving them ideas.

 

[Deleted member 24021]

Hell no

 

[Peter Ian Staker]

Hell no. The passing lane is already a nightmare with idiots doing 10-20 below the limit and not moving over.

Never.

..and stop giving them ideas.

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The will never do this. Car manufacturers want to sell speed and the police aint giving up the speeding ticket money.

 

[Fudgepuppy]

As a person with a driver's license, I don't get the need to pass someone who's going the speed limit.

 

[Aranath]

I would love it.

Literally not a single person seems to go the limit here in Spain and it's terrifying sometimes. And the amount of times I've had people literally flashing their lights and honking their horns at me because I'm "only" going 10km or so over the speed limit is insane. How these people function in their day-to-day lives when they're so impatient in their cars, I will never understand.

 

[sir_crocodile]

won't have much choice in 5-10 years or so I suspect

Outside of special jobs I don't think humans will even be permitted to drive cars on public roads in 20 years in some countries.

 

[Deleted member 10612]

I would be down for that, most Germans would riot tho lol.

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Starting 2020/21 ,as far as I know, the EU will already mandate every new car to have speed sign recognition and alert the driver with annoying peeps that he's over the speed limit. Question is if auto breaking is going to happen... It's just a matter of time.

At the moment you can tell the a BMW how much over the speed limit it can go (up to +10km/h I think) so yeah.... Germans may not take that that we'll :)

You can adjust that for the car to stay steady in a 50/60/50/60 road without constantly breaking inbetween ...

 

[Bee.Cups]

Sure. Let's go ahead and make it a self driving so I can read while it goes.

 

[Patriiick]

Fuck no. So if i'm on road travelling behind a car at 55mph and I want to overtake safely but a limiter kicks in at 60mph halfway through passing? No thanks.

 

[sirap]

I wouldn't mind, I rarely drive fast anyway.

 

[SwampBastard]

If it instantly applied to everyone else, sure. If I'm the poor sucker who is holding up the flow of traffic, absolutely not.

 

[Tuppen]

Starting 2020/21 ,as far as I know, the EU will already mandate every new car to have speed sign recognition and alert the driver with annoying peeps that he's over the speed limit. Question is if auto breaking is going to happen... It's just a matter of time.

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Given how often my car misreads/misses signs that would be annoying af.

 

[TarpitCarnivore]

In residential areas of Hugh density sure. I live on a 35moh street and people do 50 down it

I'm sorry but people vastly underestimate the power under the ass and don't respect what they're controlling

 

[Heromanz]

won't have much choice in 5-10 years or so I suspect

Outside of special jobs I don't think humans will even be permitted to drive cars on public roads in 20 years in some countries.

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What lol? Of course they will

 

[Gundam]

Honestly sounds more dangerous

 

[sir_crocodile]

What lol? Of course they will

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SEE YOU IN 20 YEARS

 

[DiipuSurotu]

I'm not buying a car to begin with, because public transport is actually good around here

 

[Deleted member 56909]

Hell yeah i would I absolutely hate speeding.

 

[Galkinator]

Nope, speed limit is always way lower than it should be

 

[Hesemonni]

Given how often my car misreads/misses signs that would be annoying af.

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Dunno. My father's Skoda and my Audi do my pretty much perfect job with speed limits.

 

[Soda]

No. It'd be impossible or extremely difficult to ever pass any car, ever, even in situations where it is a matter of safety or need.

 

[thesoapster]

No. Speed limits are unreasonable where I live, and virtually everyone on my commute breaks it.

 

[S I C K O]

Fuck the government

 

[2PiR]

Would definitely support this for greater good.

 

[Creation_Scapes]

I would definitely be down for something like this.

 

[Tuppen]

Dunno. My father's Skoda and my Audi do my pretty much perfect job with speed limits.

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I guess it depends on where you drive and how the signposts are placed. Especially when passing road works with a lot of temporary signs it's really hit or miss.

 

[Hyun Sai]

No. Speed limits are unreasonable where I live, and virtually everyone on my commute breaks it.

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Where I live, even the cops break it, and slow down like everyone else when approaching a radar ^^

 

[Jarmel]

Even people under the speed limit can be hazardous such as swerving. I would be very much against this. Sometimes speeding is the smartest and safest play especially when passing others who are driving in an unsafe manner.

 

[Deleted member 15227]

Phase out existing vehicles and mandate all cars from a certain date be all self driven and networked.

 

[Deleted member 25600]

Sure!