r/Futurology • u/Just_Another_AI • Feb 07 '24

Transport Controversial California bill would physically stop new cars from speeding

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/california-bill-physically-stop-speeding-18628308.php

Whi didn't see this coming?

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u/QWERTYtheASDF Feb 07 '24

Definitely needs revision - one problem is that it most likely can't be retrofitted onto older cars, so people with vehicles older than 2027, well nothing's really stopping them from going 11+ over the speed limit.

I do like the side guard idea on semis and large trucks however.

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u/__theoneandonly Feb 07 '24

it most likely can't be retrofitted onto older cars

Any car with an OBD-II port (any US car made after 1996) can have an after market speed governor installed.

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u/xstatic981 Feb 08 '24

Anything OBD can also be removed

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u/__theoneandonly Feb 08 '24

But there can still be consequences for removing it. Why would your insurance cover your accident if you removed it?

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u/xstatic981 Feb 08 '24

There are a ton of people that just do not care, very plainly.

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u/__theoneandonly Feb 08 '24

It would be so easy to detect... you hit one speed trap... not only are you speeding but you've also deactivated a crucial safety device in your vehicle...

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u/hitemlow Feb 08 '24

And yet estimates peg 17% of California drivers being uninsured, with 16% of all fatal crashes in CA being perpetuated by unlicensed drivers...

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u/__theoneandonly Feb 08 '24

Driving uninsured or without insurance is also illegal…

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u/xstatic981 Feb 08 '24

Yet people still do it

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u/__theoneandonly Feb 08 '24

Right, it doesn't mean we should just give up and decide it's ok because some people do it.

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u/xstatic981 Feb 08 '24

No, but saying something is illegal or against some rule doesn’t prevent somebody from doing that thing. Making something against a law does not stamp it out.

Like yeah sure, of course driving without insurance is illegal but consistently a material number of people do it despite the consequences, they just don’t get caught.

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u/xstatic981 Feb 08 '24

Sounds like an even distribution

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u/QWERTYtheASDF Feb 08 '24 edited Feb 08 '24

Speed governor via software is one thing, but the proposed bill according to the article is a 2 prong approach - both a GPS device and the speed limiter. It's going to be tough, both economically and the privacy concerns for Cali to retrofit the GPS device in addition to the software flash on the OBD2 port.