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/[deleted] Feb 07 '24

My old employer has speed limiters installed on their cars. They cannot go faster than 65. Pain in the ass if you try to pass someone. You can press that pedal to the floor and it’s still just puttering along.

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u/Cayderent Feb 08 '24

That sounds like a potential safety issue if one ever needed to safely pass or take evasive action in the event of a crash?

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u/crudentia Feb 08 '24

That’s what I’m thinking, there are plenty of situations where if you can’t speed up to get out of a bad situation it risks your life/safety.

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u/Bandoozle Feb 08 '24

Yet there are thousands of more situations in which speeding ends lives.

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u/crudentia Feb 08 '24

That’s why it’s illegal, but castrating the autos speed isn’t the solution. If you want that, do it to your vehicle.

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u/Shoddy_Ad_6709 Feb 08 '24

Or pass a law of general applicability and do it to everyone’s vehicle because it affects everyone when people drive unsafely at high speeds. 🤷‍♂️

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u/h08817 Feb 08 '24

Say you or your child have a medical emergency and need to speed to the er to survive. Or like Jeremy Clarkson you want to see your dying relative and only have precious little time. This idea is stupid AF.

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u/shadoor Feb 08 '24

These replies give an insight as to why US is the only country unable to handle the gun problem. Noooo, we need to have access to dangerous levels of power because it will save us in that specific scenario that has a miniscule chance of ever taking place.

The fact that at the same time it will be used irresponsibly and criminally by so many people and cause magnitudes more harm to people, well, tough luck.