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Experts want Cars Fitted With Variable Maximum Speed Devices

posted by martyb on Tuesday October 04 2016, @07:11AM   Printer-friendly
from the what-could-possibly-go-wrong? dept.

MostCynical writes:

International road safety experts are calling for all vehicles to be fitted with speed warning devices, and drivers who exceed the speed limit may find their accelerators disabled by devices that are being considered in Australia.

According to the experts "Driving too fast causes 1.25 million road traffic deaths a year globally, and is a major contributor to the 6.9 per cent increase in deaths on Australian roads to 1275 in the year ending August 31."

The road safety experts called for all European vehicles to be fitted with Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) devices. These use speed sign recognition and satellite information to warn drivers with sounds or message if they exceed the limit.

The council launched a campaign on YouTube to build support for ISA, saying it had a huge potential to save lives.

Some devices, which have already been integrated into some new models of Ford cars, have an override function that can stop speeding drivers from using the accelerator until they return to the speed limit.

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/function-to-stop-speedsters-from-using-accelerator-the-way-to-cut-road-deaths-20160929-grrqox.html

Anyone want this fitted to their car? I can see problems...

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 04 2016, @02:37PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 04 2016, @02:37PM (#410007)

    Some time ago some guy and his kids were crossing the road in a 60 zone near a corner. I took the corner at about 35 to 40 km/h. Didn't come close to hitting anyone.

    The dickhead kicked my car as I passed slowed down to about 20, then jumped in his car and chased me.

    Luckily, that POS could jump to 140 right fast. Having a roadrager on my ass? I did 120 to 140 up the road, took a left, cruised around a couple of bends, took a right into a driveway and dead stopped. His car screamed round the corned 10 seconds behind me. I waited a few minutes then drove back the other way.

    If I was booked for doing that 120+ in the 80 zone I went through I would have paid it happily. While telling the officer about the road rager chasing me. My choice to get out of there fast.

    If my car was limited and his wasn't? He'd probably have tailed me till I ran out of petrol. Then what? Use your imagination.

    I dislike speeders as much as anyone. We don't nedled this in Aus. We have way too many red light and speeding cams as it is.

  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 04 2016, @02:59PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 04 2016, @02:59PM (#410017)

    so you nearly ran over an innocent family crossing the street then when the loving father chased you you ran and hid like a chicken shit? bravo sir!