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Re: Solve speeding by limiting cars!



Tom Lentz (tlentz@teknon.com) wrote:
: There is a legitimate use for going more than 65.  When passing.  When 
: passing someone you are legally allowed to have a 15mph speed 
: superiority.  Making the highest needed speed about 70 to 75mph, because 
: if it's 65, then there's more than one lane.  You'll only need to pass in 
: a 55 to 60mph zone.

Hmmm, everytime I've ever read the little driver's pamphlets the Department
of Motor Vehicles gives out it says that the maximum speed limit is an 
absolute, and that exceeding it, even to pass, is a violation of the law.

I think making cars have speed limiters to match the speed limit is a 
great idea - as long as the speed limit is 130 MPH. :)

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  Jeremy Hansen                                jeremyh@amcc.com
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