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Re: Solve speeding by limiting cars!



>In article <3pu04u$6p1@ludes.com>, Mark Spencer <marks@ludes.com> wrote:
>>        Since there is no place in the US where 65 mph can be legally
>>exceeded...

You must be joking!!!! You are lucky enough to have one of the best
road networks on earth. Highways, where one can safely do 100 or even
150 mph in some cases. Where do you live in USA? 

>>I don't see why cars are being sold that can go faster than this.

For one simple reason. Someday, some idiot will misscalculate passing
a track, and another track will be heading his way. If you were in his
shoes, would you like such a stupid speed limiter?

>>Especially with speedometers that read well over 100 mph, enticing drivers
>>to drive at dangerous speeds.

Oh, yeah? So 70 or 80 mph is dangerous speed? How old are you? Your
reaction time should be VEEEERY large, if you think that anything
above 65 is unsafe.

>>        Cars are already being sold with speed limiters to keep from
>>exceeding the limits of the tires and suspension.

And I thought they were there to stop you from over-revving your
engine. Silly me! But then again, over-revving your engine is not your
cap of tea, unless you are in neutral.


>> Why aren't cars sold with
>>speed limiters at 65 mph to keep from exceeding the limits of the law?

Because there are people who can safely drive above that speed, no
matter what your personal opinion is. And industries sell what the
consumer wants, not what some stupid politically-based governement
decision mandates.

>>The majority of all accidents are due to speed. Thosands of lives would
>>be saved every year if cars were unable to exceed a safe speed.

This is the most silly thing I've ever heard, and unfortunately it is
said by several ignorant persons. SPEED DOES NOT KILL.

Speed is a driver-controlled parameter. It is bad drivers (that speed
where you cannot or should not speed) that kill people. For God sake,
can't you make that simple distinction? If you are fool enough to do
100 mph in a road where anyone in his right mind will do 50, it isn't
the excessive speed that killed you, it is your lack of understanding
simple things. In Germany, there are no speed limits on the autobahns,
yet they do have less accidents (percentage-wise) with other
countries, where speed limits exist. The difference is that they have
been properly trained to drive at these speeds.

Educating drivers better is a more sure way of decreasing car
accidents.

>>        What is wrong with our government that they would ignore such a
>>simple way to enforce a law and save lives?

Why don't they simply ban cars? It would be safer!




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