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10 MPH ? That's ridiculous, elsewhere it is 10% because that is the legal requirement of the speedometer
by SixSigma 11y ago
10 MPH ?
That's ridiculous, elsewhere it is 10% because that is the legal requirement of the speedometer
- pc86 11y agoYou're also relying on the reflexes of someone who is sitting in their car literally watching traffic for hours at a time. The state police can use radar so the floor goes down to 6 over the limit if they are enforcing.
- SixSigma 11y agoSo now you're telling me the police check speeding by eye. Jeepers !
- pc86 11y agoIt's literally "start the stopwatch when the front tire hits the first line painted on the road, stop it when the front tire hits the second line (or some other predefined immobile point), and look at a chart to see how fast they're going." Usually radioed to a second car down at the next intersection.
- SixSigma 11y agoNo wonder people think the moon landings were fake.
- jstanley 11y agoThe 10% margin of error for a speedometer only applies in one direction: they're allowed to say you're going faster than you really are by up to 10%, but they're never allowed to say you're going slower than you really are (in England).