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> I can’t be trusted to drive 120 miles a day and keep my speed in check If it's a matter of occasionally going over or under the speed limit (or if the speed

by zhdc1 6y ago

> I can’t be trusted to drive 120 miles a day and keep my speed in check If it's a matter of occasionally going over or under the speed limit (or if the speed limit on your route has sudden changes), you may want to look into getting a vehicle with a manual speed limiter. That, along with something like Waze, can be a big help.

eganist 6y ago
I believe Jag and Land Rover (same company) both have this, and it's immensely helpful. It's basically the inverse of cruise: rather than setting a speed floor that the car cruises at, it sets a speed ceiling that you can't exceed (unless you push through the kickdown on the throttle in some cars with a limiter, in which case the car assumes an emergent circumstance and bypasses the limiter for that circumstance)
- omgwtfbyobbq 6y ago
  Tesla has that too (speed limit mode).
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- CrazyCatDog 6y ago
  My wife’s bmw has it too—but that’s too easy to disengage. Needing to pull over and get out to change the limiter would cool any road rage. I should have said: I’m willing to accept a longer commute and up to twice as costly autonomous vehicle over the alternative which is me having to pay attention and frustrated for 60 minutes twice a day—-even once a week!
  - leetcrew 6y ago
    it's hard for me to see how this would be more safe. sometimes safety is best served by exceeding the speed limit. this is actually not uncommon. for example, a semi has pulled up next to me on the interstate and a turn is coming up. there is a car right behind me so I can't just hit the brakes and let the truck pull ahead. I really don't want to be right next to a semi during the turn, so I quickly accelerate past it.
    - magnusmundus 6y ago
      IME BMWs have a rather ambiguous hair-trigger to disengage the speed limiter, unlike some other makes where you would need to push the gas pedal to kickdown (with the obvious tactile bump) for the same. I think that might be skewing GP's view. Losing the ability to change the limit or (dis)engage at will makes the feature practically useless too, considering the various speed limit zones one goes through in one drive -- not to mention dynamic speed limits based on weather and other conditions.
  - gjs278 6y ago
    you’re a weirdo. driving is not that hard. billions of people can handle it. get your head checked.
- FireBeyond 6y ago
  Yup. Especially in my Jaguar, which has a lot of HP (~500), and active cabin noise-canceling and air ride suspension, and it is very easy to find yourself at quite high speeds.
- zhdc1 6y ago
  I think a lot of new cars come with it. Both of ours did, and it wasn't something we looked for.
effingwewt 6y ago
Or you know, cruise control.

by zhdc1 6y ago

eganist 6y ago

I believe Jag and Land Rover (same company) both have this, and it's immensely helpful. It's basically the inverse of cruise: rather than setting a speed floor that the car cruises at, it sets a speed ceiling that you can't exceed (unless you push through the kickdown on the throttle in some cars with a limiter, in which case the car assumes an emergent circumstance and bypasses the limiter for that circumstance)

omgwtfbyobbq 6y ago
Tesla has that too (speed limit mode).
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CrazyCatDog 6y ago
My wife’s bmw has it too—but that’s too easy to disengage. Needing to pull over and get out to change the limiter would cool any road rage. I should have said: I’m willing to accept a longer commute and up to twice as costly autonomous vehicle over the alternative which is me having to pay attention and frustrated for 60 minutes twice a day—-even once a week!
- leetcrew 6y ago
  it's hard for me to see how this would be more safe. sometimes safety is best served by exceeding the speed limit. this is actually not uncommon. for example, a semi has pulled up next to me on the interstate and a turn is coming up. there is a car right behind me so I can't just hit the brakes and let the truck pull ahead. I really don't want to be right next to a semi during the turn, so I quickly accelerate past it.
  - magnusmundus 6y ago
    IME BMWs have a rather ambiguous hair-trigger to disengage the speed limiter, unlike some other makes where you would need to push the gas pedal to kickdown (with the obvious tactile bump) for the same. I think that might be skewing GP's view. Losing the ability to change the limit or (dis)engage at will makes the feature practically useless too, considering the various speed limit zones one goes through in one drive -- not to mention dynamic speed limits based on weather and other conditions.
- gjs278 6y ago
  you’re a weirdo. driving is not that hard. billions of people can handle it. get your head checked.
FireBeyond 6y ago
Yup. Especially in my Jaguar, which has a lot of HP (~500), and active cabin noise-canceling and air ride suspension, and it is very easy to find yourself at quite high speeds.
zhdc1 6y ago
I think a lot of new cars come with it. Both of ours did, and it wasn't something we looked for.

effingwewt 6y ago

Or you know, cruise control.