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> 3. Never in my life have I just stared at the speedometer. Why are you staring at it so much? Is something wrong? Without checking speedometer often, how do
by badpun 3y ago
> 3. Never in my life have I just stared at the speedometer. Why are you staring at it so much? Is something wrong?
Without checking speedometer often, how do you know if you're not going above the speed limit?
- salad-tycoon 3y agoDrive by feel, isn’t this something everyone develops? You start to notice how fast things move outside the windows like trees, poles, lane lines. Admittedly, if stressed or excited then I tend to go a little faster but I check the speedometer then. Also I drive ICE and can hear/feel the engine. Guess that would be different in a Tesla. Anyways, generally plenty of feedback to observe without needing to glue your eyes to a speedometer. Is this not a common thing?
- badpun 3y agoGoing say 62 km/h does not feel that different than going 50 km/h, but can result in a sizable fine in many countries.
- buffington 3y agoI often discover I'm going well over the speed limit when driving my Model 3. I don't think the lack of speedometer (that I can see without looking down and to the right) is entirely to blame - though its location not being in my line of sight doesn't improve things. For me, it's the relative silence of going from 0-60 MPH in under 4 seconds that does it. I have an ICE car that can almost do that, but it does so very loudly requires me to shift gears manually as it happens. It's a full body and mind experience, one full of very obvious feedback.
- dingaling 3y ago> Drive by feel, isn’t this something everyone develops? To a degree, but not to the finesse of 10% + 2mph which is the threshold of prosecution in the UK, for example. Can you tell 20 from 24mph, or 30 from 35mph, without looking?
- edude03 3y agoGo the same speed as traffic? If that turns out to be above the speed limit "they can't (and realistically won't) stop us all"
- ryanklee 3y agoThere's not always traffic.
- martin8412 3y agoThe traffic camera will gladly catch you all and send you fines.
- ericd 3y agoMine is set to chime when I go 8 mph over (you can define this). Also, I tend to use the traffic aware cruise control on the highway to set a speed and not have to worry about it. Also, the speed is in the top left corner, it’s very easy to flick your eyes there. As with most of the things that people worry about with these, it’s actually not a problem.
- dazc 3y agoChecking and staring are two different things. I can glance at another woman without being slapped in the face, staring at that same woman may result in other outcomes.