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> limitations imposed by governments to make it "safer". You have scare quotes there for some reason, but by pretty much all accounts cars now are so much safe
by Klathmon 3y ago
> limitations imposed by governments to make it "safer".
You have scare quotes there for some reason, but by pretty much all accounts cars now are so much safer than before. Like to an insane amount, over a 50% reduction in chance of fatality since the 70s/80s.
> we have weak motors which roar like boeing at 5k rpm but still doesn't help to move car forward.
And again it's working. Efficiency has increased even more than safety, with new cars getting over double the fuel economy even accounting for the larger cars!
- jesterson 3y agoI find it very wrong to attribute safety to a car rather than a driver. Sure, makers did good marketing selling general populace this notion. Safety cones from driver knowledge how to avoid dangerous situations and hedge risks. “Safety” comes from useless bells and whistles, which give impression of “intelligent” system. Bot sure what you mean under efficiency - at my books efficiency is how fast i can get from point A to B with minimal expense. Low engine volume cars lose it at every point
- 8n4vidtmkvmk 3y agoFuel economy at the expense of letting me accelerate it seems. I have to turn on sport mode to safely merge onto the highway.
- jesterson 3y agoExactly. There is no fuel economy since you still have to pump it to 5-6k rpm and no safety as well since it may cost you life when you have not enough power during overtake. Sport mode on some cars is so lousy implemented (some SEA market toyota for example) that it's not even a solution.