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Could be very unsafe if this kicks in unexpectedly during an overtaking manoeuvre on a single carriageway. Less speed during the overtake is less margin to onco
by HPsquared 2y ago
Could be very unsafe if this kicks in unexpectedly during an overtaking manoeuvre on a single carriageway. Less speed during the overtake is less margin to oncoming traffic (more time spent in the oncoming lane), and a small speed difference can have a big effect.
Edit: another comment mentioned merging- this too can be huge. If your car isn't keeping up with the flow of traffic, or unable to move faster, that could also directly cause accidents if there's a space in front but no space behind.
- syrgian 2y agoThe article mentions it is not a limiter, but rather a speed limit warning. So none of your hypothetical scenarios apply, other than drivers might learn not to overtake if breaking the speed limit is necessary because the warning is annoying.
- HPsquared 2y agoIt does limit engine power but I see further down there's an emergency override (by pressing hard on the accelerator) which would get around these issues.
- anymouse123456 2y agoI'm curious about this user experience and whether most people would be comfortable with it, especially while merging. When I press hard on the accelerator to cancel a speed limit, does the car accelerate hard too? Or is this signal trapped for the cancel operation?
- The_Colonel 2y agoThis is only of the options which are being evaluated, there are others which amount to only warning.
- DopplerSmell 2y agoAny kind of real physical restrictions will initially be geofenced to grade seperated roads.
- kristo 2y agoThe law does not allow you to break the speed limit to pass. You might just have to start following the rules
- unpopularopp 2y ago>The law I like how confidently you say that as if "the law" was something universal
- HPsquared 2y agoThere are always marginal cases.
- USiBqidmOOkAqRb 2y agoEven though this scenario is suggested quite often, it doesn't make it good. Overtaking does not grant you a permission to speed. Also, while it's probably easier said than done, you should not succumb to the sunk cost fallacy and simply use the other pedal at your disposal.
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