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States can make laws all they like, but will car manufacturers actually implement this in any workable way? I bet 90% of initial implementations will be resett

States can make laws all they like, but will car manufacturers actually implement this in any workable way? I bet 90% of initial implementations will be resettable back to unlimited speed with a simple factory reset or similar.

standardUser 2y ago
All it takes is a simple law stating that if you circumvent the speed limiter you face far more serious penalties. Done and done. Literally no different than how we handle suspended licenses.
- pdonis 2y ago
  > Literally no different than how we handle suspended licenses. The article points out that 75% of people with suspended licenses continue to drive.
  - JumpCrisscross 2y ago
    Criminalising driving on a license suspended for a traffic offence (note: not expired or for financial reasons) seems like the easiest no brainer imaginable.
    - esseph 2y ago
      Driving to work sounds like a financial reason
      - JumpCrisscross 2y ago
        > Driving to work sounds like a financial reason Not a get out of jail free card.
        esseph 2y ago
        In many states they'll still let you (drive for work, otherwise on restriction) for various offenses.
  - zo1 2y ago
    That just means the penalties are not strict enough. Even worse, we're afraid to impose real penalties (jail) so we rather just "fine" people (because it's more humane?), which will affect those most likely to drive without a license more than the regular folk. The regular folk will be scared shitless and will just get a lift with someone till their license issue is resolved.
  - standardUser 2y ago
    Yeah and you don't want to be caught like that because you will be way more fucked than you were with just a suspended license.
- foxyv 2y ago
  This. Especially if you impound the vehicle and then repair it at the owner's expense.
riku_iki 2y ago
they want speed check in California, which is major market, and automakers likely will comply.
snowwrestler 2y ago
The law mentioned in the article will allow judges to require a device to be installed at the defendant’s expense. It’s not about what is built into cars at the factory.

standardUser 2y ago

All it takes is a simple law stating that if you circumvent the speed limiter you face far more serious penalties. Done and done. Literally no different than how we handle suspended licenses.

pdonis 2y ago
> Literally no different than how we handle suspended licenses. The article points out that 75% of people with suspended licenses continue to drive.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago
  Criminalising driving on a license suspended for a traffic offence (note: not expired or for financial reasons) seems like the easiest no brainer imaginable.
  - esseph 2y ago
    Driving to work sounds like a financial reason
    - JumpCrisscross 2y ago
      > Driving to work sounds like a financial reason Not a get out of jail free card.
      - esseph 2y ago
        In many states they'll still let you (drive for work, otherwise on restriction) for various offenses.
- zo1 2y ago
  That just means the penalties are not strict enough. Even worse, we're afraid to impose real penalties (jail) so we rather just "fine" people (because it's more humane?), which will affect those most likely to drive without a license more than the regular folk. The regular folk will be scared shitless and will just get a lift with someone till their license issue is resolved.
- standardUser 2y ago
  Yeah and you don't want to be caught like that because you will be way more fucked than you were with just a suspended license.
foxyv 2y ago
This. Especially if you impound the vehicle and then repair it at the owner's expense.

riku_iki 2y ago

they want speed check in California, which is major market, and automakers likely will comply.

snowwrestler 2y ago

The law mentioned in the article will allow judges to require a device to be installed at the defendant’s expense. It’s not about what is built into cars at the factory.