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I'll repeat my old soapbox statement - mandatory speed limiters for all new cars set to 130km/h. Compulsory installation on older cars at the owner's expense if found speeding excessively.
And in conjunction, 130km/h limits on suitable stretches of road. It is a speed "limit" after all, not a "target".
Yes, I know this doesn't stop an idiot doing 130 in a 60 zone, but it at least stops them doing 200 in a 60 zone or anywhere else.
seems silly to do that.Quote:
Originally Posted by solmanic
My Audi is limited to 250 klm/h does`nt mean I drive that speed 245 will do Don`t like it bouncing on the limiter:D
That is the single stupidest thing I have ever read, are you the type of imbecile to brake in front of a b-double?Quote:
Originally Posted by solmanic
Sometimes you actually need some speed to avoid danger.
Will
I think the percentage would be a little lower than that, particularly since even in cities most drivers do a lot of driving on roads that are not multi-lane, and even if they are, are certainly not candidates for 130 speed limits. I spent several hours driving in the Sydney metropolitan area at the weekend - very little of it was multilane roads, and what was multilane divided roads had a speed limit of 80 or less, with frequent traffic lights, and an actual traffic speed well below the speed limit most of the time (even early Sunday morning!). Even though I agree most Australians live in cities, only a small proportion would do most of their driving on multi-lane divided, limited access roads.Quote:
Originally Posted by isuzurover
Your comment about Landrover drivers is, I fear, probably right - although possibly not in those models - still a lot of D1/D2 about.
John
I'm against mandating anything except common sense these days.
We all have to accept that an idiot is able to defeat any form of protection or limit anyway.
Not a big forum reader then?Quote:
Originally Posted by MR LR jnr.
How exactly do you put a speed limiter on though?
I'm not attacking the idea, I might disagree with it but I'm not writing it off.
So how?
Electrical?
Mechanical?
Both of those can be altered easily enough, us Land Rover owners know that all too well.
Personally I think it's a tad extreme.
If you drastically changed the way driver education occurs in Australia, as well as trying to improve behind the wheel attitude, it might take a generation or two but it would probably work a lot better than most of the "fix it now" type solutions.
Sort of... HahaQuote:
Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh
I just do a lot of highway driving (for a person who isn't a truckie) and regularly hit 140 in different situations (don't maintain it). So that would be a royal PITA for me, as well as the fact that some cars will only be doing 80 at the top of a hill they hit at 140...
Which IMO is more hazourdous than speeding up to get a run at it.
Mobile chicanes are the worst thing on our roads.
Will
my car has a mechanical speed limiterQuote:
Originally Posted by Disco Muppet
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...013/09/710.jpg
basically it involved tyre size, drive ratio and max rpm