I recently rented a huge truck (the biggest you can rent with a normal car drivers license) and it had a ton of high tech stuff, lane departure warning, speed warnings, auto braking, and so much more.
The issue was when I was on the highway going 70mph (the max speed of the truck, also artificially restricted) there was a tiny side road with a speed limit of 35mph, and the truck on the highway slammed the brakes with warnings on the dash that I was exceeding the speed limit of 35, but I’m on a highway with a speed limit of 75mph.
Stupid technology. Makes things more dangerous than it should be.
I got a loaner last time I had my car worked on that had all that shit on it and all the settings for shit hidden in touch screens. Had to drive 45 minutes home with no AC and the thing freaking out on me every time I had to dodge a pot hole or some shit in the road. When I came back to pick up my car they were like “So are you thinking about trading up now?” No, I’m less likely to do that than ever actually.
@Retro_unlimited@cm0002
“Stupid technology. Makes things more dangerous than it should be”
That would be cars themselves. 70mph is way too fast for a car to travel. It might be a decent speed for a train because trains are on a controlled fixed path where cars and pedestrians can only cross in front of them at controlled crossings. Highways are as controlled as a carnival bumper cars ride. 35mph seems about right for cars on the highway. Drivers also kill a lot of wildlife outside the cities.
@bookcrawler@Retro_unlimited
It should be done to all cars as a safety feature like seat-belts. Cars are too heavy and they go too fast. Drivers kill 40,000+ people a year in the USA alone and send another 2,000,000 to the hospital with injuries. All new cars should have a speed restriction device on them and old cars should be retrofitted. A GPS module costs less than $50 and most cars already have an electronic control unit.
I recently rented a huge truck (the biggest you can rent with a normal car drivers license) and it had a ton of high tech stuff, lane departure warning, speed warnings, auto braking, and so much more.
The issue was when I was on the highway going 70mph (the max speed of the truck, also artificially restricted) there was a tiny side road with a speed limit of 35mph, and the truck on the highway slammed the brakes with warnings on the dash that I was exceeding the speed limit of 35, but I’m on a highway with a speed limit of 75mph.
Stupid technology. Makes things more dangerous than it should be.
Article specifically says the tech does not affect braking
I got a loaner last time I had my car worked on that had all that shit on it and all the settings for shit hidden in touch screens. Had to drive 45 minutes home with no AC and the thing freaking out on me every time I had to dodge a pot hole or some shit in the road. When I came back to pick up my car they were like “So are you thinking about trading up now?” No, I’m less likely to do that than ever actually.
@Retro_unlimited @cm0002
“Stupid technology. Makes things more dangerous than it should be”
That would be cars themselves. 70mph is way too fast for a car to travel. It might be a decent speed for a train because trains are on a controlled fixed path where cars and pedestrians can only cross in front of them at controlled crossings. Highways are as controlled as a carnival bumper cars ride. 35mph seems about right for cars on the highway. Drivers also kill a lot of wildlife outside the cities.
See it regularly here, especially when the overpass is a regular road. Cars slamming on the brakes on the highway at an overpass isn’t great.
Also concerned, and honestly expecting, this will be primarily applied to visibly ethnic groups (aka not white guy in a suit)
@bookcrawler @Retro_unlimited
It should be done to all cars as a safety feature like seat-belts. Cars are too heavy and they go too fast. Drivers kill 40,000+ people a year in the USA alone and send another 2,000,000 to the hospital with injuries. All new cars should have a speed restriction device on them and old cars should be retrofitted. A GPS module costs less than $50 and most cars already have an electronic control unit.