Daring FireballJul 9, 2024
New Cars in the EU Now Equipped With Nagging Speed Limiters
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2024/07/09/intelligent-speed-nagging
New Cars in the EU Now Equipped With Nagging Speed Limiters

Link to: https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/new-cars-fitted-automatic-speed-limiters-this-week/

Daring Fireball
Show threadKevin

@daringfireball Quite surprised by your perspective tbh! Obviously it will depend on implementation but the idea of preventing cars from going too fast when dangerous should be welcomed?

Speeding is the leading cause of car crashes, and fatalities will only get worse as cars get bigger (SUVs) and heavier (EVs) for everyone on the road.

I hope this gets implemented correctly and adopted wide like seatbelts, airbags, automated emergency braking and lane assist technologies.

Jul 9, 2024 at 5:42pmIvory for iOS
Show threadBuckJul 9, 2024
@kevinbongart @daringfireball I'm really surprised by it also. I'm guessing basically all Auto safety features had similar types of push back when proposed.. American DNA is just so over pumped with "my freedom" juice *(I say this ****as**** an American)*
Show threadKevinJul 9, 2024
@buck American here as well but I now live in France. Whenever I'm back in the US I'm shocked by the size, weight and speed of cars, but unfortunately not surprised by the growing rate of pedestrian fatalities (when it's going down in Europe)
Show threadBuckJul 9, 2024
@kevinbongart It's insane ... I'm in Idaho and it's like a monster truck rally down the main streets, and everyone is going *at least* 10mph over in 35mph zones ... So huge trucks going nearly 50 mph, with drivers distracted by phone usage, and folks are supposed to want to bike and walk alongside that here. I quit biking on the roads altogether as it's a death sentence eventually.