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Because a) it reduces your options when you need to get out of the way of the myopic
Cougar, with the greatest respect, this statement is effen piffle. Do vans/lorries limited to 56mph get in trouble because they cannot speed out of the way? Surely they can just apply the brakes and wait for the idiot to pass?
this statement is effen piffle.
It's the classic claim of the petrol head "I need a fast car to accelerate out of trouble".
Because a) it reduces your options when you need to get out of the way of the myopic
Not hard to design it so that rather than a hard limit it lets you exceed for 30 seconds or so - plenty of time to get out of trouble.
Moving on from the plans of logging etc the sooner we get self driving cars like in Irobot the better IMO.
Lets faace it, day to day a huge number of motorists are just wanting to get from A to B in as little hassle as possible. If we have automated cars that talk to each other and the road network then cars would be able to work together to keep a city flowing. Fuel consumption would be down, accidents down, congestion down and journey times down. I love driving, always have done, but I get no enjoyment from 90% of my journeys which are filled with idiots driving badly and congestion.
I would happily let my car take control for most of my journeys, that way I could sit back and get on with other things on my journey like deal with my emails or do some ordering.
The key is going to be integrating the system with human driven cars but I can see ways to do this.
the sooner we get self driving cars like in Irobot the better
Totally agree.
As you say, for 90% of journeys, it would be much better. manual override has to be an option though.
I also don't have a problem, and don't think there is a problem, with people doing a ton on a clear motorway or 9pm on a nice day. It's the twonts that have no consideration for other users that are the problem, and the bad decisions brought on by 'get-there-itus'.
Was doing the speed [b]limit[/b] the other day down Strines Road and some dick passed me gesturing and clearly annoyed that I was doing the speed [b]limit[/b]. The amount of people I annoy by doing the limit really surprises me. But I do not care. I usually have my kids in the car and will never drive over the limit regardless of waht it is. Not worth it.
I've been driving up and down the A9 a lot recently, mostly in my Trafic van. That means my limits are 50/60. You'd be surprised (OK maybe you wouldn't) how many HGVs I get behind me, flashing at me to go faster!!
Conversely, people who are not doing the speed limit seemed to get annoyed when I overtake them
Conversely, people who are not doing the speed limit seemed to get annoyed when I overtake them
It is, after all, a limit and not a target . . .
sooner we get self driving cars like in Irobot the better IMO.
These are on the way...telematics for insurance is finally coming though, they will be in all cars soon(5/10yrs) then it'll be a small step to pay as go cars lined up at the road side.
Get in one, tap in a post code, swipe your card and of you go. Google is showing some software that works out the best routes and even accounts for lights changing etc.
I reckon 20/30 yrs.
Only problem will be establishing our social status when no one owns a car!
It is, after all, a limit and not a target . .
I see no problem with driving at the speed limit, or reason not to, conditions permitting of course
I will drive at the speed set by the highways agency, not the pootler in front who spends more time looking out the side windows at the scenery rather than the windscreen
what is annoying is when someone (normally elderly) does 30-40mph on a clear day in perfect conditions on a very wide and unchallenging 60mph road and then as they approach a built up area with a 30mph speed limit they seem to settle on 40mph all the way though.
IanW - I've seen the self driving/parking Audi but I still want to own my car. That way I can choose a car that suits what I need and leave my stuff in it. I can see a rise in street based hire cars (like the city car club ones) though and tbh they would pretty much replace taxis.