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The mysteries of life....
My speedometer goes to 120 mph. The speed limits in the U.S.A. are almost always 65 mph........ Why not make the top speed of a car something like 80 mph?
Never figured that one out....
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I don't believe the top speed of the car and the highest reading on the spedo have much to do with each other. My Nissan Versa spedo tops out at 140.....not bloody likely!
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Another benefit of autonomous cars.
We have a parkway here that was recently changed from 50MPH to 30MPH. no one goes under 45 MPH on this. There are signs everywhere and warnings and billboards etc. If we make a law, then enforce it, or else don't bother making it. Autonomous vehicles can be programmed to never break the speed limit. Then, we won't even need speedometers. I can't wait. I intend to sit in the back seat and play my guitar through my whole commute. Hours and hours of guitar time. Then I'll read a book or watch a movie. I'll sleep while my car commutes me to work four hours away, then sleep on the commute back. Zero loss in home/family time but my career opportunities just expanded by a 250 mile radius.
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Because , when you drop a motor vehicle from 10,000' , it will need the 65-120 part .
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You're on a two lane road, other lane is solid traffic. You're doing the limit, 60MPH. Fire, ambulance, Hazmat, and state police cars come up behind you at double your speed with lights and sirens on. Do you keep doing the limit or speed way up so as not to impede them? I've been in that situation.
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I once followed an ambulance taking my dad to the hospital - we were flying. Police followed me into the parking lot and made sure I was legitimately with the ambulance then wished me luck.
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You should find this short article interesting:
http://mentalfloss.com/article/59478...er-legal-limit Since some people have an aversion to links: Quote:
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Here is the pertinent Virginia statute: § 46.2-829. Approach of law-enforcement or fire-fighting vehicles, rescue vehicles, or ambulances; violation as failure to yield right-of-way. Upon the approach of any emergency vehicle as defined in § 46.2-920 giving audible signal by siren, exhaust whistle, or air horn designed to give automatically intermittent signals, and displaying a flashing, blinking, or alternating emergency light or lights as provided in §§ 46.2-1022 through 46.2-1024, the driver of every other vehicle shall, as quickly as traffic and other highway conditions permit, drive to the nearest edge of the roadway, clear of any intersection of highways, and stop and remain there, unless otherwise directed by a law-enforcement officer, until the emergency vehicle has passed. This provision shall not relieve the driver of any such vehicle to which the right-of-way is to be yielded of the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway, nor shall it protect the driver of any such vehicle from the consequences of an arbitrary exercise of such right-of-way. Violation of this section shall constitute failure to yield the right-of-way; however, any violation of this section that involves overtaking or passing a moving emergency vehicle giving an audible signal and displaying activated warning lights as provided for in this section shall constitute reckless driving, punishable as provided in § 46.2-868.
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Only other option is to pull a Go-Go-Gadget move and let the emergency vehicle drive under you |
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Lots of consumer items have powerful features that never get used, like the top 18 frets on my guitar, for example.
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That section of the speedometer is for those days when you've absolutely, positively, had it with solving all your merging problems with the brake.
Bob
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Last time I was in the States, driving from California to Texas (2005) the max limits were 70mph, as it is in the UK.
Sur la continent there are roads with 81 mph max speeds, and I believe that in Germany there are still some unrestricted roads. Most cars speedos go way higher than the car could be driven, always were - I remember laughing at other kids in school who would look into a car and say "Wow - it goes over 100.120" or whatever! First time I drove over 100 mph was in my Dad's Jaguar, sitting on his lap - I think I was about 7. My wifey bought a car today ! - A Mini Cooper! Boy has technology changed in the last few years!
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Along with that is why have high performance sports cars? You can't really drive them anywhere. You just drive around looking cool.
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