New Rules 2022: Speed Limiters

[Nanu]

Fast forward 10 years you probably won't have a choice in driving it will all be automated and you'll just be a passenger. I can see this happening on motorways for starters and as the technology improves other roads.

If you think about it is a win for the government, less deaths on the road, no drunk drivers etc.

Just to cheer you up on a Sunday

Tim.

The offence is also drunk in charge of a motor vehicle. Just because it may be automatically driven, you would still be classed as being in charge.

[Nanu]

I believe mine already has a speed limiter. I tested it in the High Street yesterday, it refused to do anything more than155mph, bloody nanny state .

[JamesClements]

My Astra has a self select limiter just under cruise controls but Iv never touched it

I find them very useful to stop me falling foul of the speed cameras when driving in a strange town - it lets me concentrate on the directions from the satnav without worrying about a speeding ticket for drifting a few mph over the limit.

Good point, I do mainly motorway miles and I tend to just stick it in cruise control anyway but they would be useful around cities or average speed zones.

[enuff_zed]

Being an optimistic kind of person, I'm hoping this will help keep the small indy garages going.
Surely there'll be more and more people thinking they'll keep their older cars for longer now?

[PerryGunn]

Being an optimistic kind of person, I'm hoping this will help keep the small indy garages going.
Surely there'll be more and more people thinking they'll keep their older cars for longer now?

Doubt it - for the majority of people 'Oooh! Shiny!' beats a bit of inconvenience...

Many people won't see that they have any choice other than a new car as they've bought into the 36/48month PCP cycle because it allows them to drive a (flash) car that they couldn't otherwise afford. When they can't stump up the balloon payment at the end of the contract they just roll over into another new car on PCP.

[enuff_zed]

Being an optimistic kind of person, I'm hoping this will help keep the small indy garages going.
Surely there'll be more and more people thinking they'll keep their older cars for longer now?

Doubt it - for the majority of people 'Oooh! Shiny!' beats a bit of inconvenience...

Many people won't see that they have any choice other than a new car as they've bought into the 36/48month PCP cycle because it allows them to drive a (flash) car that they couldn't otherwise afford. When they can't stump up the balloon payment at the end of the contract they just roll over into another new car on PCP.

Hence my emphasis on optimism

[Pondrew]

Many people won't see that they have any choice other than a new car as they've bought into the 36/48month PCP cycle because it allows them to drive a (flash) car that they couldn't otherwise afford. When they can't stump up the balloon payment at the end of the contract they just roll over into another new car on PCP.

It's what makes the world turn, apparently

[tug]

Mine doesn’t mind me speeding unless it means we get home before it can finish whatever shite it’s banging on about this time….

[TitanTim]

Fast forward 10 years you probably won't have a choice in driving it will all be automated and you'll just be a passenger. I can see this happening on motorways for starters and as the technology improves other roads.

If you think about it is a win for the government, less deaths on the road, no drunk drivers etc.

Just to cheer you up on a Sunday

Tim.

The offence is also drunk in charge of a motor vehicle. Just because it may be automatically driven, you would still be classed as being in charge.

But are you in charge of it if not in the drivers seat? I guess depends on how much automation there would be but if you jumped in the back seat and told the car where to go wouldn't that be no different than taking a taxi? I guess its still drunk in charge if telling it to head for the nearest canal

Tim.

[Nanu]

Fast forward 10 years you probably won't have a choice in driving it will all be automated and you'll just be a passenger. I can see this happening on motorways for starters and as the technology improves other roads.

If you think about it is a win for the government, less deaths on the road, no drunk drivers etc.

Just to cheer you up on a Sunday

Tim.

The offence is also drunk in charge of a motor vehicle. Just because it may be automatically driven, you would still be classed as being in charge.

But are you in charge of it if not in the drivers seat? I guess depends on how much automation there would be but if you jumped in the back seat and told the car where to go wouldn't that be no different than taking a taxi? I guess its still drunk in charge if telling it to head for the nearest canal

Tim.

You can be found guilty of being drunk in charge sitting asleep in the car with keys in your pocket or just by standing next to the car with your keys in hand.

[ori]

That law on drink driving always confuses me.
I mean when I was younger and had too much to drink on a cold winters day it would make more sense to shelter up in my car and sleep it off. Not allowed!!

Now if you can get done for just unlocking your car then that’s even worse!
I think the only way around it is get a friend to unlock your car and take the keys or maybe hide them?

Stupid law I think.

[Flyingfifer]

Stupid law I think.

Wait till you hear about the one that will get you put on a tag + curfew, given a prison sentence and have your access to electronic devices removed just for offending someone in a tweet

[ori]

Stupid law I think.

Wait till you hear about the one that will get you put on a tag + curfew, given a prison sentence and have your access to electronic devices removed just for offending someone in a tweet

That’s me going to prison then…..better get my front teeth removed now then.

[Flyingfifer]

That’s me going to prison then…..better get my front teeth removed now then.

Along with most of us I suspect

[Nanu]

That’s me going to prison then…..better get my front teeth removed now then.

Along with most of us I suspect

Most certainly. Very frightening stuff indeed. Just as well that couldn't happen on here