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Re:Tesla ‘Easter Egg’ Makes the Fast-Accelerating Model S Ev... by nrb on Thursday November 17, 2016 @03:39PM (#12981300)
Crumple zones, seat belts, and air bags are a far cry from setting hard limits on performance characteristics of the vehicle, even if those same requirements may have had a negligible impact on vehicle performance.

I guess the question is where the line is drawn between sensible and "nanny-state" regulation.

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Re:Tesla ‘Easter Egg’ Makes the Fast-Accelerating Model S Ev... by beachstartup on Thursday November 17, 2016 @04:58PM (#12982107)
to me, the rule of thumb is: does this regulation encourage innovation, or curtail it? it isn't black or white, but i think it brings it into focus a bit more.
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