Apple Maps vs. Google Maps vs. Waze

Re:Apple Maps vs. Google Maps vs. Waze by snowwrestler on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @01:25AM (#16427312)

The reason there aren't speed bumps every few miles is the same reason it's not illegal to tell each other where the speed traps are: there is tension between public support for the goal, and public annoyance at enforcement.

This is also why it's not illegal to buy a car that can go 120 mph, even though there is not a single road in the U.S. with a speed limit that high.

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Re:Apple Maps vs. Google Maps vs. Waze by barsonme on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @03:23AM (#16427849)

> This is also why it's not illegal to buy a car that can go 120 mph

That, and I can take my 120+ mph car to the track. (Also, I can think of a couple times having a car able to go 120 mph has helped me get out of the way of some accidents a slower car would've got caught up in.)

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Re:Apple Maps vs. Google Maps vs. Waze by snowwrestler on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @09:55AM (#16429842)

I'd love to hear about the times going 120 mph kept you safe from an accident.

Keep in mind I'm not talking about powerful acceleration; top speed can be electronically governed. You could have a car that goes 0-60 in under 4 seconds, but is governed to 75 mph top speed by law.

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Re:Apple Maps vs. Google Maps vs. Waze by maccard on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @04:59AM (#16428283)

Presumably if you had time to accelerate to 120mph, you had time to slow down instead?

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