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Re:New EU rules on car speed limiters coming into force by buscoquadnary on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @06:25PM (#31994511)
> or by the accelerator pedal gently pushing their foot back.

> In some versions, the vehicle’s speed is automatically reduced.

Sounds to me like it isn't so optional, and of course how hard would it be to move it from optional to non-optional?

Re:New EU rules on car speed limiters coming into force by johnisgood on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @06:28PM (#31994533)
As I understand, you just have to have "cruise control" turned off, and these things will not happen.
Re:New EU rules on car speed limiters coming into force by Youden on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @02:40AM (#31997550)
The implementation is up to the manufacturer. In my car it's just a red symbol on the HUD. As far as I'm aware the law doesn't mandate the snippets you've quoted.