New EU rules on car speed limiters coming into force

Re:New EU rules on car speed limiters coming into force by cam_l on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @09:46PM (#31995870)

I drove a Peugeot in the UK earlier this year, with all these features, including lane assist. And driving on the 'freeway' it was more or less good (when it could find the speed limit).

On the B roads it had no more idea of what the speed limit was than I did. On roundabouts it was hit (almost) and miss.

And C roads, especially with a bit of morning ice and sunshine it actively tried to kill me, on dozens of occasions trying to steer me into oncoming traffic or off the sides of steep embankments. Even when it was technically correct in tracking me round a bend, to have to forcefully correct the car mid corner to avoid an oncoming lorry wandering into my lane is just bloody dangerous.

Personally, I just prefer to just pay attention to the road myself.

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Re:New EU rules on car speed limiters coming into force by Fatnino on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @11:01PM (#31996225)

This is obviously only intended to be used on A roads. That you even tried it on C roads is a bit scary.

All it does is keep you from plowing into the car in front of you on the freeway. It also does a so so job helping you stay in your lane. Helping, not doing it all on its own.

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Re:New EU rules on car speed limiters coming into force by cam_l on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @02:42AM (#31997561)

Clearly I did not use the cruise control on a C road. The lane assist seemed to be always on though, no obvious switch and menus deep I could not find a way to turn it off. That and the fact it mistook ice for lane marking is crazy.

Bad UI? or just bloody dangerous?

edit: checked and apparently it is also on by default, no permanent off switch, and there were quite a few comments from owners indicating they couldn't find the switch.. so I don't feel so bad for missing it

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Re:New EU rules on car speed limiters coming into force by Fatnino on Thursday July 07, 2022 @02:02AM (#32010436)

That sounds awful. I've only ever driven Toyota lane assist vehicles (3 different ones), and they all had a button on the steering wheel to turn off lane assist and the annoying beeping it does.

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Re:New EU rules on car speed limiters coming into force by Youden on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @02:42AM (#31997560)

I only really use these features on the motorway. I disengage cruise control and lane keeping assist using buttons on the steering wheel just before I exit the motorway.

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