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Re:Mercedes locks faster acceleration behind a $1,200 annual... by dfee on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @11:38AM (#33721395)
> Automobiles in America should obviously be speed limited to 75mph

Why? There are speed limits greater than that in a few states. The flow of traffic in Southern California is often even faster.

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Re:Mercedes locks faster acceleration behind a $1,200 annual... by coryrc on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @11:50AM (#33721589)
> The flow of traffic in Southern California is often even faster.

Which is exactly the problem GP wants to fix.

I'm more worried about the growing pedestrian deaths since vehicles have no requirement, like in Europe, to be as safe as possible when hitting pedestrians.

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Re:Mercedes locks faster acceleration behind a $1,200 annual... by leetcrew on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @12:13PM (#33721822)
> Which is exactly the problem GP wants to fix

pedestrians being struck at speeds in excess of 75 mph while crossing freeways?

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Re:Mercedes locks faster acceleration behind a $1,200 annual... by coryrc on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @01:27PM (#33722793)
No, I'm worried about pedestrians, who aren't found on freeways. So a speed limiter doesn't help that problem.
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Re:Mercedes locks faster acceleration behind a $1,200 annual... by josephcsible on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @12:16PM (#33721865)
> Which is exactly the problem GP wants to fix.

But it's a good thing that we should make sure can continue, not a problem that needs to be fixed.

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