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Re:Debunking common myths about the Autobahn by withinboredom on Saturday December 10, 2022 @04:02AM (#33931140)
As long as it can be turned off when it malfunctions, why is it a nightmare? At least in the Netherlands, most people are going the speed limit or near it. Everyone stays to the right unless passing. In this case, it doesn’t sound like a nightmare.

Somewhere like the US or where people speed often, yeah, it sounds like this feature could get you killed. Like somewhere like Atlanta, you’d probably get rear ended fairly quickly driving the speed limit on the interstate.

Re:Debunking common myths about the Autobahn by kmlx on Saturday December 10, 2022 @09:52PM (#33939593)
so why would anyone need this tech if almost everyone already sticks to the limit?
Re:Debunking common myths about the Autobahn by withinboredom on Sunday December 11, 2022 @03:25AM (#33941333)
Cognitive load. A lot of speed limits are dynamic or based on the time of day or dependent on what city you’re in. For example, a nearby street to my house is a short 30 zone but the sign isn’t obvious so a lot of people are accidentally going 50.