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Re:Lawmakers propose 'speed limiters' for repeat offenders i... by woliveirajr on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @09:32AM (#36970652)
> ensuring they could not exceed the speed limit by more than five miles per hour

I'm just afraid that this measure can have some impact when the person really needs to overspeed. Like some medical condition in the middle of the night. Not everybody lives near some hospital, nor ambulances can cover the whole city.

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Re:Lawmakers propose 'speed limiters' for repeat offenders i... by _fat_santa on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @10:06AM (#36971093)
A feature like this would be extremely dangerous in "striped yellow" lanes (where you can pass into on-coming traffic). When you're passing like that, the speed limit goes out the window and your main goal is to get back into your lane before any on-coming cars come. Limiting speed would cause head on collisions because drivers wouldn't be able to pass.
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