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Re:All Cars Sold in the US Will Soon Have to Be Able to Auto... by acdha on Tuesday April 30, 2024 @06:11PM (#40217049)
How many situations are there where going over 90mph is make or break? Unless you’re Keanu Reeves driving a bus improbably, that seems like a freakishly rare situation compared to the number of crashes caused by people incorrectly thinking they could safely drive that speed – and with so much energy involved, those are usually fatal.
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Re:All Cars Sold in the US Will Soon Have to Be Able to Auto... by huhuhu111 on Tuesday April 30, 2024 @08:18PM (#40218070)
on many highways, it doesn't feel that fast in at least parts of America because the lanes are so wide... specially in a car (I went much faster on motorcycles)
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Re:All Cars Sold in the US Will Soon Have to Be Able to Auto... by acdha on Tuesday April 30, 2024 @08:46PM (#40218280)
I know, but specifically what is this emergency situation where being able to go 120 is enough but 90 is not? I’ve spent plenty of time on fast freeways and even the ambulance drivers are rarely going that fast because it’s unsafe.
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Re:All Cars Sold in the US Will Soon Have to Be Able to Auto... by huhuhu111 on Tuesday April 30, 2024 @09:34PM (#40218561)
it's pretty rare, so hopefully you should not get a speeding ticket for it because you would go to jail and that emergency would not matter.
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