Why aren't cars speed limited?

sevenhills

chris_n wrote: »

I've certainly driven my UK registered car at 155, not in the UK though!

I wonder how that would effect the Euro 6 emissions, not to mention the heavy acceleration.

[Deleted User]

RichardD1970 wrote: »

Oh b!gg!r, Just realised, aren't you DM, with your 155mph limited fantasy car, and I've just answered sensibly :wall:

So many trolls and banned returnees on here it`s easy to get sucked in by their rubbish :rotfl:

Deastons

Nick_C wrote: »

And if I needed to take a family member to hospital in an emergency then sod the law, I wouldn't want to be limited to 70 on the A1.

I see - so if a member of your family needs to get to hospital, everyone else's lives suddenly matter less.

Deastons

RichardD1970 wrote: »

Oh b!gg!r, Just realised, aren't you DM, with your 155mph limited fantasy car, and I've just answered sensibly :wall:

I don't really understand what you're saying, but no.

Deastons

Ganga wrote: »

I used to be white van man and the company had the vans speed limited but the reason was to reduce their insurance costs

If this was an option for cars, I'd do it in a heartbeat.

Car_54

Deastons wrote: »

If this was an option for cars, I'd do it in a heartbeat.

There is no shortage of cars with a speed limiting feature.

Nasqueron

Deastons wrote: »

If this was an option for cars, I'd do it in a heartbeat.

I drive a mid range hatchback/family size car with a decent spec including cruise control and it has a speed limiter if you want to set it. I don't really speed - not saying I never go over, just I don't tend to do more than say 77 on a motorway - but I like having the ability to go over, say some !!!!! in a BMW driving up your exhaust pipe when you're in the outside lane passing 2 lorries, it's handy to speed up a bit to get around and get them off your tail rather than sitting there doing 70 (probably 65 really) because that's the speed limit. If they want to do 100 then let them, I just would rather not have them run into the back of me in an emergency

Nick_C

Deastons wrote: »

I see - so if a member of your family needs to get to hospital, everyone else's lives suddenly matter less.

If I have to do 80 in an emergency, I won't be endangering anyone. The National Speed Limit is really quite arbitrary.

daveyjp

RichardD1970 wrote: »

I do remember an episode of Top Gear where Clarkson was driving a Subaru, I think, in Japan that was connected to GPS and only allowed maximum performance when it "saw" the car was at a track.

Japanese cars are all limited to 112mph.

z1a

daveyjp wrote: »

Japanese cars are all limited to 112mph.

When in Japan.