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Speeding (within reason) is not the problem. Inattentive driving is. Ford needs to build a car that slaps you in the face if you pickup your cell phone.
Cars have become nothing more than a telephone box on wheels.
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Originally Posted by Colorado^
Speeding (within reason) is not the problem. Inattentive driving is. Ford needs to build a car that slaps you in the face if you pickup your cell phone.
This.
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Originally Posted by Colorado^
Cars have become nothing more than a telephone box on wheels.
They already have limiters in place on most cars these days anyway. SOme are higher limits then others though. This is just the next step to lower those limits.
I do agree that the fleet vehicles would love this, as well as insurance companies. Most people buying a personal car probably not.
Limiters are usually set by tire speed rating limits for manufacture protection. That is why a reputable tire shop will not replace your tires with a lower speed rating, but will replace with a higher speed rating.
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Originally Posted by Colorado^
Speeding (within reason) is not the problem. Inattentive driving is. Ford needs to build a car that slaps you in the face if you pickup your cell phone.
Cars have become nothing more than a telephone box on wheels.
That's all they need. If the driver picks up a phone, the car determines there is no one behind and then slams on the break, slamming the drivers head against the steering wheel and remains there until the emergency crew comes and take the idiot to the hospital.
Im a big car fan. I worked for a car magazine in the late 70's and early 80's. But, I stand by what I said, car culture has spun out of control. It's not binary. You can have responsibility and nice cars.
Define spinning out of control?
because of a few bad apples you want to ruin it for everyone else?
Would suck if you were trying to get away from a deranged maniac (think horror movie style) and you come along a work zone where everyone has gone home already but your car speed is locked into the work zone speed limit and suddenly slows down to 15 mph in work zone area. Of course the deranged maniac is driving an old pickup so he doesn't have to worry about the car slowing him down
How about a car that won't let you turn the steering wheel unless you turn on your turn signals
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Originally Posted by LeagleEagleDFW
Why would you want to signal the enemy as to your intentions?
lol!! And given that LeagleEagle is from South Florida, it's entirely understandable why he/she feels that way! (Unless you've driven a car there, you wouldn't understand. )
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