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Instead of all the expenses going to cops trying to check speed limits, traffic tickets, court costs for speeding, speed related traffic accidents, and billions of dollars spent on this cat and mouse game, why not pass laws forbidding the auto industry to build cars that exceed certain speed limits? This is very possible What is your take on this?
l know that some will say this is the way to generate revenue for the city but imagine the revenue saved by fewer cops who only have to chase after criminals rather than waiting an intersection to see who goes at what speed.
As far as speed limit goes, l was thinking of a small receiver device that is installed in every car that regulates the speed limit. The police would mount a small transmitter device in each street in order to communicate with your car and tell it what the speed limit for that street is and your care speed limit is then set for that street. You cannot go any faster than that in that particular street.
By the way, many people talk about lack of acceleration and it is dangers. But speed and acceleration are two different animals. Everything is relative. If you wanna accelerate to pass a car, you can still do that at below the speed limit speeds. Remember that the car you are trying to pass is not going 110 miles per hour anymore.
Someone said that it is not possible to have laws that force older cars to have this device. But howcome older cars are forced to go through the emissions test and install catalytic converters? So it is legally possible to have these devices installed on every car out there.
Also remember that catalytic converters are already reducing the speed and acceleration of the cars. Your cars could go alot faster if it was not for that device. So what is the difference here?

 

Why are car manufacturers allowed to build cars that can exceed the speed limit

Hey! Yeah, i work on cars.(it is my job) .. but i totally see what ur talking about, but im sorry to say.. its NEVER gonna happen. Once in a while u need a little more speed (rushing someone to the hospital), (going to the gas station {oops thats not a good one} but if u think it will only keep money from the state. YOUR WRONG. more than half the cars we work on (that r wrecked) r from speeding cars. or there again. if u have to outrun an enemy (ROBBER) what r u to do if u have a car that has a set speed. & the robber has a 1990 Ford MUSTANG that can go 120mph. u see its all about safety.. not about how much $$$ Money $$$ that state gets but rather the Price keeps people safe when speeding is not nessaciary.
THANKZ!!

 

Why are car manufacturers allowed to build cars that can exceed the speed limit

So the reason that that u want to place people in mortal peril by denying them the ability to exceed the speed limit is what ?
Here is what u do not understand because u have not driven enough miles to understand ; There r many situations where the ability to accelerate rapidly away from trouble will save ur life.
I used to drive the big empty high speed two lane roads of the West on a daily basis & my car is ability to quickly get into the oncoming traffic lane , pass the vehicle in question & return to my lane has been a lifesaver on many an occassion.
If u limit actual vehicle speeds ,you will wind up with conga lines of cars that r sitting at unsafe distances to each other ,and that is dangerous.
All in all a really bad idea.

 

Why are car manufacturers allowed to build cars that can exceed the speed limit

Better yet, why not outlaw all cell phone use in cars? Why give out a driver is license to an inexperienced teen after only going around the block three times? Why not go to a single-car economy where the only vehicle u can buy is the same as everyone else is & regulated by the government?

What would the city do without all that money? For every speeding ticket handed out, cops get paid, judges, bailiffs, clerks, attorneys, gas stations, tire companies, insurance companies; they ALL get money from it in some fashion.

Not to mention that our gasoline consumption would drop significantly, & Dubya would NEVER let that happen! Why do u think we're over in Iraq in the first place? (Hint: it is NOT to give ''freedom'' to an oppressed nation).

And as far as the automotive companies, who do u think lobbies the politicians to keep our gas-guzzling status quo? You think a senator somewhere has $20 million just sitting around, or r the special interests of a few rich conglomerates paying for his campaign?

As long as money rules everyone & everything instead of common sense, we will all be able to go faster than u want us to, so stay out of the left lane, right?

 

Why are car manufacturers allowed to build cars that can exceed the speed limit

I do not like this idea at all.

A car that can not exceed the 70 mph speed limit on the freeway is still a menace if u weave it at 70 mph through 15 mph traffic.

There r a couple problems with this. First, I think most speed limits r too low. Might as well be honest about this one.

Second, sometimes it is safer to put on a small burst of speed to get out of a dangerous situation than it is to abide by the speed limit.

Third, from a legal standpoint, requiring this to be installed in already existing cars would probably constitute an ex post facto law, which is not allowed. So speed demons would just stick with older cars.

 

Why are car manufacturers allowed to build cars that can exceed the speed limit

America is the land of the FREE.. All the justice you can afford to pay for.
If you have a 180 mph capable sports car, you surely can pay for the ticket you will get. Even if you get suspended, just have it chauffered. Rotate drivers as they get tickets.
Nobody will buy a car or bike that tops out at 65-70 mph.
We have too many laws right now, nobody pays attention to a lot of them anyway.

 

Why are car manufacturers allowed to build cars that can exceed the speed limit

It is about rights. I have the right to break the law if I so choose, I just have to accept the consequences of doing so.

You could put a receiver in a car that will limit the speed in a given area, but what happens when u get to intersections where roads have different limits. What about if there is construction, or if the system shuts down for some reason & all cars r stuck in place?

Who is going to pay for the infrastructure to create this network? I sure as hell pay enough tax dollars as it is.

Relax, bud. Find something else to obsess over this evening.

 

Why are car manufacturers allowed to build cars that can exceed the speed limit

it will never happen, plus what speed limet will you put it at?
55? No, some states have higher speed limit. 65? some have higher than that. 75? (that is the top one i saw) but i'm sure that there is probably higher else where,,

 

Why are car manufacturers allowed to build cars that can exceed the speed limit

Oh, grow up! Get smart! Since you're complaining about speeding, why do not u just refuse to exceed the posted limit whether you're driving or as a passenger in a vehicle operated by someone else. I will bet that will happen - NOT!!!!

Sometimes a vehicle may require the extra speed or power necessary to attain quick acceleration (what if u were on a train track with a train approaching? Would u be satisfied with a vehicle with an artificailly imposed speed limit of sixty or seventy if it took eighty or ninety to avoid the train? I wouldn't!)

 

Why are car manufacturers allowed to build cars that can exceed the speed limit

Because that is how the village/town/state grow revenue. It is all about the money. If they were not giving out traffic and other city ordanence tickets, they'd be broke.

 

Why are car manufacturers allowed to build cars that can exceed the speed limit

It will never happen, car makers build cars for the consumers, if they demand more speed in their cars then the manufactures will build faster cars