JoelP
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| posted on 30/12/08 at 01:12 PM |
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Originally posted by Jubal
The tricky area is younger drivers and those whose personal limits are artificially high for some reason. My self governing theory breaks down there
Lol, there are a lot of lunatics who have no idea of appropriate speed arent there Someone people are just dangerous, and the speed limiter idea is
meant to deal with them somewhat. That guy in the news a few weeks back who was drunk, wanking and doing 120 when he killed someone, this
would've slowed him somewhat.
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Originally posted by omega 24 v6
How many times have you been stuck behind 2 or 3 cars in a line that WILL NOT overtake AT ALL??
It is amazing indeed. Last week when my gearbox was broken, i was stuck in second gear doing 33mph at the rev limiter, in a 40 zone where people
normally do 50 and often 70. There were loads of people who just stayed behind me even though its a dual carriageway!
I would prefer a 'fine in the post' system that prosecuted you at reasonable speeds, ie 10% over etc, rather than being physically limited
to the exact limit. Maybe accompany the fine system with a voluntary speed limiter/ pinger.
Remember, driving isnt meant to be fun, its meant to be A to B in a safe fashion. Some people cant do that, for many reasons. One reason is misuse of
speed, which this would sort somewhat. It wouldnt sadly addess the other issues, such as incompetance, or poor snap decisions.
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wilkingj
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| posted on 30/12/08 at 01:35 PM |
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Originally posted by Rek
I work from time to time with BT guy's who's vehicles have a hard set top speed.
This used to be the case about 20-40 years ago. When the vehicles were bought directly by contract with the manufacturer.
This only applied to all BT Vehicles under 1 ton. ie the small vans. The large vehicles were subject to the normal restrictions in force at the
time.
The Morris Minor 1000 van had 3/4 in hole in a plate in between the carb and the manifold. When filed out to the full size it made a huge
difference.
British Leyland kept the production line open for an extra two years for the Minor vans just for BT!! Last Minor Vans I remember were "L"
reg. Then they changed over to HA Viva's
The old HA Viva van had a throttle restrictor lug which stopped full throttle being aplied, a special lobeless camshaft and a compressionless head.
They were a pig to drive and totally gutless especially when laden.
Now a days the vans are leased from the open market (cheapest deal), and no longer have these limiters.
Most vans after the 80's ie after BT was privatised were just standard vans, as it costs more to modify the vehicle to give less power than to
buy it as standard.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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A1
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| posted on 30/12/08 at 01:39 PM |
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what happens if the roads icy? does it not matter because youre within the limits?
i really wish the government would get real and stop using speed and carbon emissions as an easy excuse.
am I not right in saying that catalyctic converters release a lot of heavy metals into the atmosphere?
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Rek
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| posted on 30/12/08 at 01:52 PM |
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Originally posted by wilkingj
quote:
Originally posted by Rek
I work from time to time with BT guy's who's vehicles have a hard set top speed.
This used to be the case about 20-40 years ago. When the vehicles were bought directly by contract with the manufacturer.
This only applied to all BT Vehicles under 1 ton. ie the small vans. The large vehicles were subject to the normal restrictions in force at the
time.
The Morris Minor 1000 van had 3/4 in hole in a plate in between the carb and the manifold. When filed out to the full size it made a huge
difference.
British Leyland kept the production line open for an extra two years for the Minor vans just for BT!! Last Minor Vans I remember were "L"
reg. Then they changed over to HA Viva's
The old HA Viva van had a throttle restrictor lug which stopped full throttle being aplied, a special lobeless camshaft and a compressionless head.
They were a pig to drive and totally gutless especially when laden.
Now a days the vans are leased from the open market (cheapest deal), and no longer have these limiters.
Most vans after the 80's ie after BT was privatised were just standard vans, as it costs more to modify the vehicle to give less power than to
buy it as standard.
Actually it's an easy mod. just looked at a corsa and it's one of these.
VDO
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RK
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| posted on 30/12/08 at 02:17 PM |
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I am quite sure my eyes did not deceive me when it read "voluntary" somewhere in there. Don't you think you would then have the
right to not fit this if your heart desires?
Just an aside, how many accidents causing death are proven to be caused, at least in part, by someone going too SLOWLY?
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stevebubs
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| posted on 30/12/08 at 04:26 PM |
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Originally posted by gingerprince
If the 'mericans decide at some point to de-accurify (american word?!) the system during times of war, it'll be even more prone to
error.
As I understand it, they tried that during one of their recent conflicts. The result was their troops had a few problems navigating as they all had
personal commercial GPS units...
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Alan B
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| posted on 30/12/08 at 05:30 PM |
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Originally posted by JoelP...... That guy in the news a few weeks back who was drunk, wanking and doing 120 .........
You have to admire that level of multi-tasking though.....
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gazza285
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| posted on 30/12/08 at 08:21 PM |
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I've already got a speed limiter in my car, 155mph.
DO NOT PUT ON KNOB OR BOLLOCKS!
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