More interventions from the Nanny State!

Paul · Post by **Paul** » Sat Mar 30, 2019 7:08 pm

Col M wrote: ↑Sat Mar 30, 2019 6:58 pm Having spent the day driving around the south coast today I've come to the conclusion that... I'm all for it! Providing it also increases the speed of vehicles up to the road limit

SAC1 · Post by **SAC1** » Sat Mar 30, 2019 7:59 pm

Having just come back from 4 days touring Cornwall, covering 460 miles including the hilly A30 dual carriage way sections, it will be a pain in the rear end if the car would limit progress in future. One of the joy's of the Macan is being able to safely despatch the slow-coach groccles enroute.

Filled up before leaving home. There and back and still with fuel to spare from that one tank full. Fast and frugal.

Semerka · Post by **Semerka** » Thu Apr 18, 2019 1:25 pm

Evo are musing on this subject in the latest issue no. 261:

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Col M · Post by **Col M** » Thu Apr 18, 2019 2:45 pm

My Macan got three speed limits wrong on the trip from Stansted to Hatfield...still was permitted to drive through Hertford at 70!

VanB · Post by **VanB** » Thu Apr 18, 2019 2:58 pm

The most compelling part of the article suggesting it's a bad idea is that drivers were "switching off". This would lead to reduced concentration and awareness of what's happening around them and would probably lead to reduced anticipation of developing circumstances ahead of them. All dangerous behind the wheel of a car.

Semerka · Post by **Semerka** » Thu Apr 18, 2019 3:28 pm

VanB wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2019 2:58 pm The most compelling part of the article suggesting it's a bad idea is that drivers were "switching off". This would lead to reduced concentration and awareness of what's happening around them and would probably lead to reduced anticipation of developing circumstances ahead of them. All dangerous behind the wheel of a car.

Indeed.

Col Lamb · Post by **Col Lamb** » Thu Apr 18, 2019 3:43 pm

VanB wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2019 2:58 pm The most compelling part of the article suggesting it's a bad idea is that drivers were "switching off". This would lead to reduced concentration and awareness of what's happening around them and would probably lead to reduced anticipation of developing circumstances ahead of them. All dangerous behind the wheel of a car.

Exactly.

Pivot · Post by **Pivot** » Thu Apr 18, 2019 4:05 pm

Dumb-down cars are well suited to driving in autonomous mode. Elon Musk stated recently that Tesla will be fully autonomous by 2020, although we know that his forecasting is overly optimistic. It will probably appeal to Millennials that don’t care to get a license, and/or senior citizens that don’t want to drive themselves any longer.

For the rest of us, I can see myself buying a limited edition vehicle a year before the draconian regs kick-in!

Col M · Post by **Col M** » Thu Apr 18, 2019 4:43 pm

If autonomous driving allows me to have a drink at my favourite country pubs, then I'll get a 2nd car for pub crawls

. Actually have to talk to the brewery into providing one.

DiverNick · Post by **DiverNick** » Thu Apr 18, 2019 5:07 pm

Pivot wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2019 4:05 pm Dumb-down cars are well suited to driving in autonomous mode. Elon Musk stated recently that Tesla will be fully autonomous by 2020, although we know that his forecasting is overly optimistic. It will probably appeal to Millennials that don’t care to get a license, and/or senior citizens that don’t want to drive themselves any longer.

For the rest of us, I can see myself buying a limited edition vehicle a year before the draconian regs kick-in!

AND when there is an RTC involving a driven / autonomous vehicle, does the unlicensed driver in the auto car get assumed innocence as that car could not be at fault? The Asimov "I Robot" principle??

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