Volvo will limit top speed to 112 mph on all models
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sure. Whatever the ceiling needs to be. I just picked arbitrarily picked 75. So 85, sure that works.
We have technology now that would allow a car via GPS to limit the speed were a car is driving or I sure that it could be implemented, as for example, all new Toyota’s will be online. I read that a Rolls Royce has a GPS in the transmission so it knows the terrain where the car is driving. So if a school zone, why not mandate that manufacturers lock out speeds above 30mph or so.
Last edited by Toys4RJill; Mar 9, 2019 at 08:07 AM.
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On one hand, I can't think of any practical need to go faster than 112. Those few times I was on the Autobahn I never saw anyone pass me doing more than perhaps that speed.
On the other hand, I cringe at the Big Brother aspect of this, the need to take care of all us little ones who obviously don't know any better.
And then to pull the "if it saves just one life, it's worth it" card. Tell you what, pal. Stop selling Volvos and you will save many, many thousands of lives. Or do what one of our crazed young American elected Representatives might suggest down the road and just ban all cars in addition to airplanes. Trains are the answer.
On the other hand, I cringe at the Big Brother aspect of this, the need to take care of all us little ones who obviously don't know any better.
And then to pull the "if it saves just one life, it's worth it" card. Tell you what, pal. Stop selling Volvos and you will save many, many thousands of lives. Or do what one of our crazed young American elected Representatives might suggest down the road and just ban all cars in addition to airplanes. Trains are the answer.
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sure. Whatever the ceiling needs to be. I just picked arbitrarily picked 75. So 85, sure that works.
We have technology now that would allow a car via GPS to limit the speed were a car is driving or I sure that it could be implemented, as for example, all new Toyota’s will be online. I read that a Rolls Royce has a GPS in the transmission so it knows the terrain where the car is driving. So if a school zone, why not mandate that manufacturers lock out speeds above 30mph or so.
We have technology now that would allow a car via GPS to limit the speed were a car is driving or I sure that it could be implemented, as for example, all new Toyota’s will be online. I read that a Rolls Royce has a GPS in the transmission so it knows the terrain where the car is driving. So if a school zone, why not mandate that manufacturers lock out speeds above 30mph or so.
but yes, a simple example would be within city limits don’t allow a car to go over say 50mph
Of course it’s never that simple as many cities have major highways going right through them
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I was thinking about this today at the gym. We had a fatality last year.
I was watching a YouTube where this guy was verbally assaulting a NYPD officer because he said she almost hit him. And from the comfort of my room, I was siding with the officer saying this guy is something.
Today, this a****** driving a RX350 with a Stevens Creek Lexus license plate frame accelerates while I am in the crosswalk (with the state law yield marker), forcing me back. Now, suddenly, I was angry like the guy above.
He basically got to a red light at the intersection, so not yielding to a ped is simply either habit, entitlement, being in a motor vehicle, whatever. The guy was over 60 years old and I suppose no other demographic really matters. In an ideal world, just as my car has a dashcam, I have a bodycam ($139.99 is too rich for my blood right now, but $30 and I'll be wearing one).
Think about our preschool situation--cars parked illegally, local residents complaining, school director reminding parents and saying will be towed, multiple hit/runs incl. my wife's SUV. Technology will solve none of the above.
I just think it's pathetic, that even after a fatality, in general, nobody changes. And Stevens Creek is NorCal, dunno wtf that a****** behaves like that, last I knew people yielded there.
I was watching a YouTube where this guy was verbally assaulting a NYPD officer because he said she almost hit him. And from the comfort of my room, I was siding with the officer saying this guy is something.
Today, this a****** driving a RX350 with a Stevens Creek Lexus license plate frame accelerates while I am in the crosswalk (with the state law yield marker), forcing me back. Now, suddenly, I was angry like the guy above.
He basically got to a red light at the intersection, so not yielding to a ped is simply either habit, entitlement, being in a motor vehicle, whatever. The guy was over 60 years old and I suppose no other demographic really matters. In an ideal world, just as my car has a dashcam, I have a bodycam ($139.99 is too rich for my blood right now, but $30 and I'll be wearing one).
Think about our preschool situation--cars parked illegally, local residents complaining, school director reminding parents and saying will be towed, multiple hit/runs incl. my wife's SUV. Technology will solve none of the above.
I just think it's pathetic, that even after a fatality, in general, nobody changes. And Stevens Creek is NorCal, dunno wtf that a****** behaves like that, last I knew people yielded there.
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........major highways are one thing, but, even on a two-lane roads, a quick burst of speed is sometimes necessary for safe passing, especially if there is oncoming traffic in the left lane closing at a good clip. It could be very dangerous if someone is stuck in the opposing lane, needs that quick burst of speed for a safe tuck-in, and the car's computer says, "Well, have a nice day".
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Going back on topic, I don't think Volvo could do anything to stop getting people killed in their cars, there's always going to be something (fire, heavy accidents, weather, etc.).
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i think I remember reading about the MB self adjusting suspension in that it knows the terrain ahead of tine.
Last edited by Toys4RJill; Mar 9, 2019 at 11:55 PM.
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Sadly I would have to agree with you on this, all the Lexuses with the spindle grilles are ugly, even after all these years I still think they're ugly.
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why not 15 mph then since that'll be even more safe
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i guess there 4 cylinders will do better if the goal posts are set further apart.
design a car for 155 vs 112.
in all honesty though, if anyone knows safety, its Volvo. They design cars to be the standard rather then follow the standard, safety wise
design a car for 155 vs 112.
in all honesty though, if anyone knows safety, its Volvo. They design cars to be the standard rather then follow the standard, safety wise