Big brother has his hand on your throttles UK !

SteamWake · 05-15-09, 10:49 AM

London testing electronic throttle controls

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,519789,00.html

How long before this is considered 'required' equipment in your car?

Kapitan_Phillips · 05-15-09, 10:56 AM

You've never seen British taxi's on the road, have you. Speed limiters are a bloody good idea

AVGWarhawk · 05-15-09, 11:22 AM

Canada requires a limiter on vehicles over 26000#. These are set to 65 max. Fuel saving, environment saving and life saving I'm told.

Schroeder · 05-15-09, 11:27 AM

Won't happen in Germany. BMW, Mercedes, Audi and VW will make sure that they can still sell their 120+ mph cars and that we won't have a speed limit on our Autobahnen (whether that is so good is a different story....).

Q3ark · 05-15-09, 12:12 PM

It's pointless if it's voluntary, if it's mandatory then people will figure out how to remove them. Just like thay did whan thay brought out limiters for HGV's

AVGWarhawk · 05-15-09, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Q3ark

It's pointless if it's voluntary, if it's mandatory then people will figure out how to remove them. Just like thay did whan thay brought out limiters for HGV's

I know in Canada trucks are checked at the border. If the device is removed or altered the fine is quite stiff.

Jimbuna · 05-15-09, 01:35 PM

A good idea for inner city driving...for all the reasons stated by AVG.

Either that or up the fines to a ridiculously high level.

Kapitan · 05-15-09, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Q3ark

It's pointless if it's voluntary, if it's mandatory then people will figure out how to remove them. Just like thay did whan thay brought out limiters for HGV's

In the new digi tacho system the limiter is also registered to this so it will show up without fail if anything has been tampered with but you can tamper with the digi tach system now.

The fact is its all logged be it on paper or on a card its stupid to think that you will get away with it because it can cost the licence in severe cases as ive read today in a magasine it cost one company thier operating licence which means they can no longer trade using HGV vehicles.

If you bring in the limiter people will just buy import cars it will damage our own car industry no one would buy the 4.2litre super charged land rover if its limited to 70mph or the laborghini mercialago which could be a good thing we might as well all drive a ford mondeo 1.8 diesel that way everyone is the same.

05-15-09, 10:49 AM	#1
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Big brother has his hand on your throttles UK ! London testing electronic throttle controls http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,519789,00.html How long before this is considered 'required' equipment in your car? __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

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Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,903 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	You've never seen British taxi's on the road, have you. Speed limiters are a bloody good idea __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Canada requires a limiter on vehicles over 26000#. These are set to 65 max. Fuel saving, environment saving and life saving I'm told. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Won't happen in Germany. BMW, Mercedes, Audi and VW will make sure that they can still sell their 120+ mph cars and that we won't have a speed limit on our Autobahnen (whether that is so good is a different story....). __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

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Q3ark Watch Officer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: York, England Posts: 346 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	It's pointless if it's voluntary, if it's mandatory then people will figure out how to remove them. Just like thay did whan thay brought out limiters for HGV's __________________ Johnny was a chemist's son, But Johnny is no more. What Johnny thought was H20 was H2SO4.

05-15-09, 01:35 PM	#7
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A good idea for inner city driving...for all the reasons stated by AVG. Either that or up the fines to a ridiculously high level. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!