Say goodbye to speeding - gov testing auto braking device

Vote for socialists and this is what you can expect.

The government wouldn't stop the manufacturers from selling a car that goes over 70 mph, because that's where they get their tax money, and no one is going to take that away..if a $20,000 car and a $250,000 car had the same top speed you wouldn't sell many of the top tier products.. M3 wouldn't have many advantages over the 3 series.. etc

Let's sell them cars marketed on how fast they can break the speed limit... 0-60 4.2seconds, 0-60 3.8 seconds etc.. then we'll can limit the cars on what speed they will be able to travel....

With all do respect, this device will never be used, other than in high speed chases, or Amber alert situations. Do you think GM is going to sell many Corvettes, when that car can't beat a Cavalier in top speed? The world comes down to money, and if that product was to be implemented it would result in a dramatic drop in car sales, hence no tax money to collect and no revenue from speeding tickets, albeit we would probably be safer on the road, it wouldn't happen..

This idea is all "fine and dandy" until you get a crazy person, whose older car is not equipped with this "system”, excessively speeding and running up on your ass and you have one less way to evade/avoid them.

Once again, the government thinks they can do a better job of living you life better than you can.

as to the above, this situation would be if you were on the other side of the habitual speeder (who might not be in their "limited" car at the time)...

What a crock. So god forbid you are in a situation where you need to speed up to get out of the way of something or make a quick maneuver.

I can see used car sales going way up if this device ever became implemented on all new automobiles.

Looks like I would be buying a car right before this happens so I can break the speed limit daily.

I would def. only purchased used cars from that point on. With everyone going the same speed it would be like cone dodging on a slalom!

They want to take away the last bit of fun you ll have in your day (driving). This sucks, leave us alone!

This is one of those things that will never ever happen. There's no way every mile of every road can be monitored, so what happens when someone enters a monitored area going 85mph? Will they be hauled down to the speed limit immediately? Forced deceleration is as unsafe as unintended accelleration. Just because the technology exists doesn't mean it will be implemented. There are far too many variables, and legitimate reasons to drive above the speed limit. A family rushing an injured child to the hospital, for example. There won't be any automation in our day to day drive until it is all automated, save for laser cruise, self parking and options like that, neither of which are all that great anyway.

Spend a minute thinking about it. It's never gonna happen.

Wish they would come up with one that will speed some ppl up. Especially SC drivers driving 45 MPH in the fast lane on the interstate. Also wish it would pull bad drivers off the road and disable their car. That would be a better invention and would make the world a safer place to drive in.

Xdrive makes a point, holding traffic speeds to no greater than 50mph and on low volume times or days increasing to say 80mph.

But also making this so that people who do say 40-50 on the highway causing issues will be forced to speed up via the system to say 55-60 for a minimum.

Take the other day I was behind an A8 getting on an inclined freeway ramp. He did not go over 40mph the whole time, forcing me to try and find a way to merge without getting creamed by drivers doing 60mph in the slow lane. Best part was once I got over, he continued to do 40-45 in the slow lane. That's the kinda person who does not deserve an A8 and should be driving a Yugo.

You live in CT too! LOL I usually take the Merrit to work since I head to Norwalk everyday. My incident was at exit 40 on 95 in Milford going South.

I know Germany has a HUGE law on staying right except to pass. It's a hefty fine too. I totally feel that we should really enforce that law here since it is a law on the books. Start throwing $100-$200 fines for the violation and people will get the picture. Even people like you mentioned who do not get over because they feel you are going to fast so they are going to slow you down, get you aggravated, have you change lanes and cause more hazard than if they just moved.

I'm not an angry person so I don't flash or high beam often, but when I'm on 95 I find myself using all 3 lanes to manuever (not at 90mph though) just to get around people who don't know any better.

the speed camera, at least in MD, works. one street next to a high school, obviously snaps a pic at those who exceed the limit, with a $40 ticket. and somewhat, it actually works, reducing drivers speed by 70%.

Corner Camera's are crap cause I am not going to risk being rear-ended because I had to lay on my brakes to make the light.

Let's also not forget that in VA they have those as well, along with signs that say "Do Not Block the Box." At first I thought they were aiming at porn, but then realized after asking my associate WTH they meant. Apparently you can't pull into and intersection to go turn left when the light turns yellow or something retarded. Basically a law for people who don't know how to drive since every road down there has 4 lanes, a 60mph speed limit, stop lights, and all HUGE intersections. I'll stick to the Northeast with my backroads and trees thanks.

Readers who are alarmed about this bit of media hype need to visit Canada, where highway speeds of 140 kph (~85 mph) in 100 kph (~60 mph) zones are common around the Greater Toronto Area, traffic permitting and lack of visible smokeys.

Remember that Ontario is the province that voted out a government because they hated photo-radar so much. The the opposing political party said they'd get rid of it, and they did as soon as they got into power!