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Amped Up: Electric cars able to outrun traditional cruisers prompt law enforcement to invest in their own (www.live5news.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (8 children)

I'm surprised they didn't just require manufacturers to install acceleration limiters and remote kill switches. Hopefully they never do.

[+] [email protected] -6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

I would 100% support electronic speed limiters and acceleration limiters on public roads.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

if that was the law how would you enforce it in any meaningful way? People would overide/not have them.

Well we'd just force them! How!!?! Mechanically minded people mod cars everyday. Then police would have more reason to F with everyone at their pleasure. You would for sure need more surveillance from the state. Probably need more expensive proprietary anti-consumer tech inside the car you own.

Do you know why I pulled you over? Your car transponder isn't transmitting properly.

Do you see what you want unleashed?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

if that was the law how would you enforce it in any meaningful way?

Through the OEM. Wouldn't be hard to create a system that tracks location locally using GPS and electronically applies an according speed limit from a govt database

Acceleration is a simple matter of distance/time/time.

Mechanically minded people mod cars everyday.

People break all sorts of laws every day. It doesn't mean you don't bother making them.

Then police would have more reason to F with everyone at their pleasure.

Actually they'd have less, considering cars would be physically incapable of speeding.

You would for sure need more surveillance from the state. Probably need more expensive proprietary anti-consumer tech inside the car you own.

...for what?

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