Speed limiters are coming in 2022

hoodie6029

Spotted this recently, remembering hearing about it a year ago and it is still on the agenda.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54454738

From 2022 cars will be fitted with a system to keep you under the limit. I think that this will be the equivalent of the mandatory wearing of seatbelts in terms of road safety improvements.

It will probably take 10 years before 50% of the cars on the road have this system.

While a little part of me doesn’t want to be restricted by a computer in a car, the probable demise of any interesting engines that this legislation will bring, I cannot be against this change.

Driving standards have deteriorated in the last 10 years, I welcome every safety improvement. While deaths are mostly down, this is due to improved vehicle safety, better tyres, ABS, not driver behaviour and attitude.

lalababa

Maybe stupid question?...What happens when you want to overtake?

Allinall

lalababa wrote: »

Maybe stupid question?...What happens when you want to overtake?

You do do within the speed limit.

hoodie6029

hoodie6029 wrote: »

Spotted this recently, remembering hearing about it a year ago and it is still on the agenda.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54454738

From 2022 cars will be fitted with a system to keep you under the limit. I think that this will be the equivalent of the mandatory wearing of seatbelts in terms of road safety improvements.

It will probably take 10 years before 50% of the cars on the road have this system.

While a little part of me doesn’t want to be restricted by a computer in a car, the probable demise of any interesting engines that this legislation will bring, I cannot be against this change.

Driving standards have deteriorated in the last 10 years, I welcome every safety improvement. While deaths are mostly down, this is due to improved vehicle safety, better tyres, ABS, not driver behaviour and attitude.

They can never restrict vehicles fully, anyone is entitled to take their vehicle into a private track where no speed limits apply.

hoodie6029

I’m sure there will be people able to disable this system like they remap cars now and delete DPFs etc. But that will be a only a tiny proportion of cars on the road.

The_Honeybadger

Allinall wrote: »

You do do within the speed limit.

Could be lethal on country roads, or any situation where you need to overtake quickly. I think it’s reasonable to exceed the limit momentarily for that reason. I would imagine that any tech introduced will allow for that and I welcome any new safety features once they are appropriate for real world driving.

Allinall

The_Honeybadger wrote: »

Could be lethal on country roads, or any situation where you need to overtake quickly. I think it’s reasonable to exceed the limit momentarily for that reason. I would imagine that any tech introduced will allow for that and I welcome any new safety features once they are appropriate for real world driving.

Very few situations, if any, where you need to overtake beyond the speed limit?

crosstownk

BBC NEWS wrote:

Car makers and safety experts are arguing about the best technology to curb speeding on Europe’s roads.

The EU is proposing kit that renders the accelerator pedal temporarily unresponsive when the speed limit is reached.

The driver has to push hard on the pedal to de-activate the system and deliberately break the limit.

Car makers suggest the cheaper option of a bleeping light on the dashboard.

My guess is it the limiter will be on by default and you can override it if necessary. Almost identical to the system already on most Peugeot & Citroen vehicles - you set it voluntarily much like cruise control and floor the pedal should you need to increase speed above the set limit. Think of it like kickdown in an automatic.

It's another step on the road to autonomous driving. I imagine the speed limits will be location based much like most GPS systems and/or the local speed limit signposts as read by the forward mounted camera.

kirving

Allinall wrote: »

Very few situations, if any, where you need to overtake beyond the speed limit?

Overtaking a car doing 65km/h in an 80km/h zone say. Much easier, safer, and quicker to do it at 90 than it is to do it at 79.

My last car, 7 years old now, had one you could turn on. Very handy in Dublin say on the quays where it's easy to wander over while looking out for everything else.

Fully press the throttle and it turns off.

I'm sure newer ones are linked into the GPS and road sign recognition cameras.

shanec1928

Allinall wrote: »

Very few situations, if any, where you need to overtake beyond the speed limit?

when you overtake someone doing 20 below the limit and they dont like the fact they are being overtaken and speed up when you pass them and slow down again afterwards.