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29-03-2019, 10:28 AM
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And what about all this touch screen technology in cars now. We are fined for using a phone yet we can happily scroll through a menu on the dash.
Quite agree with you, in terms of distraction it must be the same if not worse. If speaking on a mobile phone you can at least keep your eyes on the road, if not full mental attention. Looking to see what or where to touch does not permit either!
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29-03-2019, 06:14 PM
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While driving home from Scarborough on the motorway today I used my cruise control set at 65mph. If you set it at 70mph and drive in the nearside lane you catch the many heavy goods vehicles up too quickly and are constantly having to accelerate to pass them.

But even setting it at 70mph you become a menace on the road as people are queueing behind to overtake. You need the extra speed to find spaces, safe havens and to pass slower drivers quickly and safely.....

And then I had a thought.....
Because vehicle sales have slumped this year, could it be a red herring? Perhaps they never did intend to place speed limiters on motor cars, but think of all the people who are rushing out to buy new vehicles before it becomes law in 2022... It will certainly give the motor trade a healthy boost....
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29-03-2019, 06:56 PM
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Re: All new cars to have speed limiters from 2022

Originally Posted by OldGreyFox ->
While driving home from Scarborough on the motorway today I used my cruise control set at 65mph. If you set it at 70mph and drive in the nearside lane you catch the many heavy goods vehicles up too quickly and are constantly having to accelerate to pass them.

But even setting it at 70mph you become a menace on the road as people are queueing behind to overtake. You need the extra speed to find spaces, safe havens and to pass slower drivers quickly and safely.....

And then I had a thought.....
Because vehicle sales have slumped this year, could it be a red herring? Perhaps they never did intend to place speed limiters on motor cars, but think of all the people who are rushing out to buy new vehicles before it becomes law in 2022... It will certainly give the motor trade a healthy boost....
I can almost guarantee you saw a speed camera van, at some point on your journey, they usually sit at the bottom of whitwell hill...
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29-03-2019, 10:41 PM
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Re: All new cars to have speed limiters from 2022

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I can almost guarantee you saw a speed camera van, at some point on your journey, they usually sit at the bottom of whitwell hill...
I might have done if I'd gone that way Primus.....
It's quicker for me to take the M18 - M62 - Howden - Middleton on the Wold - Driffield - and join the A64 at Staxton....But I very rarely break the speed limit except on motorways where I'll sometimes push it to eighty....Having been a courier I made my living driving all over the UK and it doesn't pay to be reckless with speed limits....
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29-03-2019, 10:46 PM
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@ Primus1


"The thing is these systems will be linked to gps, how long before they’re used for pay per mile driving?"


Why do you think the EU want their own GPS Galileo?
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29-03-2019, 11:07 PM
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Re: All new cars to have speed limiters from 2022

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@ Primus1


"The thing is these systems will be linked to gps, how long before they’re used for pay per mile driving?"


Why do you think the EU want their own GPS Galileo?
Not the EU our government, they’ll always be looking for ways to tax us especially as more people move to electric vehicles
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29-03-2019, 11:08 PM
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Re: All new cars to have speed limiters from 2022

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I might have done if I'd gone that way Primus.....
It's quicker for me to take the M18 - M62 - Howden - Middleton on the Wold - Driffield - and join the A64 at Staxton....But I very rarely break the speed limit except on motorways where I'll sometimes push it to eighty....Having been a courier I made my living driving all over the UK and it doesn't pay to be reckless with speed limits....
What! and you didn’t see one camera van..?
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30-03-2019, 10:47 AM
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Re: All new cars to have speed limiters from 2022

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What! and you didn’t see one camera van..?
Ask me again when the postman's been Primus...

There are camera van hotspots on the roads I travel and I am always super cautious when driving through these hotspots Primus....But as I've mentioned, it's very rare that I would exceed the speed limits....
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30-03-2019, 11:34 AM
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Re: All new cars to have speed limiters from 2022

Originally Posted by OldGreyFox ->
While driving home from Scarborough on the motorway today I used my cruise control set at 65mph. If you set it at 70mph and drive in the nearside lane you catch the many heavy goods vehicles up too quickly and are constantly having to accelerate to pass them.

But even setting it at 70mph you become a menace on the road as people are queueing behind to overtake. You need the extra speed to find spaces, safe havens and to pass slower drivers quickly and safely.....

And then I had a thought.....
Because vehicle sales have slumped this year, could it be a red herring? Perhaps they never did intend to place speed limiters on motor cars, but think of all the people who are rushing out to buy new vehicles before it becomes law in 2022... It will certainly give the motor trade a healthy boost...
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Nothing would surprise me Foxy. God knows what will happen when everyone is driving electric cars with no road tax to pay. Where will they extort the cash from then I wonder?
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30-03-2019, 11:36 AM
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Re: All new cars to have speed limiters from 2022

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Not the EU our government, they’ll always be looking for ways to tax us especially as more people move to electric vehicles


Our area is to set up a local Lottery which will fund repairing pot holes apparently. Councils are already shirking their responsibilities.
 
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