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Ford cars slow when they see speed-limit signs
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| 3/25/15
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Posted on 03/25/2015 1:48:19 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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S-Max.
Speeding thru Uhhh .. moseying thru your neighborhood real soon.
To: NormsRevenge
I have been thinking about getting a truck which is old. No GPS, none of this crap. Just a truck with an engine and easy to work on.
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posted on
03/25/2015 1:50:12 PM PDT
by
manc
(Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
To: NormsRevenge
Can I set it to the speed limit + 9?
I hear the highway patrol say “9 your fine, 10 you’re mine”
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posted on
03/25/2015 1:50:54 PM PDT
by
Citizen Zed
("Freedom costs a buck o five" - Gary Johnston, TAWP)
To: NormsRevenge
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posted on
03/25/2015 1:51:44 PM PDT
by
Rodamala
To: Citizen Zed
That may be true....my last ticket was 66 in a 55 - meanwhile, I steamed past a number of Virginia troopers (NC to DC) doing 77-78 in a 70 - no problem.
In town, however, I don’t think you get +9 - say, in a 35 mph zone.
To: NormsRevenge
Piece of gorilla tape could fix that camera right up.
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posted on
03/25/2015 1:53:45 PM PDT
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
To: Citizen Zed
10% of the posted limit seems to be the rule.
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posted on
03/25/2015 1:54:25 PM PDT
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
To: NormsRevenge
If you want to go slow just buy some faggy car like a Prius or Honda CR_V (crap vehicle). They must have speed limiters in them already because every d*mned one I get stuck behind is doing 10 below the speed limit. A**Holes!
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posted on
03/25/2015 1:55:48 PM PDT
by
Sirius Lee
(All that is required for evil to advance is for government to do "something")
To: NormsRevenge
Drive 65Mph (the speed limit) on most of the freeways in SOCAL and you’ll get run over. Virtually no one goes under 70-75.
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posted on
03/25/2015 2:00:38 PM PDT
by
Signalman
To: NormsRevenge
"There's a plan for speed restrictions to be beamed to your car's computer systems and controlled from there
How many dead journalists will this result in? If they can restrict your speed, what is stopping them from increasing it to "ludicrous" speed?
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posted on
03/25/2015 2:05:59 PM PDT
by
PA Engineer
(Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
To: manc
The prob is parts are scarce for old vehicles.
However, I still think it’s a good idea. Perhaps in your neck of the woods they will not be. I’d rather be wrong in this case.
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posted on
03/25/2015 2:16:27 PM PDT
by
Beowulf9
To: PA Engineer
How many dead journalists will this result in? If they can restrict your speed, what is stopping them from increasing it to "ludicrous" speed? The other side of that... what's to stop someone from 'pirating' the signal, and causing random cars to slow down or even stop? I would be really surprised if the security on this stuff was anything more than laughably trivial.
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posted on
03/25/2015 2:16:44 PM PDT
by
zeugma
( The Clintons Could Find a Loophole in a Stop Sign)
To: manc
I have been thinking about getting a truck which is old. No GPS, none of this crap. Just a truck with an engine and easy to work on.I just picked one up recently. No power-assist anything, 4 speed manual, 283 V8 with a 4 barrel carburetor, not to mention the EMP-resistant points 'n condenser ignition system. It needs a bit of work, but when it's running, it will be nice to have.
To: NormsRevenge; All
Im glad to see Ford working on this technology. However, if everybody is speeding then overriding this speed limit technology in order to keep up with traffic can arguably be as distractive as using a smart phone while driving imo.
To: NormsRevenge
I can hardly wait to hear the wailing when this becomes a colossal failure.
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posted on
03/25/2015 2:23:48 PM PDT
by
I want the USA back
(Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country.)
To: Jewbacca
Piece of gorilla tape could fix that camera right up.
Hell yeah.
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posted on
03/25/2015 2:26:34 PM PDT
by
laplata
( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
To: Beowulf9
The prob is parts are scarce for old vehicles.Really? I have catalogs that are chock-full of everything I need for a 45 year old truck. You can almost build one from scratch with aftermarket parts.
To: NormsRevenge
Sounds like it would be perfect for a Prius parked in the fast lane.
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posted on
03/25/2015 2:31:39 PM PDT
by
glorgau
To: Signalman
Virtually no one goes under 70-75.Maybe a 3:00 AM.
I lived in L.A. for forty years, the freeway is rarely over 50
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posted on
03/25/2015 2:42:02 PM PDT
by
Las Vegas Ron
("Medicine is the keystone in the arch of socialism" Vladimir Lenin)
To: Beowulf9
In my neck of the woods half the people have old trucks LOL. Plenty of good ole boys around here.
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posted on
03/25/2015 2:45:59 PM PDT
by
manc
(Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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