return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 5 months agoProposed CA bill would electronically restrict cars from going 10mph over speed limitabc7.comexternal-linkmessage-square244fedilinkarrow-up1341arrow-down118
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minus-squareCrisps@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·5 months agoBecause car speedometers are not calibrated by law, and can be off a few percent. Changes in temperature can change tire radius as well. After all that you then get into court proceeding of proving speed gun calibration has to be perfect.
minus-squarelad@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·5 months agoAnd again, you don’t need to go exactly at the [increased] limit, you can go below it and allow for speedometer being not exactly correct
Because car speedometers are not calibrated by law, and can be off a few percent. Changes in temperature can change tire radius as well.
After all that you then get into court proceeding of proving speed gun calibration has to be perfect.
And again, you don’t need to go exactly at the [increased] limit, you can go below it and allow for speedometer being not exactly correct