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Midknyte
| Posted on Thursday, May 25, 2006 - 12:41 pm: |
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Transport authorities in London are planning to test systems that would prevent cars from going over the speed limit in an attempt to reduce traffic fatalities. They want to create a "digital speed-limit map" that could be used by GPS... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20060524/0843252.shtml |
Mikej
| Posted on Thursday, May 25, 2006 - 01:15 pm: |
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So does this mean that if there is a frontage road posted at 25mph next to a freeway posted at 65mph that either you can go 65mph on the frontage road or your brakes will occasionally slam on when you're on the freeway until you hit 25mph parallel to the frontage road and get arserammed by the semi travelling at 55mph? Rhetorical but serious question, how does the system differentiate between nearby roadways with higher or lower posted speedlimits or in intersections. I guess one good point in one if these systems is that if I have a rental car equipped with one I can just drive with the throttle pedal floored all the time and let the car figure out how fast to go. (Hey, when did a sig line get added as an option?)
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Glitch
| Posted on Thursday, May 25, 2006 - 01:46 pm: |
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(Hey, when did a sig line get added as an option?) The other day. Like mine? They want to create a "digital speed-limit map" that could be used by GPS... All the more reason to keep your old ride.
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Mikej
| Posted on Thursday, May 25, 2006 - 01:50 pm: |
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Your's is good, nice image stretch. Thinking I need to do that too somehow (off to play with images) (Hey, when did a sig line get added as an option?)
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Mikej
| Posted on Thursday, May 25, 2006 - 01:59 pm: |
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testing (Weird it seems to stick, best be carefull what I test with so I don't get stuck) (Message edited by mikej on May 25, 2006) (full nakedness)
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Ezblast
| Posted on Thursday, May 25, 2006 - 02:47 pm: |
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LOL Got Thump?! Just Blasting on the Dark side! EZ
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99buellx1
| Posted on Thursday, May 25, 2006 - 02:51 pm: |
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Yeah, I noticed the sig a couple days ago. Also noticed that it isn't a dynamic sig. Woooo! We have signatures now!!
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Daves
| Posted on Thursday, May 25, 2006 - 03:04 pm: |
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testing Buell of Appleton WI 1-866-757-1651 ask for Dave in the sales dept
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Glitch
| Posted on Thursday, May 25, 2006 - 03:14 pm: |
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Here's the original.
I did a capture from one of the videos we made up in the hills.
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CJXB
| Posted on Thursday, May 25, 2006 - 03:57 pm: |
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Now how cool is that !!!?? Wonder what I should put in my sig line !?? CJ |
New12r
| Posted on Thursday, May 25, 2006 - 04:12 pm: |
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I like my new sig. Thanks to Glitch and Sanchez! I will drive the crappiest cars on the road to make sure that no one other than me controls my speed, I dont need anymore interference when I am driving.
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Mr_grumpy
| Posted on Sunday, May 28, 2006 - 03:44 pm: |
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It's something that's been talked about quite a bit in Europe over the last few years since GPS became an affordable reality, the problem will be accidents taking place in the speedlimit transition zones between those equipped & those without, it may eventually happen, but I think, for the moment, that there are too many unfathomables for it to be a workable system. I wan't to die peacefully in my sleep, like my Uncle. Not screaming in terror like his passengers!
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Dako
| Posted on Sunday, May 28, 2006 - 04:10 pm: |
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And I thought we had to worry about "Big Brother" in the U.S. I dot't see it working though. New12r, I like your sig also. What's up with "The Shocker"?
My Mechanical Ingenuity is Inversely Proportionate to the Amount of Money in my Pocket!
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Kdan
| Posted on Tuesday, May 30, 2006 - 01:56 am: |
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It's a 3% thing, you wouldn't understand.
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Dako
| Posted on Tuesday, May 30, 2006 - 04:11 pm: |
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K. I'm 97% sure you're right! (Message edited by dako on May 30, 2006) My Mechanical Ingenuity is Inversely Proportionate to the Amount of Money in my Pocket!
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