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Old Crank

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Wed Aug 7, 2024, 07:37 AM Aug 2024

A little history on car speed controls [View all]

And why we don't have them.
A big part of the reason there are so many dead on the roads.
Speed governers now wouldn't affect acceleration and would keep people from setting their cruise/sort of auto pilot above speed limits.

https://www.streetsareforeveryone.org/blog/why-does-the-auto-industry-oppose-safety-improvements-pt2?emci=fb753ba8-4d4f-ef11-86c3-6045bdd9e096&emdi=59a00e39-2050-ef11-86c3-6045bdee6681&ceid=14186846

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