Comment on Emma Watson banned from driving for speeding

• mholiv@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I suspect you might be telling on yourself here as someone who didn’t drive.

  People who go through car education and actually drive learn about system tolerances. Speedometers can be off by up to 10% and radar guns can be off by about the same.

  If you actually drive and use cruise control set to 30 and go up a hill to a level section of road, the cruise control will likely bring you up to 33 before it reacts the reduced power needs and brings you down to 30 again.

  Cars in real life are not exactly like they are in video games.

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  • noMoYnks@lemmings.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    And before you ask, no I don’t drive. I don’t like the idea of spreading lung cancer to kids.

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  • ohulancutash@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    By law speedos must never under-read. If you are driving such a car, you are breaking the law.

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    • Geobloke@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That’s pretty much what they said, speedos over read. If your speedo is indicating slightly too fast, you’re probably sitting at the actual speed limit

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      • ohulancutash@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        But why would the sane do that?

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  • noMoYnks@lemmings.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    If you know about system tolerance, maybe drive at 25, idiot. You know, just to be on the safe side?

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    • mholiv@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I don’t own a car. I just maintain a drivers license for rare cases when I need to go to a place where public transport does not reach.

      I just went through the education and have the practical experience regarding driving.

      I don’t think this angry approach is the best way to go forward here. Action and advocacy will beat out internet anger all day.

      Advocate for and use public transport at you local level.

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