Canadian researcher says speed limiters on cars are next

Exactly my point. But it'll never happen. Never. Govern a car??? No way the big wigs with lots of money would ever stand for that one!!

I still think speed limits should be 70 for trucks and 55 for cars!!!!

 

NJ Governor Jon Corzine will have a problem with this. Evidently, he's not too fond of the seatbelt laws, either. According to reports of the accident in which he was involved back in April, his caravan was traveling about 90 mph and The Gov was not buckled him.

Hmmm... I wonder if he ever paid his $46 seatbelt violation fine...

 

I found the Canadian DOT regulation for speed limiters at http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90h08_e.htm#BK117

I frequently travel the high accident area that the rule seems to be the solution, which is what we call the Golden Horseshoe (Buffalo NY-Toronto Ont.) Seldom in that 120 mile stretch can I achieve the posted speed limit. The cars are able to exceed 70 mph for a couple of miles between traffic jams.

To me the solution is simple. Have manufacturers make all vehicles( private and commercial) with 75 mph speed limiters. Emergency vehicles need not be equipped with them. Put better quality education in the driving schools for stricter graduating requirements. Set a stricter education criteria and monitoring of commercial driving schools and crack down on the ethnic driving schools which seem to put drivers on the road with minimum training of skills.

I blame 50% our transport fatality problems on the technology industry and the other 50% on the transport educational sector. Lets stop wasting money trying to fabricate solutions and spend it at the root of the problem.

Keep up the good work Cybergal. Where do you find all this stuff?