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Originally Posted by Paul
Maybe instead of complaining about the AA printing camera locations or the actual fact that there are speed cameras in use all over the road networks, maybe it's time to ask the car manufaturers why they produce cars that can go at speeds in excess of 120Mph when the speed limits in most countries are significantly lower. Maybe it's time that manufacturers produced a car that has a top speed of around 80Mph but are cleaner and more fuel efficient  |
It is a by-product of producing more powerful or bigger engines. A 1l engine 4 cylinder as to work harder than a 2l 6 cyclinder. This impacts reliability. A bigger engine can pootle along at the same speed as a 1l engine at a much lower rpm. Motorbike engines rpm up into the 15ks because the engines are so small. You can't increase low end performance, or engine displacement without increasing the engine's top speed.
The solution to what you would be saying is to electronically cap the car's performance at 80 or 90, like BMW do at 155mph. This makes sense but for all intents and purposes is redundant. That category of speeding is relatively rare. What is more worrying for police and safety groups, are people doing 40mph in a 30mph zone, not 90mph in a 70mph motorway. This is where the most accidents and fatalities occur. Capping the speedo at 70 won't stop this.