Nanny knows best

[Old Greg]

The UK have already agreed to sign up to those regulations. As they will be part of the new agreement on goods, where the UK has agreed to have EU regulations shoved down their throat.

Vassalage is a bitch.

[NotAllThere]

Well, Evo, the UK based car magazine says:

Mandatory speed limiters to be fitted to all new cars in Europe within three years | Evo



And so it is Brexit related, since in theory ( yes I know), we can make up our own rules and laws soon!

You can make anything brexit related if you try hard enough. But the UK is going to adopt it in all likelihood - Brexit or no Brexit. As far as this particular ruling goes, it'll be the same for the UK both before and after Brexit.

We already can make up our own rules and laws before Brexit, and we'll be exactly as limited in our ability to do that after Brexit.

[Zigenare]

You can make anything brexit related if you try hard enough. But the UK is going to adopt it in all likelihood - Brexit or no Brexit. As far as this particular ruling goes, it'll be the same for the UK both before and after Brexit.

"We" already can make up our own rules and laws before Brexit, and "we'll" be exactly as limited in "our" ability to do that after Brexit.

Who's this "We", "We'll" and "Our"? Switzerland?

[WTFH]

Interesting where the Wailers would call to bring back hanging for breaking some laws, but if it's laws they like to break, well any law is just the interfering nanny state.

Anyway, most modern cars have speed limiters in them already. One is set so that you can't over-rev the engine, and the other is a bit like cruise control where the driver can set it to a value and it will prevent the car from going faster unless you put your foot to the shag pile - which is very like this proposal is suggesting, so no change there then

Many modern cars with GPS in them will also display the speed limit, which can change from being on a white background to a red background when you exceed it. It's not flashing lights and horns going off. It's part of the nav system.

And the other suggestions they are proposing? According to EVO:

a whole host of new safety measures such as lane-keep assist and autonomous emergency braking. It’s not all quite as bad as you may think, as it will likely be a feature as easy to disable as it is to change your radio station

Again, not exactly news, many cars these days have lane departure systems and automatic emergency braking along with other things like adaptive cruise control.

But it's good to know that Wailers will be able to turn everything off easily. They don't want pesky safety things in cars like seat belts, servo brakes, bumpers and headrests.

[BlasterBates]

The EU is going to dominate the UK for years and years. New EU regulations will be shoved down the UK's throat under the "vassalage" deal and there will be endless "Brexit" debates, this will be known as "Brexeternity".

[original PM]

Interesting where the Wailers would call to bring back hanging for breaking some laws, but if it's laws they like to break, well any law is just the interfering nanny state.

Anyway, most modern cars have speed limiters in them already. One is set so that you can't over-rev the engine, and the other is a bit like cruise control where the driver can set it to a value and it will prevent the car from going faster unless you put your foot to the shag pile - which is very like this proposal is suggesting, so no change there then

Many modern cars with GPS in them will also display the speed limit, which can change from being on a white background to a red background when you exceed it. It's not flashing lights and horns going off. It's part of the nav system.

And the other suggestions they are proposing? According to EVO:


Again, not exactly news, many cars these days have lane departure systems and automatic emergency braking along with other things like adaptive cruise control.

But it's good to know that Wailers will be able to turn everything off easily. They don't want pesky safety things in cars like seat belts, servo brakes, bumpers and headrests.

But does this article mean that all new cars will be sold with these various things (which as you say already exist) as opposed to them being optional extra's

Or will there start to be an ability to remotely monitor all of these things which could then be used to retrospectively convict you of speeding say?

Do we need to retrofit all cars?

[NotAllThere]

Who's this "We", "We'll" and "Our"? Switzerland?

2nd 1st person plural meaning "the British" - of which nation I am a citizen.

[Zigenare]

2nd person plural meaning "the British" - of which nation I am a citizen.

Really? And you contribute to our great nation how exactly? Do you vote in the UK? Do you pay taxes to the UK?

I'll tell you how you contribute, you **** off abroad. That's the best contribution a useless twunt like you can make to the UK.

Thank you for sodding off.

[WTFH]

But does this article mean that all new cars will be sold with these various things (which as you say already exist) as opposed to them being optional extra's

Or will there start to be an ability to remotely monitor all of these things which could then be used to retrospectively convict you of speeding say?

Do we need to retrofit all cars?

I've not been down that slippery slope of yours.

Perhaps the things that are optional extras will become standard features in years to come. Many years ago laminated windscreens, heated rear windows, seatbelts and radios were considered optional extras, but now they are standard. Maybe progress means you get more things as standard?

As for retrospective convictions, there's a whole section on this forum about that sort of skullduggery, so far the only country to do that is the UK, and currently it is only selective - i.e. do not go after big businesses, only small ones.

[Old Greg]

2nd person plural meaning "the British" - of which nation I am a citizen.

Second person plural is 'you'.