Yes, I suppose that would be simpler... but where is the digital
electronic speed readout on an MG? Or indeed, almost any car made before
the mid-nineties?
I suppose it could be required in new cars, but I wouldn't be too worried
about retrofitting on this scale. The enforcement/maintenance hassles and
integration problems would be too much for a gov't agency or a private
contractor, and I don't think the electorate would stand for the entire
onus being on the car owner. The smog laws in the US, for example,
frequently have a "maximum expense" cut-off for older cars.
But then, some people probably think a Labour gov't is capable of
anything...
Eric had this to say:
>Max Heim wrote:
>>
>> Having used a GPS satellite receiver for navigation at sea I can't
>> imagine that this would really work as advertised. For one thing you
>> aren't getting continuous data, which makes any calculations of
>> instantaneous speed pretty shaky.
>
>I believe that the satellite/gps just 'positions' the car for an
>on-board computer to see what speed limit you should be doing. The
>onboard computer works out what speed you are doing (simple enough) and
>makes you stick to it.
>
>In other words, the onboard computer has maps marked with speed limits
>and the gps just tells it where the car is on those maps.
>
>Maybe the satellite system could also be used for updating mapping info
>and new speed zones (like special road sections under construction, etc.
>
>
>Eric
>'68MGB MkII
>
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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