At 04:29 PM 7/18/02, vze3xykq wrote:
>There have been many many people who ask why cars don't have regulators, say
>limiting the top speed to 80 MPH. I am surprised it has't happened yet. The
>only arguement I hear is about 'getting away' from something and I imagine
>the number of people who had their lives saved because they could go 120 is
>very small. I think cars could be designed to have all the power you need
>below 80, but no speed above 80.
As it happens, I was talking to a deputy sheriff today (well, now
yesterday) who told me that their cars do have a chip installed that cuts
off the gas flow when you try to go over 127 mph. However, the engine is
big enough that it can get up to 127 mph very quickly . . .
--Ronn! :)
"Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country and two
words have been added to the pledge of Allegiance... UNDER GOD. Wouldn't
it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer and that would be eliminated
from schools too?"
-- Red Skelton
