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Tesla reintroduces 'Mad Max' Full Self-Driving mode that breaks speed limits (www.engadget.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
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Tesla has added another brazenly stupid new entry to its dubious safety record.

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[–] -1 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Because it goes 15mph over the speed limit, which is the prevailing traffic speed on most highways. Going 55 when everyone is doing 75 is far more dangerous.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    WTF? Are your speeding cameras set so lenient to allow 15 mph (23 km/h) over the limit?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (6 children)

    Easy to avoid, rare, and don't impact traffic greatly. And yes 15 mph is commonly the trigger point.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    What is the point of a maximum speed if "everybody is going over it anyway"?

    Going 75 where you are only allowed to go 55 is the dangerous part, even if everyone is doing it.

    In Belgium, they substract 6km/h from what they detect in case the machine makes a mistake. Nowhere are people allowed to go faster, let alone 15 mph faster. If they do they all get fined. And for good reason. They are endangering everybody around them.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I have heard that in America the police sometimes fine people for driving at the speed limit because they're driving too slowly. It's an absolute farce.

    A law that everyone breaks is a law that the police can choose to prosecute anyone for, for any reason. A law that you can be prosecuted for not breaking means you can't even escape being targeted.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I've only ever heard of this in a generic sense. I've never seen evidence of a specific case. I don't think it's real

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago

    Both are dangerous. If you're going significantly slower than the flow of traffic you're making yourself a road hazard, regardless of the speed limit.

    Some places have minimum speed limits for this very reason.

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