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Guess which one of these vehicles has a motor that prevents it from going too fast for the safety of others? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
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[–] 18 points 1 year ago (1 child)

You could and you’d be making a similar point to the OP: cars are far more dangerous and have governors only to protect the engine from damage, not to protect people.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago*

    While I think they're being a dick, you're wrong about the purpose of governors - they're also there to prevent the loss of handling that results from low speed tires / low power power-steering being run beyond their rated capacity (and historically to prevent blowover crashes, which is only really a risk to trucks anymore)

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