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- phones are legislated against and targetted because they are easy to target - that isn't to say we shouldn't target them, it is to say that it explains whey they are selected and controlling fractious children in the back seat is not prohibited :swords: Alasdair Do you believe groups and individu...

I think that we have a case here of this being a simple target (similar to speed which is easy to measure) so rather than looking at dangerous driving which is hard to judge or prosecute, simple targets are pursued... it is easy to video someone on a phone, so it is easy to prosecute... Don't agree...

He also raised concerns that as systems like this become more popular, insurance could become prohibitively expensive for drivers who did not want to opt in. "Your ability to say no is going to be significantly limited because of the economic consequences of saying no. And this is why I've bee...

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GTR1400MAN wrote:Traffic light Grand Prix? Mine has Launch Control though I've never used it!

What's that rattling noise at 2:25?

Probably some sort of [faked up?] turbo anti-lag.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKAX1jx--IQ

As an interesting question - and having watched a driver this morning... mobile phone in a holder (so fixed) being used on a satnav app to change directions / settings etc. - mobile phone use - therefore illegal etc.? - satnav use - therefore legal? (a fixed screen is no different whether made by a...

This idea of matching a driver's style is stupid IMO (and why on earth it could be expected to lead to a smoother drive ...) I want my gearbox to behave in a predictable way so I know what to do with the throttle to get the gearbox to do what I want. My 'style' changes in a moment when I get out of...

There's a lot of confusion out there about these transmissions "learning". As far as I can establish they do learn, but not about the driver's style. What they do learn are the bite points and slip levels of the two clutches and make minute changes to the timing of the activation and rele...

Oh dear... http://www.eetimes.com/author.asp?section_id=36&doc_id=1330813 So the underlying problem is (mis)understanding the limits of the technology you're playing with. I had my first experience as a Tesla passenger last week - the owner (a colleague) was quick to point out that autopilot doe...

Discov8 wrote:Does anyone know what the insurance black boxes monitor, record and to what accuracy?

Badly it would seem:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-37910773

Hopefully this will lead to their demise. Hateful things.

Silk wrote:I don't see how people can advocate "cruel and unusual punishment" for using a mobile phone whilst driving and, at the same time, have no problem whatsoever with exceeding speed limits.

Speed limit setting often flies in the face of prevailing research.