when they fix education - then we can talk about how fast cars should be allowed to go. deal? lol.
Having quit the medical profession and taken a 50% pay-cut to teach at a public school (High-School and BTW, ironically I taught driver education as part of our curriculum) I'd say that fixing the educational system is not related to this argument. Can you make the connection that I am failing to make here?
the connection is that the gov't is ill-equipped to "fix problems" - the gov't can only "make problems". education is a handy example only because most people have experienced rising taxes associated with education costs, yet educational achievement does not rise along with the added investment. if anything, the performance numbers mostly go down despite increased investments.
also - i cannot fathom the point of purchasing a porsche, ferrari, corvette or any other sort of enthusiast performance sports car if they're all going to be capped like a sunday driver. lol.
My SRT8 was modded to 440 hp at the rear wheels (that would be somewhere around 525 at the engine) before it was tuned and it did not have a speed limiter (that was a stock feature). Drivers on the forum would regularly take it to the max of 180 mph on public streets. You may laugh, but I personally got plenty of enjoyment out of that car driving within the confines of the law and could easily live with a limit of 90 or less (in fact I did).
the reckless or irresponsible driving of a few does not warrant gov't arbitrarily and putatively determining what private companies can and cannot do with their manufactured vehicles.
My SRT8 was modded to 440 hp at the rear wheels (that would be somewhere around 525 at the engine) before it was tuned and it did not have a speed limiter (that was a stock feature). Drivers on the forum would regularly take it to the max of 180 mph on public streets. You may laugh, but I personally got plenty of enjoyment out of that car driving within the confines of the law and could easily live with a limit of 90 or less (in fact I did).
that's great for you. what does that have to do with controlling the behavior of an entire nation? you keeping it under 90 was a voluntary act on your part - exercising your freedoms to do so.
what if the limit wasn't 90. what if gov't decided it should be 25mph? still think it's okay to leave it up to the feds?
are you for gov't involvement in limiting top speed only because you agree with them? if you did not agree with them, would you still be supportive of gov't making these kinds of mandates? the temp of your house? the temp of your shower? how many windows on your house? how many lights you can have on at the same time?
I'm not sure about a speed restrictor on cars, but I AM for requiring a 'High Performance' license for anyone driving a vehicle with more than 200 HP. That's the same limit the FAA requires for pilots licenses.
I'm not sure about a speed restrictor on cars, but I AM for requiring a 'High Performance' license for anyone driving a vehicle with more than 200 HP. That's the same limit the FAA requires for pilots licenses.
The GMan
i don't have a major issue with that either. similar to the way licenses are distributed in some euro countries. by engine displacement. beginners can't get the high power license without working their way up the ladder in experience and demonstrated capability.
also - i cannot fathom the point of purchasing a porsche, ferrari, corvette or any other sort of enthusiast performance sports car if they're all going to be capped like a sunday driver. lol.
that would be gov't intervention into free trade i think - it would have dramatic economic impact in many ways. probably the majority of the aftermarket auto performance companies would also be dramatically affected.
and for what? what is federal gov't trying to accomplish by limiting the top speed of a vehicle? is it fuel savings? maybe your house thermostat should have federally-mandated limits. maybe you shouldn't allowed to consume more than your fair share of food too. in the interest of conservation and energy. your house can only have so many windows, so you're not bleeding too much energy out too. where does it stop?
lol.
Actually, the ratio of window area to square footage IS regulated by the uniform building code, so that was one place it didn't stop...
that's great for you. what does that have to do with controlling the behavior of an entire nation? you keeping it under 90 was a voluntary act on your part - exercising your freedoms to do so.
Controlled behavior is the point here - and no, keeping it at the speed limit is beyond purely a voluntary decision, it is the law.
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