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Volvo To Impose 112mph Speed Limit On All New Cars From 2020 (theguardian.com)
Volvo will limit the top speed to 112mph on all its new cars from 2020 in an attempt to reduce the number of accidents. "The cap will prevent drivers from accelerating to the top speeds of up to 155mph many Volvos can reach," reports The Guardian. From the report: Volvo is believed to be the first carmaker to install the cap across its entire range. Police vehicles will be exempt. Similar technology has been installed on several high-performance cars in Germany, but at a much higher speed limit. The general speed limit for motorways in EU member states is 75-80mph (120-130km/h). Germany does not have a general cap for motorways but recommends a speed of up to 80mph. Speeding remained one of the main contributors to road deaths, Volvo said, along with drug and drink intoxication and mobile phone use. Volvo is also exploring how geofencing -- a virtual geographic boundary defined by GPS technology -- can be used to automatically limit speeds around schools and hospitals. Hakan Samuelsson, Volvo's president and chief executive, said: "While a speed limitation is not a cure-all, it's worth doing if we can even save one life. We want to start a conversation about whether carmakers have the right or maybe even an obligation to install technology in cars that changes their driver's behavior."
"Volvo is also exploring how geofencing -- a virtual geographic boundary defined by GPS technology -- can be used to automatically limit speeds around schools and hospitals." - This part, this is a very very very bad idea.
Maybe they should also chide the drivers for being too wasteful of gas if they happen to accelerate too fast... or issue fines for using the wrong pronouns.
Even now, when Volvos (along with half the failed euro car brands) are just Fords, Volvo owners are _non-drivers_.
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Why would I buy something that comes with arbitrary limits? Maybe if I was a rental car company, business or government, but as an individual this would be a massive turn off. If I want to kill myself at 113 MPH, volvo shouldn't stop me.
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Too slow.
Just replace the speedometer with one that only goes up to 110, problem solved.
Volvo can put cheaper tires on their cars from the factory to avoid liability. 112 mph = 180km/h. I suspect this will be quietly removable with the proper scan software, same as many GM cars are.
nuff said
seriously, it won't be that hard. If you're the kind of person who is willing to take a card up to 155 mph you hopefully know enough about the car to disable the feature.
OTOH I'm not sure I'd want this in my car in case it screwed up and wouldn't let me accelerate. It's just one more thing to go wrong in my car. Still, I stopped being interested in Volvo when they stopped making non-interference engines and I had to worry about a busted drive belt taking my engine out the same as every other car...
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Found the AC posting from a Volvo
Can confirm, I never fucked your Volvo.
Japanese JDM cars are limited to 180kph too.
Many/most have moved onto a pius.
It was the diesel Volvos that had the very worst drivers of all.
John McAfee 'It was like that time I hired that Bangkok prostitute; to do my taxes, while I fucked my accountant'
... please do not think German drivers only need to fulfil the same requirements, that people in the US need to before they are allowed on to drive on the roads.
In Germany we have extensive schooling, many hours of practical training, and strict driving test that you are expected to fail at the slightest misstep. And it's *expensive*. You usually pay a couple of *thousand* bucks for the whole thing.
On the streets, every driver *expects* you to drive properly. With far more rules. (Like not overtaking on the right lane.)
And you see this. Everything flows far more elegantly. People are skilled and proud of it.
Of course since alcohol is our national dish, you will still have morons driving drunk and messing up on weekend nights and the like. But they only need to be caught once, and their license is *gone*. (They have to take the "idiot test" to get it back. Which is not much better than starting from scratch, afaik.)
That is why we don't have speed limits for about 50% of the highway (= Autobahn). We can handle it!
(I recommend taking the additional lessons for avoiding crashes. You get to learn ice drifting and other cool maneuvers like a pro. Just in case.)
I wish the US also had a culture of not expecting everyone to be a moron until they are. It feels lime that attitude is the main breeding ground for morons in the first place.
Volvo died in 99 when the were bastardized by Ford. Ford then sold their stepchild to the Chinese. A similar fate happened to Saab.
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I've seen a few of these in the humble VW Beetle: Do Not Open Windows at Speeds in Excess of 120 MPH
Over a long period of time, I have noticed that Volvo and Subaru (except for WRX) drivers are the most inattentive and slow drivers around
There must not be any Prius owners in your neck of the woods.
Most Japanese manufacturers have long capped their cars at 180km/h (the same limit used here by Volvo).
I don't ride close to any car, I keep 3-4 car lengths (or lots more) depending on condition and speed.
I simply wait until I can pass, even if that takes a while. Not very hard to do.
One word of advice though, there are a lot of people who do not drive carefully so maybe stop driving your Slowbaru in the left lane when you are not passing anyone? After all, like the speed limit, that too is generally the law...
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Maybe they can save lives by not selling cars at all. Have they tried that? Using their logic, seems it would be worth it.
What Saturn would you feel comfortable in driving in over 120 mph?
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How many people have died in a Volvo while driving about 112mph?
I'm not sure this will save any lives at all.
Mainly because you want a lot of power for towing things and/or accelerating fast.
The rate at which a car can get from 40-70mph directly impacts its safety when joining high speed roads, as well as allowing the use of speed to minimise other dangers (e.g. overtaking).
This isn't something you can get around with gearing either, because you also want your top gear to run the engine at motorway speeds at low revs for fuel economy. So your top gear will support the vehicle travelling much faster.
What this actually tells me is that Volvo want to save money on safety features, like high performance brakes and good tyres - things that matter at any speed. So fuck Volvo, I can buy from another manufacturer.
Don't make assumptions about other countries. I also had to take extensive driver's ed classes, many hours of practical driving, and a strict driving test. And we have similar punishment for DUIs.
I've been to Germany and the driving there wasn't any different.
There must not be any Prius owners in your neck of the woods.
Honestly, they have not been nearly as bad as Subaru and Volvo drivers I have driven near.
Although maybe that is because you don't see that many Prius drivers around these days... seems like that has been supplanted by other cars.
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Here in Colorado, the least skilled and most inconsiderate by far are Range Rover drivers... and the ones with Florida plates (sadly there are more than a few) are the worst of all.
The president was quoted " it's worth doing if we can even save one life." That's stupid.
Well, once the limit is 112 mph, they'll realize that 100 mph is safer still, so on the basis one the "just one life" argument they'll drop the speed again.
This logic cycle will repeat until the capped speed is one at which no life can possibly lost, including the life of drivers with severe health issues and frail pedestrians. They'll end up at a capped speed of under 10 mph. Better yet, let's not drive at all.
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Many/most have moved onto a pius.
Let me guess: a Pius for Catholics and a Nissan 14 for Jehovah's Witnesses.
maybe stop driving your Slowbaru in the left lane when you are not passing anyone? After all, like the speed limit, that too is generally the law
In the USA, it's also the law that road users preparing to turn left should use the left lane, even if the vehicle is limited to 15 mph (24 km/h) because it's a bicycle. I imagine it's the same in other countries that drive on the right, such as mainland European countries.
Only if you live in overcrowded areas of the country. Out here, there's not nearly as much supervision.
its only a matter of time until the state sets the speed you drive to work.
That ship sailed in 1832.
Because we share roads. One bad driver can do a lot of damage. Volvo targets safety conscious customers. This is a very modest gesture , more likely done to spur debate on safety. How many people have ever had the chance or desire to even go that fast? I have no idea but sampling my friends and family none of us. Again main point is to bring safety attention discussion. Speeders - who get caught, go to driver safety classes and watch shocking videos of true events as a reminder. I would like more drive recorders and sharing tech. Auto pilots still a ways off but assisted driving can evolve and improve safety.
You don't turn wrenches. It's obvious.
You do need a healthy engine. Any modern 'fast' car is capable. Vettes, Mustang GTs, EVOs, WRX Tis, Challengers etc. Even Italian and English trash come with big engines these days. Hell English cars are tuned to go maximum speed, faster than any road in england will let them. They use too tall a final drive gear IMHO.
At about 150, the aero forces will start to lift most cars front wheels off the road. Why the limit is where it is. You fix that with downforce.
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You do need good power, a not broken transmission and good tires. To do it on other than a perfect road, you need good shocks.
To go over 150 and not backflip the car, you need to work the aero.
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Born on the racing circuits of Sweden !
Seriously, how many people have even driven a car over 112mph, and if so, why? Unless you live in a very remote place with very low population, the chance of traffic being light enough to even exceed the normal speed limit is pretty low.
The only time I ever witnessed an accident it was caused by an oblivious Subaru driver. Subaru had been weaving in and out of traffic randomly and getting very close to sideswiping other cars, so I dutifully sped past him until he disappeared in my rearview. Figured if he caused an accident at least it would be behind me, but a few minutes later he came from out of nowhere going ~75, passed me on the entrance lane to the right and plowed into a slower car (going maybe ~60MPH) like it wasn't even there. Then had the nerve to sue the driver he hit. I'm glad I stuck around to give my account and info to the cops, because a year later his lawyer called asking for details about the wreck. Subaru driver claimed the other car brake checked him. When I mentioned neither car had hit their brakes, he dropped Subaru douche like a hot potato.
Even pretty ordinary cars these days can go pretty fast in a straight line. I managed to hit the rev limiter in 5th gear in a 2004 Toyota Echo (aka Vitz) on a straight flat road, which happens at about 199km/h, with the 67kW 1.3L engine. I got to about 225km/h in a 2008 Toyota Corolla Levin (aka Auris) accelerating onto a freeway before I realised how fast I was going with the 100kW 2.2L engine. Technology is a lot better than it used to be.
JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) models are capped, but export models often aren't. If you get a grey import JDM car you'll get the limit.
My car is limited at 114mph, but I've seen a TON of software chips that would unlock it. This will be the same. The factory cars will be locked, but they can be "cracked". The fastest I've ever driven, was when I was a dumb kid...120mph in my 69 Galaxie fastback, with the 490 4bbl carb. Young and dumb. Now, even on the interstate, I rarely go over 75.
In Sweden, they make two cars. One for the left lane (the SAAB) and one for the right lane (Volvo). Some things don't change !
Clearly you haven't seen cop pay in my area, plus benefits, plus retirement. Working Class my ass.
I can't get over that last sentence, limiting the speed to 112 means they're trying to save money on brakes and tires, so f them? Overreact much?
>"While a speed limitation is not a cure-all, it's worth doing if we can even save one life."
Seriously? That is such a lame thing to say. What if lowering it to 80MPH would save 100 lives? Is that now even better? What if muting the stereo system during motion saves a life? Disable it? What if cruise control disabling could save a life? What if having the horn automatically beep every 10 seconds could save a life? Remove all cupholders- drinking beverages while driving could be dangerous. Make sunroof un-openable, since a rock or meteor could come in a kill an occupant? Mandatory breathalyzer installation? Refuse to start if seatbelt is not fastened? Phone-home if cornering a bit too hard? Auto shutdown if it detects only one hand on steering wheel instead of two hands?
Most US drivers who buy Volvos will be non-plussed by this limitation. Volvo markets to the safety conscious in the Freedom States, and this commitment aligns with their shared values for promoting safer vehicles. In practical terms, drivers who live in cities and municipalities with strict speed limits and heavy enforcement (i.e. cash strapped towns in the USA with smallish police forces) will likely not find this limit to be anything to even balk at. They're already driving slow to avoid a speeding ticket - getting caught running 112 mph would land them in a dingy city lockup overnight. Try talking your way out of that one to the judge in Nowhere-Ville USA that counts on 60% of it's revenue coming from fines levied on moving violations.
The highest posted speed limit in the country is 85 mph (137 km/h) and can be found only on the Texas State Highway 130 between Austin and Seguin. You can bomb down the 130 in your 2020 Volvo S60 capped at 112mph and still get a speeding ticket that lands you in lockup and bail set.
You're more likely to flinch at a tumbleweed, swerve, and end up dead as your $50k speed limited luxury sedan careens off the road, rolls a dozen times in every axis, and finally lands upside down in the middle of nowhere. The sheer inertia will snap your neck.
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The only news here is that they're doing it across the entire lineup... but even that's not shocking, since it isn't like they have a serious sports car in their lineup. Many, many typical cars are already limited by the manufacturers. For instance, Mazda limits them at 118 mph.
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Sheesh !!
Call me grandma, but the typical highway speed limit in Australia is 110km/h, and THAT makes me nervous.
You are a fucking moron. A governor does not impede your ability to get to it. Grow up you idiot.
I am to impose a 112 dollar spending limit on anything Volvo sells.
Our reign has gone on long enough. Indeed. Summon the meteors.
Police and governments all over the world will love this; soon enough they'll quietly start making it law that no car be capable of exceeding some arbitrary speed.
Of course police will go as fast as they like, so no one will be able to outrun police. Or so they think.
When speeds over 112mph are outlawed, only outlaws will be able to drive over 112mph
Same as with gun control. Criminals will not care and will modify their vehicles to drive as fast as they like, so they can outrun police.
This also means you, the law-abiding citizen, will not be able to outrun criminals, either. What could POSSIBLY go wrong?
Bad precedent. I sure hope there's enough outrage from Volvo owners that they reverse course on this.
German car makers have been doing this since the nineties. BMW was the first to limit their cars to 250km/h (155mp/h). Mercedes, Audi and all the other brands followed voluntarily. Even for motorcycles, there is an international gentlemens agreement. While they are not limited, the maximum speed is only given as 300+ km/h for any bike that could exceed that speed.
Mainly because you want a lot of power for towing things and/or accelerating fast.
The rate at which a car can get from 40-70mph directly impacts its safety when joining high speed roads, as well as allowing the use of speed to minimise other dangers (e.g. overtaking).
This isn't something you can get around with gearing either, because you also want your top gear to run the engine at motorway speeds at low revs for fuel economy. So your top gear will support the vehicle travelling much faster.
What this actually tells me is that Volvo want to save money on safety features, like high performance brakes and good tyres - things that matter at any speed. So fuck Volvo, I can buy from another manufacturer.
You're obviously not interested in efficiency, driving like a jackrabbit, so increased drag and overdriven top gear should work.
What this actually tells me is that Volvo want to save money on safety features, like high performance brakes and good tyres - things that matter at any speed.
I think it's disingenuous to think that way. No manufacturer can make a reasonably safe car if it crashes at 150 mph. Look at the accidents in Formula 1 and how they have changed the race tracks to reduce risks in the aftermath of Senna's death, for instance. If a (at the time) no cost limit sport like F1 can't save their 20 expert pilots from death, how can you expect that from a manufacturer that has cost limitations and that is facing an open road with different types of obstacles. The kinetic energy goes up with the square of speed. There's no way anyone is coming out alive of a Ford Focus crashing into a concrete barrier at top speed.
I'm not saying I agree with Volvo's decision, but saying this is a cost saving measure is just looking for an escape goat...
This has nothing to do with safety. This is about reducing cost of the cars.
By limiting the top speed to 112MPH, they can put cheaper S-rated tires on them at the factory without worry of being sued when people exceed the speed rating of the tires.
It just so happens that the speed limit for S-rated tires is, you guessed it, 112MPH.
I'd recommend getting a dash cam. Awesome fun busting commercial vehicles running stop signs or other stupid drivers. I just put the videos on YouTube forever and email the company and/or police.
Dashcam to the rescue: I had someone call the police to my office once, claiming I banged his car with my car door. I offered to get my dash cam and laptop so we could review my driving for the day (I was never on the same parking level as his car). The cop wasn't happy...
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Doesn't that get us basically back to where we were for a couple of decades? Other than a handful of muscle car models, most cars in the US struggled to do more than 120 mph on a flat straight road. Their tires and suspensions made it suicidal to do it anyway.
It's only in the last maybe 20 years that widely available cars have had the basic horsepower and handling improvements to even make much over 100 MPH somewhat realistic.
Basically I think a top performance capability of 112 MPH isn't totally unrealistic, but only if it doesn't make performance from 50 MPH to 80 MPH completely suck, and usually a maximum performance capability kills performance at much lower speeds.
From an overall safety perspective, maybe they could retain the actual performance of a car capable of 140 MPH but drastically inhibit the ability to gain speed beyond about maybe 85 MPH. So you can get from 50 to 85 MPH easily, but going over 85 MPH is electronically limited to a rate of increase of 2 MPH per minute. You can get it up to 120 MPH from 85, but it takes 20 minutes.
There's no way anyone is coming out alive of a Ford Focus crashing into a concrete barrier at top speed.
A head-on crash at 50mph into a concrete barrier can kill every occupant; on the other hand you can lose control at 155 and get out the car without a scratch. It very much depends on the specifics of the crash.
Cost-saving could easily be a factor here. My car, although limited to 155, is designed to go plenty faster; current tyres are good for 168 but higher speed ones aren't that much more. As far as I know, the most noticeable thing that AMG do to it compared to the 'base' Mercedes (apart from whacking on a great big supercharger) is the brakes. The back ones are a touch more expensive than standard Mercedes ones. The front ones though... jeez. £3000 per side for new discs I'm reliably told.
The difference between brakes designed for 112mph and 170mph is easily five times the price. Whether that's their MAIN reason for doing it, who knows? But there certainly will be cost savings if they only have to worry about stopping from a low (ish) speed...
I think one of the more popular reasons people give for buying equipment that enforces DRM is that people want the TV shows, the movies and of course all the popular games and apps. Maybe that is why you'll buy yet another one of these types of things: because it'll match your phone and your streaming entertainment service.
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The rate at which a car can get from 40-70mph directly impacts its safety when joining high speed roads, as well as allowing the use of speed to minimise other dangers (e.g. overtaking).
Or you could design roads properly so that even your 70 horsepower econo boxes can safety merge on to the highway. I mean my car accelerates like ball of silly putty slowly rolling down the road but I've never had an issue merging on a European highway at the correct speed. On the flip side the overpowered hire car I had in the states last time struggled to merge with the practical jokes you call "onramps".
Honestly, it's hard to argue against it when it's 32 mph faster than the highest posted limit in the countries the car is sold in.
What people haven't noticed is that this is the same time as all of Volvo's models are going electric. Most electric cars are incapable of going much over 100 MPH. Even a Model 3 tops out at 155 MPH... which is what my M240i (3L turbo petrol) is limited to (170+ MPH sans limiter) however Volvo will be making large FWD SUV's and Saloon cars, not performance cars. I doubt many of them will be capable of reaching 100 MPH, let alone 112.
Besides, the type of driver who gets a Volvo is not going to want to do much more than about 40. VOLVO stands for "Very Obstructive Low Velocity Object".
Calling someone a "hater" only means you can not rationally rebut their argument.
Hopefully the aftermarket steps in to give people back their cars' full capability. The ECU software I run on my car removes the electronic governor, making the top speed limited by the top gear ratio. Just be sure to not outrun your tires. ;-)
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I've driven in the UK, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, the US and a few other countries. In none of them you want to merge into 70mph traffic while doing 40mph. The quicker you can reach the speeds at which other road users are going the safer you are for them and for you.
There's a level of irony that you're calling me a moron then trying to justify it by making a claim I didn't deny, instead of understanding the context of my post and the point to which I was replying.
Look in a mirror, stop and pause for a moment, do some self reflection.
I drove around 300 miles at the weekend, most of it with my car's speed limiter set to the speed limit, gearbox at the highest gear that'll sensibly allow me to travel at that speed.
If that's how jackrabbits drive then yes, I guess I did.
I don't agree with your wording here, Herr Deutschlander, but I do agree with a fundamental premise you make, based on 40 years of driving and living in both the UK and in USA:
American cars are big and heavy and built and bought with the logic, "no matter what, (even if its my old grandmother's fault,) everyone in the car will be safe.. whatever happens!" This is how we choose/buy cars for our young, for our aged, for those we want to protect from themselves. It is the American Alter of curb weight. I never did get the whole SUV craze. I prefer my [sporty coupe.]
European cars by contrast (and maybe because fuel is so much more expensive) have until recently been smaller, with an emphasis on handling, braking, and performance. In Europe, driving is not a right but a privilege, and it must be earned. The build and buy logic is to buy the car which is safest in the hands of a competent driver. Rather than focus on safety when a driver screws up, focus on the best ability to stay out of trouble in the first place.
Of course there are knobheads who drive their US rolling tank, or UK boy racer, like they don't care whether they or anyone else lives or dies. Moreover, 40 years has seen traffic rise to a level unthinkable when I got my license, making silly bugger speeds increasingly problematic. But I've never been in an accident, and it's not because I drive within the absolute limits of the lowest common denominator. And when I rent American fleet cars, I drive them like a baby, secure in the knowledge that I could drive into a tree and not notice, but fearing it will happen through no fault of my own.
So here we are in the 21st century. We have well surfaced but increasing crowded roads, powerful fast cars, and yet the only thing stopping a driver breaking the law is the driver's self-control. Because we all know how reliable an individuals self-control is. So we end up with speed being a significant factor in the majority of road traffic accidents, increased pollution and noise. It discourages active transport, children playing outside and generally makes everyone's lives, other than the speeder's, hell. Yet, we are told by the lying automotive industry whose advertising budget is the largest in the world (and never features a congested road or children dying of asthma because of their cars) that it would infringe on their users' rights. FFS, what are car drivers, some sort of over indulged royalty who can do what the hell they want to the rest of us. What about the rights of those of us who are being killed daily by their badly driven legacy tin boxes? Are we a less important people because we are not in a tin box? Even gun enthusiasts think safety catches are a good thing. So isn't it about time our governments stood up for us and mandated that no vehicle is sold that doesn't at least by default respect speed limits?
So facebook, youtube, and twitter as private entities limit free speech and imagery they don't like. Now it's a car company limiting how we can drive.
What if I want to take the car to track day, or I own my own private road that has no speed limits?
It is not a company's place to dictate my behaviour, that's the job of our elected leaders to enact and enforce the laws we desire. If I want to exceed the speed limit understanding that I might loose my driving privileges or freedom if caught violating it, that should be my choice.
Some of you say, "But but but they're my roads too and if you're speeding you might kill me", then grow up and learn defensive driving. Life is not safe and no one can guarantee a safe life.
What next? If taken to it's extreme logical conclusion, this move isn't good. Our freedoms are being lost bit-by-bit by non-elected entities.
I will never buy a Volvo now, even though I have been considering one recently.
Hi Grandma! In my state, that's about where the speed limit is at (65 MPH), but normal speeds are more like 140 kph when traffic allows.
My old Subaru Outback (2008 2.5XT) got up to 143MPH when it lifted just enough to hop from 1 lane to another.. The tiny lil spoiler on the hatch was nowhere near enough. Gear/Rev wise there was still enough headroom to easily get into the 150s where it may or may not have rev limited. My current car (2011 Legacy 2.5GT), engine wise, can go in the high150-low160's (assuming no explicit limiting) but gotten nowhere near that.. she rides pretty comfortable in the 120's tho and has been in the 130s. Slightly better spoiler on this car but would still want a bigger one before going much faster than that.
Heck my '89 Camry got up to 128mph loaded with people and gear.. (Remember when Montana had no speed limits? That was glorious..) No spoiler but the engine was done at that speed anyway so no worries there (and that car took so long to get to that speed it was rarely worth the trouble for anything but long distances)
I just put the videos on YouTube forever and email the company and/or police. ...
Illegal mostly everywhere
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How so? I'm in public, recording the public, the activities I post are what's illegal.
When I catch, on video, a commercial truck accelerating through a stop sign (no slowing down) in a residential area, I post it (and get responses/apologies really fast, under 5 minutes).
The video is just a record of a public space during a short period of time.
I've been thanked by multiple police agencies as well for taking the time to post and notify.
I don't mind a bit of speeding on the highway, but running stop signs and red lights in my neighborhood is not acceptable.
If asked I would take down a video. No one has asked. Public record.
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That concept of "public record" and "free to post" because "it is pubic" does not exist in Europe.
You recorded another private person, posting about her - aka making it public - is illegal. Every evidence gathered from it would be useless in court. The only thing you can do is: show it to law enforcement.
That is actually a no brainer, laws in the US are similar.
Cost free eBook I read (by iBook/Kobo/Amazon/ObookO/Gutenberg etc.): "The Green Odyssey" by Philip Jose Farmer.
OK, I researched, holy shit, there are some heavy restrictions on dash cams in certain European countries. I wouldn't have thought that:
https://www.express.co.uk/life...
They are legal in the US with the basic restriction being how much vision it obscures and where it is mounted (I only travel in states where windshield mount is allowed, but mine's on the dash, I wasn't even aware there were such restrictions):
https://dashcamerasreviews.com...
You have shown me the error of my ways, specifically the "forever" part for videos (they will go private). I figure leaving them up long enough to report is fine in the US.
Crazy.
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Is Facebook legal in the restrictive countries?
What about drones?
How about photos from a music festival (and/or recording of the band)?
I am seriously impressed by the serious handling of privacy, I didn't realize it was that hard core. In the US we have no privacy and all of our info is just for sale (or stolen with no repercussions, Equifax).
But, I can do stuff like this (illegal in Switzerland apparently, but I didn't realize how nice the drive was until I was driving so my intent was just recording, including the very close deer on road miss, 0:54 seconds in, original song):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
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It might be fine in the US unless you show the driver clearly. Then you most likely violate his privacy rights in the US, too.
Interesting links, though. I did not know they are completely forbidden in Austria e.g.
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Is Facebook legal in the restrictive countries?
No. But violating other peoples privacy by posting pictures of them with out consent is.
How about photos from a music festival (and/or recording of the band)?
Depends, they used to be forbidden (signs everywhere and written on the ticket), but a random shot is usually ok (also to publish on Fb etc.) because it is a public event. Inside of a pub e.g. the band usually would not care. On a big festival it is more or less accepted because you can't do anything against it anyway.
But recording a video of a whole song and publishing it would strictly speaking be a copyright violation.
What about drones?
Allowed as long as you don't fly them over other peoples property. If you post pictures/movies, you have to blur out the people.
I guess your movie would not be a problem anywhere as it does not depict real people or license plates.
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You need a front air dam more than a bigger spoiler on the back.
What you really need is a lower final drive gear. You're an American, tune for acceleration, not topout.
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