The solution would be simple. Its the same as when they require all cars to run catback exhaust. Gear heads manage to throw cats on their cars for inspection, then go right back to dumps/straight pipes after they get the sticker. Same could probably be done with a GPS unit with a little technical knowhow.

At least for older cars that would require modification. Newer cars with integrated GPS already might be a bit of a hassle.

Is it just me or is pretty much everyone ignoring the fact we're talking about buses...

Unless THESE are the buses, i don't think you need to be worried:

That was an epic bus race.



Theres this too....

I'm pretty sure we ALL know that. But the questions was raised as to whether or not a tactic like this would be good for private cars.

I still don't like the idea, even for buses.

It wou'd be a terrible idea for private cars. How do you think the towns generate revenue?

Okay... but again, a governor limits TOP SPEED. Not your acceleration.

Limiting speeds to the speed limit is a stupid idea, but capping the top speed makes sense.

No money from traffic citations goes to my town. Just fyi.

**** your town.

Anyone that thinks this would be for Private Cars is a dingbat.

Also, lol GPS.

But we aren't talking about a governor that caps top speed, since that already exists. We're talking about one that limits you to the exact speed limit on your road, hypothetically applied to personal vehicles instead of the buses in the original post. And like you said, stupid idea.

I know, i just didnt feel like reading over the stupids posts to try to figure out what you guys were talking about

We're not talking about buses. We're talking about politicians lobbying to have bus restriction plates on cars.

One problem is if you go that slow when the speed limit is that high you're breaking the law (at least in the US).

Of course if this really happens people will complain, and we will see a rare case of democracy at work since many many people drive cars (and can also vote) and any politician who wants to be reelected will quickly support repealing the law that put the devices in place, maybe even banning them all together as a safety hazard.

hey JLee how come cop cars do that chirpy thing with the siren in the middle of the night

like

w WOO

w w w WOOP

wa WOOOO

WO WO

and then they stop

what the **** is that dude

That's probably someone getting pulled over who didn't notice the lights right away. A few chirps to let them know they're being pulled over.

Hmm that makes sense

But sometimes it just sounds like they're playing with it

It gets your attention, right?

Intersections, pedestrians, traffic, etc., or as mentioned could be a traffic stop.

Ha. He probably doesn't even know how to use the seashells.

Although I would like to chip in that Avenger has already summed up the most blazingly on fire-ly obvious reason that this is a bad idea for cars.

Buses, meh. Cars, **** no.