OT - Car Specifications
The Natural Philosopher a écrit :
On 05/06/16 10:31, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 05/06/16 10:21, Mike Barnes wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 05/06/16 09:10, DerbyBorn wrote:
Bob Eager wrote in
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On Sat, 04 Jun 2016 21:15:15 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Bull****. Its fantastic for knowing you are not exceeding stupid
lefty**** speed limits. set it to the limit, and engage it until you
need to slow down : 30, 40 , 50 , 60, 79. It works for all of them so
you don't need to keep looking at the speedo, but can actually watch
out for more hazards than just speed cameras.
It's OK, but an automatic speed limiter is better.
If I'm in one of those areas with constantly changing speed limits
(and cameras) I just engage the limiter and let it sort it all out.
In practice, I do know what the limit is all the time, but it protects
me against a mistake.
Many Cruise Controls have a "Speed Limiter" Setting.
Mine doesn't. Wish it did.
I'm uneasy about the idea of a speed limiter when, in an emergency, I
might want to exceed any limit I'd set, without the faff of disabling
the limiter.
Doesn't a massive stab with the right foot do that, the way a stab on
the brakes disables cruise control?
I decided to google this as I was interested.
"He adds: A big advantage with Fords Speed Limiter is that the system also
has a built in override feature which allows you to go above your speed limit
if you need to overtake. By pressing the accelerator to the floor, the
software will temporarily disable the speed limit function so the driver can
overtake, and then the system is automatically engaged again when your speed
reduces back to the set limit. If you do override the system, the instrument
panel display indicates you are exceeding your set limit. So with Speed
Limiter the driver can still overtake if necessary, without having to turn
the system off using the steering wheel controls.
Because Fords Speed Limiter is not linked to the brakes and controls speed
by limiting acceleration, there are situations, for example when descending
steep hills, where the vehicle might exceed the maximum speed set. If this
happens a warning chime sounds and a light flashes in the cluster display.
Seem,s a very sensible way to organise a useful feature.
Unfortunately, its Ford.
Apart from maybe Toyota, the worst cars on the road otherwise.
The one feature missing from limiters and cruise controls is ease of
selection of the speed you want - pressing a button when you are doing
the speed you want, just doesn't hack it for me. An array of buttons
marked 20, 30, 40, 50 and etc.. would be much better.
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