EU Wants to control how you drive

Bl4ckGryph0n

This trade organisation will not stop at anything trying to control citizens lives. Just like with many other measures, individually they may not seem so bad. However the cumulative effect is a huge adverse impact to our lives.  

EU says new cars must include built-in speed limiters — The Telegraph

krish

Forget it's the EU for a moment and say exactly what's wrong with this ...
Doesn't actually appear to be a limiter then.

Bl4ckGryph0n

Forced notifications that I already have through paying attention to the roads. Increased maintenance cost through alignment of the onboard cameras that are required to support this. For starters.

weaviemx5

You do, as do others, but what about those that are just bad drivers/inattentive/illegally diving at excessive speeds and knock over children in a 30 zone?  I don’t really like the idea of the car deciding what’s best but it’s a warning system that’s ultimately overridden by the driver if they choose to, just like a satnav warning but with a direct link to engine power.

I also see that the U.K. have said they will enforce the same standards post-Brexit.

Rasczak

The measure still has to be approved by national governments and MEPs, so if you don't like it lobby your representatives as for any other measure.

...of course Brexit means we will just adopt such rules rather than influence them or have any say on them.

Goooner

In principal, I don't have a major issue with it. My car uses a camera to see road signs and warns when I'm over the limit, but that's as far as it goes. I don't have a problem with warnings.

Where does it end though?

I'm sure we all know, if you give a politician an inch, they'll eventually take a mile. Small steps to start with, something seemingly harmless, but where does it end?

I'll put my tin foil hat away now

krish

Genuine question ... why the requirement? I had just assumed it was a speedometer based thing.

Bl4ckGryph0n

Which is what my point was but as per usual gets totally ignored by the usual suspects.

Goooner

And how much influence do we have now exactly? One voice amongst another 27.

It's a bit like saying the Lib Dems have influence over government policy.

weaviemx5

I assume I'm one of your usual suspects?  I was just putting some facts behind the panic.