Changes in motoring 2021-22 , lane keeping systems , speed limiters, something for everyone

[Wack61]

It appears you can turn the speed limiter off but it comes back on when you start it again, apart from in Bradford obviously , that BMW bonnet will be up before the delivery transporter has reached the end of the street

Driving laws and rules you need to know for 2023

Here are the latest update on driving laws for 2023. From 20 mph speed limits in Wales to possible new legislation on e-scooters, here's all you need to know.

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[Corranga]

Is anyone introducing a car in 2021 that will drive itself around the block a couple of times to make sure the battery is charged and the brakes don't seize up while I'm stuck working from home house in a lockdown?

 

[Oneball]

Is anyone introducing a car in 2021 that will drive itself around the block a couple of times to make sure the battery is charged and the brakes don't seize up while I'm stuck working from home house in a lockdown?

 

[Gazcw]

It appears you can turn the speed limiter off but it comes back on when you start it again, apart from in Bradford obviously , that BMW bonnet will be up before the delivery transporter has reached the end of the street

Driving laws and rules you need to know for 2023

Here are the latest update on driving laws for 2023. From 20 mph speed limits in Wales to possible new legislation on e-scooters, here's all you need to know.

www.confused.com

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Good time to set up a car electronics reprogramming business. Well until they include it in the mot that is. And green plates for a zero emissions car that has created so many emissions being built is ridiculous.

 

[Wack61]

I'd like to see that lane keeping system swerve all the cars doing 62 in lane 2&3 back into lane 1 and not let them out again for being tw@ts

 

[Wattie]

I’ve gotta say that I love all the driving aids nowadays, speed limiter, auto cruise, lane assist, auto steering, speed sign recognition and auto parking which in particular is bloody brilliant.

If everyone had them and used them there’d be far less accidents.

 

[gb-gta]

Oh no, I was hoping that my last car could be a 2029 model, before the no piston engined cars rule comes in.
Now it seems my last car will be a 2021 model, without this idiotic ISA system.

That means it’s going to have to last longer, I’ll have to get a Lexus, an LC500 V8. That should see me out.

 

[MarkMas]

It appears you can turn the speed limiter off but it comes back on when you start it again, apart from in Bradford obviously , that BMW bonnet will be up before the delivery transporter has reached the end of the street

Driving laws and rules you need to know for 2023

Here are the latest update on driving laws for 2023. From 20 mph speed limits in Wales to possible new legislation on e-scooters, here's all you need to know.

www.confused.com

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Why Bradford?

 

[Gazcw]

I’ve gotta say that I love all the driving aids nowadays, speed limiter, auto cruise, lane assist, auto steering, speed sign recognition and auto parking which in particular is bloody brilliant.

If everyone had them and used them there’d be far less accidents.

And then the governments can control everyone's speed and reduce it in the pursuit of low emissions and you may as well buy the cheapest shed you can and plan for journeys to take 3 times longer. After all, in the end you won't be driving anywhere. Oh and no a/c in your sunny climates. Its not green.

 

[Zep]

I read this and decided I won’t be buying a post 2021 car with my own money.

Or just put narrow tyres on and drive everywhere sideways at 30mph...

 

[alfatwo]

Where's the fun in all that.. gotta feeling the 70's and 80's were the halcyon days of driving..
I'm glad I was there!

Dave

 

[RobinL]

Where's the fun in all that.. gotta feeling the 70's and 80's were the halcyon days of driving..
I'm glad I was there!

Dave

I have a nasty feeling you may be right. I had a Cadillac Fleetwood 60 with the 8.2l engine (190 bhp) back then for a while.
Choke didn't work so I had a can of fuel and poured a cupful into the carb (Rochester 4 barrel) - did the job.

Unfortunately the nitrous kit I added bent all the rods....

Shedload of fun though.

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[Wack61]

Why Bradford?

Renown for bad driving

I used to go to Bradford at least twice a week , some of the worst driving I've ever witnessed was in Bradford, nearly always in a German car

I once had 3 of them overtake me doing at least 60 in a 30 , it's like the wild west

 

[2b1ask1]

Well this won't help lighten the mod then: Fooked!

 

[gb-gta]

They will be a total waste of money on 2022 cars.
Your car won’t let you break any speed limits. If it does, can you claim you weren’t the driver of the car?
It was the electronics engineer of the manufacturer, or maybe the government GPS system that is now responsible for your accelerator, and therefore your speed.

Maybe they can fine themselves....

 

[Wack61]

You can turn the speed limiter off but you have to do it every time you start the car

My E class merc has got a limiter but it's user controlled on and off on a 2006 car so it's taken them a while to bring the fully on one to market

 

[davy83]

Is anyone introducing a car in 2021 that will drive itself around the block a couple of times to make sure the battery is charged and the brakes don't seize up while I'm stuck working from home house in a lockdown?

The Tesla's can just about do that. The autopilot certainly can.

 

[davy83]

This is inevitable, I mean its tragic but really fairly inevitable. Driving for fun will be a "sport" and be done under regulated conditions and getting from A to B will be in automated transport vehicles. The alternative is to always let people kill each other while getting form A to B like we do now, and sooner or later the safety argument and the technology will merge. I don't think it will necessarily mean journeys take longer, our roads are so congested these days its hard to find a place where your driving can actually make much difference these days.

 

[safrane]

Love to see autonomous cars cope with snow... my lane keep assist struggled if the white lines are not there!

 

[gb-gta]

There as so many things wrong with autonomous cars. They are just blind.
If you condition people even more to rely on electronics rather than actually paying attention at all, then there will be some horrendous accidents. ‘It’s not my fault, it’s the car....’ blame culture etc etc.

Standing water is another one, ice, potholes, debris in road, the list is endless.

All people will do is pay virtually no attention if all control is taken from them. Let’s face it, whatever anyones statistics says ‘speed’ is a small fraction of causes of accidents. The fact a car is just moving means it is travelling at a ‘speed’. Dumba@@ humans paying no attention to their surroundings is the cause of probably 90% of accidents. Obviously.

I could rant about this cr@p all day!
I’m going for a lie down.