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minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down9·edit-22 months agoBy law speedos must never under-read. If you are driving such a car, you are breaking the law. And your argument is balderdash. If there’s a tolerance with any machinery, a competent operator would factor that in.
minus-squareGeobloke@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoThat’s pretty much what they said, speedos over read. If your speedo is indicating slightly too fast, you’re probably sitting at the actual speed limit
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·2 months agoBut why would the sane do that?
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoRisking a fine for the sake of a few seconds off the travel time? Why not simply stick to the limit as read from the speedo.
minus-squareGeobloke@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoBecause I’ve been doing it for decades and hot away with it. But I can actually drive well, so results may vary
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·2 months agoThose sentences are mutually exclusive.
By law speedos must never under-read. If you are driving such a car, you are breaking the law.
And your argument is balderdash. If there’s a tolerance with any machinery, a competent operator would factor that in.
That’s pretty much what they said, speedos over read. If your speedo is indicating slightly too fast, you’re probably sitting at the actual speed limit
But why would the sane do that?
Why wouldn’t you?
Risking a fine for the sake of a few seconds off the travel time? Why not simply stick to the limit as read from the speedo.
Because I’ve been doing it for decades and hot away with it. But I can actually drive well, so results may vary
Those sentences are mutually exclusive.