Venator@lemmy.nz to NZ Politics@lemmy.nz · 1 month agoDriver films ACT leader David Seymour undertakingwww.stuff.co.nzexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkDriver films ACT leader David Seymour undertakingwww.stuff.co.nzVenator@lemmy.nz to NZ Politics@lemmy.nz · 1 month agomessage-square13fedilinkfile-text
Seymour said the car in front of him was driving erratically, speeding up and slowing down in the right lane.
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoA speedometer that far out is effectively useless, and if I bought a vehicle like that I’d take it up with the dealer. So yes, Seymour might not have even been speeding.
minus-squareabsGeekNZ@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoThis is one of my pet peeves; this is not the 1950’s; we can make speedometers accurate to within 3%…this margin would account for all the vagaries of tire pressure etc. Our newest car; pleasantly has a very accurate speedo…
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoModern vehicles have GPS calibrated speedometers, and are often dead on. But for an electronic speedo, there’s no excuse for more than a few percent.
A speedometer that far out is effectively useless, and if I bought a vehicle like that I’d take it up with the dealer.
So yes, Seymour might not have even been speeding.
This is one of my pet peeves; this is not the 1950’s; we can make speedometers accurate to within 3%…this margin would account for all the vagaries of tire pressure etc.
Our newest car; pleasantly has a very accurate speedo…
Modern vehicles have GPS calibrated speedometers, and are often dead on. But for an electronic speedo, there’s no excuse for more than a few percent.