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Daniel J Stern
Apr 19, 2002, 5:16:55 PM4/19/02
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On Fri, 19 Apr 2002, Phaedarus wrote:
> Need some statistics for a school project. What countries besides Canada
> require that all imported cars have speed govenors in them?
Before you start gathering "statistics", how 'bout pointing out where you
got the idea that Canada requires "all imported cars" to have "speed
governors" in them?
DS
Toronto
Ennui Society
Apr 20, 2002, 12:31:37 AM4/20/02
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Hello,
I think Japan is one country with compulsory fitment of speed governors to restrict the vehicles from exceeding 180km/h.
On other hand, Phaedarus, you might think of so-called "gentlemen's agreement" amongst the German manufacturers (except Porsche) in 1985 to restrict their vehicles to 250km/h. The agreement wasto dodge the wrath of environmental party, Die Grüne, who threatened to restrict Autobahnen to 100km/h. 250km/h was easy choice because of tyre performance grade (V-Rate to 155mph, W-Rate to 168mph, and so forth). It has since spread to other manufacturers who find their vehicles exceeding 155mph threshold very easy and to reduce the "speed war" (a.k.a. horsepower wars of 1960s and again of 2000s). The manufacturers also restrict their vehicles based on tyres and brakes (American edition Audi A6 3.0 does 130mph rather than 155mph due to cheaper H-rate tyres).
Oliver
I think Japan is one country with compulsory fitment of speed governors to restrict the vehicles from exceeding 180km/h.
On other hand, Phaedarus, you might think of so-called "gentlemen's agreement" amongst the German manufacturers (except Porsche) in 1985 to restrict their vehicles to 250km/h. The agreement wasto dodge the wrath of environmental party, Die Grüne, who threatened to restrict Autobahnen to 100km/h. 250km/h was easy choice because of tyre performance grade (V-Rate to 155mph, W-Rate to 168mph, and so forth). It has since spread to other manufacturers who find their vehicles exceeding 155mph threshold very easy and to reduce the "speed war" (a.k.a. horsepower wars of 1960s and again of 2000s). The manufacturers also restrict their vehicles based on tyres and brakes (American edition Audi A6 3.0 does 130mph rather than 155mph due to cheaper H-rate tyres).
Oliver
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