oleorun@real.lemmy.fanM to Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'@real.lemmy.fanEnglish · 6 months agoCalifornia bill would require new cars to beep at speeding driversktla.comexternal-linkmessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1131arrow-down18
arrow-up1123arrow-down1external-linkCalifornia bill would require new cars to beep at speeding driversktla.comoleorun@real.lemmy.fanM to Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'@real.lemmy.fanEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square73fedilink
minus-squareASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·6 months agothe headline is very misleading. There is no beeping at other drivers, or honking of horns. Just a notification to you, the driver of your own car if your car a) knows the local speed and b) is exceeding it by a set amount. This notification can be disabled. like, if you’re in a 30 zone, and go 35, your satnav/gps will go “ding!” and a small light will go on the dash/lcd screen.
the headline is very misleading. There is no beeping at other drivers, or honking of horns.
Just a notification to you, the driver of your own car if your car a) knows the local speed and b) is exceeding it by a set amount.
This notification can be disabled.
like, if you’re in a 30 zone, and go 35, your satnav/gps will go “ding!” and a small light will go on the dash/lcd screen.