Mr_WorldlyWiseman

Just stop using an OS that is intentionally difficult to use and hostile. It takes like an hour to install Bazzite

https://bazzite.gg/

Russia too. To some extent Sweden and China too.

Also plenty of settler states out there but they didn't evict indigenous people as much.

I did read the link, and I also read other sources about Intelligent Speed Assist.

Intelligent Speed Assist is not necessarily a speed limiter, unless the EC has created new guidelines since 2024 that require hard speed limiters that I'm not aware of.

Sure, speed limiters aren't required on ebikes either when you're not on a public road, but 99.9% of vehicle usage is on public roads, even for racecar enthusiasts. EU regulation makes it very easy for manufacturers to make cars that double as racecars, since ISA can be disabled easily by the user. But neither racecars nor e-bikes are meant to race on public roads. ISA clearly does not go far enough.

There are much bigger issues with car safety than just speeding, I just wanted to point out that we knowingly allow car drivers to kill people with reckless driving on increasingly more complex and more dangerous machines. And we as a society are very resistant to any harm reduction tools that would prevent drivers from breaking speed limits, or otherwise adapt cars to fit better in the cities where they're driven. Even historically-large 2-door economy cars are referred to as "clown cars".

The reality is that the modern car is a high speed impact-armored vehicle designed for intercity cruising at speeds traditionally reserved for trained professionals. They are increasingly unsuitable for the intraurban environments they spend the vast majority of their time in. Cars might be important in rural areas, but personal mobility needs more variety than just cars, walking and the occasional sport cyclist.

Here is a video about intermediary vehicles that used to exist, but were abandoned immediately as soon as we could build something faster.

https://youtu.be/7NxFBbLSOzs

Until the average car driver gets some self-understanding about the vehicles they operate, modern cars do not belong in civilized urban neighborhoods at all. Speed limiters are just the tip of the iceberg.

Being Trump's Vice President is the most dangerous job in America. Dude has a (very small) boner for VPcide.

Yeah honestly the majority of Trump voters were more upset that Biden wasn't aggressive enough. Nothing will truly change and all that.

Manufacturers aren't required to use speed limiter software, the law allows for cars to only play alert sounds when a driver is breaking speed limits. I rented a 2024 Mercedes in Europe recently that beeped when you were speeding, but otherwise didn't do any active safety measures.

Also, while these speeding alerts are on by default, they can easily be disabled, so most people who understand how to configure their car will probably turn them off.

Plenty of articles online with drivers freaking out that they're being punished for breaking speed limit laws, and explaining how to turn off the alerts.

Compare to ebikes in the EU, where all (legally-imported) ebikes will turn off their motors above 25-30 kmh, and firmware hacking the system to disable it is illegal unless you register it as a moped. Disabling the speed limiter is illegal even if you are riding it on 50 km/h streets where it is legal and safe to go faster.

The majority of electric vehicles have speed limiters (I.e. escooters and ebikes), but the moment somebody suggests putting speed limits on cars, the #2 killer of children (behind guns), everybody loses their minds.

Competence is at odds with Trump's loyalty demands.

Yes. I never said oligarchy was a positive thing.

The Snowden leaks happened while Snowden was in Hong Kong, before he defected to Russia.

The depravity of these guards are what fascism does to a person

It was outside of the environment