BondoBob said:The Flat Earth Society tried for a time in the 1980s to get all car makers to limit their speedometers to 80MPH thinking (as you do) that if the needle is WAAAAAY over there, you'll slow down. It's busted logic, as it made people simply try to make the needle wrap around to the stop at 0MPH.
If you want to stop speeding, then stop speeding. It isn't the tires fault, it isn't the gauge's fault - it's the driver's fault. Unless you are getting nailed for 61 in a 55MPH everytime, you are driving too fast and need to back it down.
Why not do what racers do and mark the face of the speedo where 55MPH is with a red line!
mazdaddy said:I had a solution to this with a car I owned about......oh, 25 (!?!) yrs ago....a 66 Mustang. When I hit speeds north of 60mph the front end would start to shimmy & the steering wheel would vibrate. Clear warning to take my foot off the loud pedal!!
Stopped doing it after I rebuilt the front suspension......
Sometimes i wish I still had it, but got rear-ended at a stop light (cryhard) Had to write her off...rednecks_r_us said:LOL I have a 66 mustang.
My first response to this was "Bastard- I hate you and your dad"--but I walked away for a moment and considered my response and----BASTARD!!! i HATE YOU AND YOUR DADdharman said:Sorry to change topic but....
My dad has an original numbers matching red 66 GT coupe with black pony interior and a 64 1/2 black convertible with red interior and a white top. Both cars have original miles and paint. The 66 has had the engine bay and some of the engine redone to look cleaner.
Tasty said:Applause!!! This thread has the worst premise for a solution to speeding that I have ever heard. It's like setting your clock faster so that you'll get up earlier. No you won't! You'll just hit snooze! Same thing with this broken logic...(freak)