I was refering to non-offical emergency vehicles - every day cars driven my everyday people. The idea being one could push a button allowing unlimited speed for whatever reason (emergency or not), but in doing so it would alert somone (police, ?) to prevent abuse. I don't think there is any reason to speed, but at least such an overide button would prevent the inevitable lawsuit or argument that speed restiction on car cause some such problem.

Anyway it was more suggested in the fun of ideas and disucssion. I think we are along way off from speed limited cars based on where they are driving.

Other thoughts: If this ideas was implemented, what speed would it limit a car to in a 25mph residential zone? 35? 25? 26?

What about handing the phasing in of this technology? Would it create resistance to new car purchases as older cars would be unlimited? Would it be fair that a driver of a 2031 model year could not go over 25, but the driver of an old 2005 clunker could? Would it be required for old cars to be retrofitted? Who would pay?

Al