Hybrids: 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid w/NAV, Magnetic Pearl
Posts: 362
Have you guys ever thought of this ????
I've seen other HCH II's, and when looking at them, one thing ALWAYS stands out. I can SEE their speedometer in the next lane. So I'm curious. Lets say, and I know this is tough for most of you to comprehend since the idea of going the speed limit frightens most people, but for those of us that do, have you ever had for example, the highway patrol or a police officer stop you and say, "well, I saw on your own speedometer that you were going x miles per hour" ???? I'm curious, makes us a little more susceptible to getting a speeding ticket no ????
It wouldn't hold up in court. All you would have to do is show up and contest the ticket, saying, he must have misread the speedometer, as I was going xx miles per hour, not xx like he said. Case dismissed. The police officer would have no proof, and such couldn't warrant the ticket.
Yea, I looked over at a new Civic this weekend at night and saw that I could see the guy's speed and thought that I'm not so sure that broadcasting it is such a good thing.
Just turn down the brightness of your display. You can adjust it in your drive way at night and step out of the vehicle to see if it is dimmer to anyone who might be trying to see it from outside the vehicle.
This occurred to me the first time I ever passed a civic of the current generation on the highway. As far as the police reading your speedometer is concerned, it's a non-issue. All speed measurement devices for use in traffic enforcement must be calibrated and certified per the IACP, and your speedometer is neither. As far as an officer or judge is concerned, it could be way off. Besides, if one is so oblivious as to be speeding with a police officer in the next lane, then all he has to do is look at his own speedometer. That is a calibrated and certified instrument and the ticket will hold up in court.
As a former speeder, just drive the limit and don't worry about it. Time in the car is much less stressful once a speeding habit has been broken.
Hybrids: 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid w/NAV, Magnetic Pearl
Posts: 362
Re: Have you guys ever thought of this ????
LOL, the kilometer bit is GREAT !!!! Would help me brush up on my math skilks, having to constantly convert whenever I look, ha ha. This should be fun.
If you're really paranoid about it, you can rig up a piece of cardboard or some other opaque barrier to side viewers (but which wouldn't obstruct your view) and/or tint the windows sufficiently dark to make the speedometer impossible (or at least very tough) to read.
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Originally Posted by brick
As far as the police reading your speedometer is concerned, it's a non-issue. All speed measurement devices for use in traffic enforcement must be calibrated and certified per the IACP, and your speedometer is neither. As far as an officer or judge is concerned, it could be way off.
You bring up an interesting point. Has anyone here attempted to check his speedometer and/or odometer for accuracy? Best way IMHO would be to find a flat stretch of highway with mileposts and set the cruise control to 60 mph. Assuming the mileposts are correct, the journey between any two should take exactly 1 minute. As for the odometer, set one of the trip meters to zero at a milepost and see what it reads at the next one.
Have you guys ever thought of this ????
