

| Subject: | Re: Speedo calibration |
| From: | Dr. Rainer Woitok |
| Date: | Wed, 12 Aug 1998 14:00:38 +0200 |
Hi all, On Wed, 1998-08-12 02:08:15 -0700, Todd Last wrote: > If you look in the Bently manual it states (somewhere) that the speedo is > purposly set to read about 5% below actual speed in order to meet us DOT laws. BELOW?? That's interesting. In Germany speedos are required to _exaggerate_ your speed so nobody controlled by radar could claim it was only because of the speedo ... Sincerely Rainer ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | Rainer M Woitok | Phone: (+49-9131) 85-7811, -7031 | | Regionales Rechenzentrum | | | Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet | Fax : (+49-9131) 30 29 41 | | Martens-Strasse 1 | Telex: d 629 755 tf erl | | D-91058 Erlangen | | | Germany | Mail: Woitok@RRZE.Uni-Erlangen.DE | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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