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  2. Speed limiter - Wikipedia

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    The limiter may be considered as setting the maximum speed (with throttle kickdown to override it) easing the throttle to reduce speed, whereas cruise control sets the minimum speed (with the brake pedal to override it) pressing on the throttle to increase speed. The limiter may shift down through automatic gears to hold the maximum speed.

  3. Governor (device) - Wikipedia

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    A governor, or speed limiter or controller, is a device used to measure and regulate the speed of a machine, such as an engine.. A classic example is the centrifugal governor, also known as the Watt or fly-ball governor on a reciprocating steam engine, which uses the effect of inertial force on rotating weights driven by the machine output shaft to regulate its speed by altering the input flow ...

  4. Speed limit - Wikipedia

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    A road sign shows maximum and minimum speed limit for different types of vehicle on expressway in China.Speed limit signs are shown in kilometres per hour.. Speed limits on road traffic, as used in most countries, set the legal maximum speed at which vehicles may travel on a given stretch of road. [1]

  5. Speed limits in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Prior to 2009, a speed limit could be defined in kilometers per hour (km/h) as well as miles per hour (mph). The 2003 version of the MUTCD stated that "speed limits shown shall be in multiples of 10 km/h or 5 mph." [118] If a speed limit sign indicated km/h, the number was circumscribed and "km/h" was written below. Prior to 2003, metric speed ...

  6. Intelligent speed assistance - Wikipedia

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    ISA was born in France when Saad and Malaterre (1982) carried out their study of driver behaviour with an in-car speed limiter. Actually, they did not really test Intelligent Speed Adaptation, because the system did not automatically set the correct speed limit; instead drivers had to set the limiter themselves, and, rather like a cruise control, they could set it as they chose.

  7. Rules of the Road: 25 mph is too fast. Is there a lower speed ...

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    Without a local alley speed limit law, does it default to the state law of 25 mph? The law I referenced actually opens with a broader requirement: “No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway ...

  8. Traffic-sign recognition - Wikipedia

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    Traffic-sign (speed limit) recognition. Traffic-sign recognition (TSR) is a technology by which a vehicle is able to recognize the traffic signs put on the road e.g. "speed limit" or "children" or "turn ahead". This is part of the features collectively called ADAS. The technology is being developed by a variety of automotive suppliers to ...

  9. Speed limit enforcement - Wikipedia

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    Gatso speed camera. Speed limits are enforced on most public roadways by authorities, with the purpose to improve driver compliance with speed limits.Methods used include roadside speed traps set up and operated by the police and automated roadside 'speed camera' systems, which may incorporate the use of an automatic number plate recognition system. [1]