Aotearoa Weekly Kōrero 4/10/2024
Aotearoa Weekly Kōrero 4/10/2024
Welcome to this week’s casual kōrero thread!
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So how’s it going?
So stupid question - why does my speedo read ~3km faster than a radar thingy on the road?
Is that a safety margin thing or have i got the wrong tires installed (or similar)?
@flambonkscious @Dave The guy who services my car told me many moons ago that some vehicles are set to read slightly higher than they really are - as a safety thing.
¯(ツ)/¯
You are absolutely right!
https://www.aa.co.nz/cars/motoring-blog/why-does-my-speedo-read-higher-than-road-side-speed-monitors/
Ooh that's interesting. I have seen this in almost every car I've ever driven past one of those things. There's actually one car that I remember borrowing one time that stands out in my mind as it matched the speed sign thing and that was unusual enough to still remember it years later.
I just assumed that since the speed is read internally (gear box or something?), as the mm if rubber come off the tire the speedo would over read more and more.