To top it off, ebikes and escooters have speed limiters or are outright banned in many places, yet cars never have speed limiters in them.
What law? There is no such law in either the US or Canada (US because the internet is generally US-Centric, Canada because that’s where I am)
The vehicles do have governors, but it’s more about whats safe for the vehicle and its tire rating than road speeds.
You need a license, registration, inspection, and insurance to drive a car.
Literally none of those are speed limiters.
- all cars have speed limiters
- we’re talking about regulations, not limiters.
Forklifts are typically heavier than cars, easier to tip, come with piercing forks and, are operated in pedestrian heavy areas much more frequently. You can be certified a lot quicker and easier than it takes to get a driver’s license, and typically you won’t be the one registering and insuring the equipment. And that’s just one specific type of heavy equipment.
the hard part of learning to drive isn’t learning how to drive, it’s learning how to drive accounting for the fact that everybody sucks at driving
that’s not really an issue with a forklift
Forklifts […] are operated in pedestrian heavy areas much more frequently [than cars].
???
This is to protect the engines. You can get a car up above 100mph easily enough.
Every car made has a speed limiter that’s usually capped at the rated speed for the tires.
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