| Surely, everyone has seen movies such as The Fast | | | | Most of the cars use the electronic version but those |
| and The Furious and Torque. What are the two | | | | who like to drive something like a 1956 Mustang will |
| things these films have in common? The answer is | | | | surely be able to reminisce the good old days when |
| speed. It doesn't matter if one used cars while the | | | | the mechanical speedometer made man and machine |
| other used motorbikes because this still gave the | | | | work together. |
| audience the thrill of what its like riding on the wild | | | | Unfortunately, driving more than a hundred miles per |
| side. | | | | hour in the city or even on the freeway with the |
| Is this real? Can this really happen? The answer to | | | | calibrated speedometer will only get the driver in |
| both questions is yes and all it takes is calibrating the | | | | trouble. For safety reasons, the police will most likely |
| engine for these vehicles to be able for it to exceed | | | | pull over the driver and issue a ticket. |
| more than an hundred miles per hour on the road. | | | | This should serve as a lesson to the one behind the |
| The driver may not notice how fast the vehicle is | | | | wheel because most car accidents are caused by |
| going when sitting behind the wheel and the only | | | | over speeding or drinking under the influence that |
| indicator will be the speedometer located a few | | | | causes damage to property and may take |
| inches below the windshield. There are two types of | | | | someone's life. |
| speedometers. The mechanical and the electronic | | | | One ticket is ok but repeated offenses will make it |
| version. | | | | more expensive to get insurance for the vehicle. At |
| The mechanical speedometer works using a cable, a | | | | worse, no one will want to insure the individual given |
| rotating flexible shaft and a magnet. After calibrating | | | | the reckless history that is a liability to the insurance |
| and combining these three components, the speed of | | | | company. |
| the car will continue to increase as one continues to | | | | The best thing to do then with the calibrated |
| step on the gas. | | | | speedometer will still be to follow the traffic rules |
| The electronic version also uses a magnet. The only | | | | especially the speed limits. This varies on city and |
| difference is that in order for this to work, the entire | | | | highway driving but regardless where one is, the right |
| system needs a computer. Once this is calibrated, it | | | | thing to do will be to abide by it. |
| will be able to tell how fast the vehicle is moving. | | | | |