speed limiter

Maximum pace enforcer

A speed limiter is a device that prevents a vehicle or machine from exceeding a set speed.

Commercial trucks and buses often have factory-installed limiters for safety and fuel economy.

Some cars allow drivers to set a temporary limit: I set the speed limiter to 70 so I wouldn't get a ticket.

Also called a governor.

mechanism

governor

State's chief executive

controller · sensor · actuator · servo · valve · calibration · modulation · adjustment · tuning · override

driving

highway

Major road for travel

acceleration · velocity · road · traffic · ticket · enforcement · patrol · signage · odometer · gearbox

restriction

cap

Covering for top

threshold · curtailment · restraint · barrier · inhibition · bottleneck · check · deterrent · prohibition · reduction

safety

protection

Guarding against harm

ABS · guardrail · emergency · braking · pedestrian · telematics · insurance · compliance · legislation · mandate

Categories
Opposites
vehicle performance restriction vs. enhancement

speed limiterspeed booster

Thing that increases velocity

turbocharger · supercharger · engine tuning · sport mode · launch control

Family

speed, limiter, speeds, speedy, speedily, speediness, speeding, speedster, limit

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G