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Why the fuck do cars still have analog speedometers? Surely digital ones would be more accurate and much easier to read without looking away from the road for too long. (lemmy.world)
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Guys it's been 8 months. It was a bad take.

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[–] Hazdaz@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Easier to read?

That would imply that an analog speedo is tough to read which is laughably wrong.

[–] smolyeet@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It can be? Not that it’s hard to read , but I felt it was harder to determine exact speeds in my last car. Am I going 41 of 40, 35 or 33. It’s not that big of a deal but I don’t really have that problem with digital.

Analog is occupied by speeds you will never use. 80 to 260 is useless to be and practically a waste of space for consumer cars.

[–] Hazdaz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Am I going 41 of 40

No speedo out there is accurate enough to distinguish between those two speeds.