Why do NPC's never follow the speed limit?

[Gord]

Cars drive like 40kmh over the legal speed limit (forexample if the speed limit is 100, they drive 140.) And trucks drive like 30kmh under their legal speed limit (forexample on the highway they drive 50kmh instead of 80kmh.) It is really annoying cuz i have to swap lanes every 10 seconds. And if YOU try to drive as fast as the cars, 140kmh, the car infront of you literally slams on the brakes causing a big accident. It's like the car driver is saying ''EY FK YOU! ONLY IM ALLOWED TO DRIVE THIS FAST SO IM GONNA FORCE YOU OFF THE ROAD!!''

[mr.tajny]

Can you list your mods here?

[Gord]

Originally posted by mr.tajny:

Can you list your mods here?

No mods whatsoever

[mr.tajny]

Thers IMO probably something bugged in your game/profile. Try a new fresh profile and if youll find the same problem there, try to report a bug: https://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=16653 You can also do the usual procedure: verify integrity of game files and reinstall the game.

[ReignDance]

''EY FK YOU! ONLY IM ALLOWED TO DRIVE THIS FAST SO IM GONNA FORCE YOU OFF THE ROAD!!'

Strangely enough, this mimics real life quite well.

[berth.ljunggren]

Would gladly skip content updates for a bit if they could make the AI not behave as a 5 year old high on drugs :) the driving part is great but the AI sometimes just makes you ......

[Fred]

AI Traffic sucks, it's a limit of 50/h in the city and they go with 45/46, same on the highway, no need to begin a new profile or something like that...Ai Traffic it's totaly outside of the game...

[Cult of Tzeentch]

I'm guessing maybe because there are no police car nearby, eh? Sometimes me too, not following the speed limit rules. But if there is a police car noticed, they will turn on their siren and you get fined for speeding. Don't know about the AI though. The only annoying thing about AI is sometimes they suddenly hit the brake and slowing down for no reason, even there's no car in front of them :(

But overall, this game is great

[Nimir-Raj]

Sometimes they AI goes under the limit, sometimes the AI goes the limit, sometimes the AI goes over (but within 10% of) the limit.

Just like real life. I fail to see an issue there.


The AI braking randomly for no obvious reason is a map related bug and should be reported on the SCS forum as per the reporting guidelines if you want it fixed.

Be aware that braking for stranded vehicles on the shoulder is intended. I mean I've never seen anyone slow down even by 2MPH in RL for that reason, but it is intended.

The only time vehicles going "too fast" should be reported is if it's a truck doing over 56mph since they obviously have engine limiters.

TBH I think SCS should drop the whole 10% rule for both AI and players. Some places no longer allow the 10% rule, and others are talking about abandoning it too.

[Karlia]

limit
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noun
1.
a point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend or pass.

Just like in RL it is the LIMIT good grief you said it yourself THE LIMIT. The posted speeds are NOT the required speed but the LIMIT.

Learn to drive.

[Kreech]

A couple of things I didn't see mentioned already. 1) Are you using a truck speed limiter? I tried playing without it and it gave me way too many headaches because, as you said, cars would just change lanes and brake (especially special events such as around road works or an accident) and I would not have enough time to break. Putting on the speed limiter would do wonders for your sanity. 2) Some cars are faster than the trucks because of the difference between the truck and car speed limits. Sorry if you already know that, but that might be one reason why there is such an ostensible disparity between the trucks and cars.

I find that once you kind of get to know what the AI will do, it's easier to drive without issue.

[Nimir-Raj]

Originally posted by KMC:

Just like in RL

People break the limit.

There finished the sentence properly for you.

[morgoth13]

The speed limiter has no effect on your braking distance.

[TB-Death2-U]

My only recomendation is try driving the truck as you would in real life, ie obey limits and laws.
Over 300,000 km and counting and I don't have the problems of which you speak.
Happy trucking.

[Gord]

Originally posted by TB-Death2-U:

My only recomendation is try driving the truck as you would in real life, ie obey limits and laws.
Over 300,000 km and counting and I don't have the problems of which you speak.
Happy trucking.

I am, i never drive above 80kmh unless i overtake. And the trucks always drive 50-60 on the highway so i have to constantly overtake which is annoying.

[pieperjohanns]

If all trucks are driving 50 or 60 km/h on the highway there is something very wrong with your game. Even the game's occasional "Captain Slow" (VW Passat) doesn't drive that slow as far as I remember.