[rodgerd]

> If it’s your device then you should have 100% control over it.

Yeah, but you also don't have the "right" to run your device on shared public spaces with your modifications that make it substantially more dangerous to other users of the same public space.

[nybble41]

I'm fine with that so long as the burden of proof rests on those claiming that the modifications make the device "substantially more dangerous"—keeping in mind that the most dangerous component of any vehicle tends to be the one sitting in the driver's seat.

[rodgerd]

The idiot in the driver's seat is likely the idiot who thinks that lowering their car by cutting the coil springs is a good idea, and will be the same idiot who thinks that messing with the ABS logic is sensible.

[nybble41]

Perhaps, but so what? The existence of certain dangerous modifications does not imply that all modifications would be dangerous. If you mess with the ABS logic (or anything else) and the modifications contribute to an accident then you're obviously going to be liable for that. On the other hand you could simply install a custom infotainment unit or some third-party or DIY heated seats, in which case I see no reason to preemptively ban the vehicle without clear evidence that the modifications pose a threat to other users of the road.

A reasonable compromise would be to require any modifications to be disclosed at registration, but with a policy of approving them by default unless there is a good, evidence-based reason to think that they pose a significant risk.