Speedometer

I'm seeing way too many "speedometer" controls on dribbble lately. There are a few cases in which such a control makes sense, but the majority of the ones I see are just plain silly.

If you are tempted to use a speedometer control, have you considered...
* A progress meter: for any fractional values; very familiar and dead simple to read
* A pie chart: more recognizable; full pie slices are quicker to read than a thin outline

Press "L" if you agree ;)