Thursday, January 26, 2006

If speeders can't speed, they can't be ticketed for speeding

This won't happen ... (think tobacco, discuss)
The Canadians are testing out a system that pairs onboard Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) technology with a digital speed limit map. It works very much like the in-car GPS navigation systems that have become so common on late model cars -- but with a twist. Instead of helping you find a destination, the system prevents you from driving any faster than the posted speed limit of the road you happen to be on. -- Make Speeding Impossible?
1/26/2006 02:33:00 PM 7 Comments

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Anonymous said...

I foresee the day when a Clintonia State Trooper pulls you over and plugs a handheld device into a port on the exterior on your car. Bingo...max speed over last 5 miles of the highway, registration and license update, status of exhaust emissions. Fines deducted out of yer combined EZ Pass, Income, Tobacco and Liquor tax contribution account.

1/26/06, 4:07 PM
Anonymous said...

I thought that last comment was funny for about 5 seconds, then it got scary.
The handheld device connection will not be hardwired, and it will include the date/time of your last adult beverage purchase and your firearm ownership status.

Now I'm frightening myself.

1/26/06, 4:44 PM
Rodger the Real King of France said...

we won't let it happen, but your grandkids will grow up thinking it's just swell. Actually, if I'm not mistaken, every new car has a computer that stores your driving history now ... for warranty and repair purposes. My wife has one of those E-Z Toll payers in her car .. that records her whereabouts everytime she passes througha toll zone.

1/26/06, 4:55 PM
Anonymous said...

That's going to make passing a tractor on a country road very interesting.

Lt. Gen. Tailgunner dick

1/26/06, 11:16 PM
Anonymous said...

Oh and wait until phase 2

Inclement weather modifies the limits down, ditto school zones. Good god. Has anybody actually paid attention to the the posted limits on side streets and such?! This will cause an increase in asccidents as people get bored to death and drive off the road while distracted.




Phase 3

Police have a device which will override the signal and force your car to a stop.

1/27/06, 11:34 AM
Anonymous said...

With the proliferation of wireless technology, the cops wont even need to pull you over. Heck, there wont even be a need for traffic cops. A ticket will be sent directly to your blackberry as you pass by a robocop-on-a-pole.

-D

1/27/06, 2:35 PM
Anonymous said...

a nice article on how to break such on-board computers would make for good reading....
*ahem*

2/1/06, 12:09 PM

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