Sunday, July 03, 2005
New idea - speed spy
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It's one thing to have your car recording your speed as you drive down the road so that it can tattle on you if you get in an accident. It's another thing if the car is actually pushing the brake pedal for you...
Forget cameras - spy device will cut drivers' speed by satellite
From the article:
It's one thing to have your car recording your speed as you drive down the road so that it can tattle on you if you get in an accident. It's another thing if the car is actually pushing the brake pedal for you...
Forget cameras - spy device will cut drivers' speed by satellite
From the article:
- The satellite-based system will monitor the speed limit and apply the brakes or cut out the accelerator if the driver tries to exceed it. A government-funded trial has concluded that the scheme promotes safer driving.
Drivers in London could be among the first to have the 'speed spy' devices fitted. They would be offered a discount on the congestion charge if they use the system.
The move follows a six-month trial in Leeds using 20 modified Skoda Fabias, which found that volunteer drivers paid more attention as well keeping to the speed limit. More than 1,000 lives a year could be saved if the system was fitted to all Britain's cars, say academics at Leeds University, who ran the trial on behalf of the Department for Transport (DfT).
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Great. Just when you're trying to accelerate to get out of a tight spot, the system would kill the power on you. That can easily cause fatal accidents on many roads.
This scheme looks more like Big Brother in search of a problem than the reverse. Sure, there are idiot drivers, but they aren't usually the fastest ones, they're the least attentive or most erratic. Get your spy satellite system to detect that, and it might be worth something.
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This scheme looks more like Big Brother in search of a problem than the reverse. Sure, there are idiot drivers, but they aren't usually the fastest ones, they're the least attentive or most erratic. Get your spy satellite system to detect that, and it might be worth something.
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