The Department for Transport says the installation of the Intelligent Speed Adaptation system would be voluntaryPosted on 09/18/2008 12:12:22 PM PDT by BGHater
Drivers could have their speed controlled by satellite to stop them from breaking the limit following a Government trial of new technology.
Cars fitted with the system would have their speed automatically monitored by satellites, which would also be programmed with the speed limits for different roads.
A motorist who tried to accelerate beyond the speed limit would find the system stopping the car from going any faster or issuing a warning instructing them to slow down.
The Department for Transport is set to back the system known as Intelligent Speed Adaptation. It follows lengthy trials conducted in Leeds in where cars have been fitted with the sophisticated satellite navigation system.
The Department for Transport said that the installation of the technology would be voluntary, but it is already in talks with the motor industry over how it could be made available for those who wanted to buy it.
Three types of the technology could be made available.
The Department for Transport says the installation of the Intelligent Speed Adaptation system would be voluntary
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....FROM MY COLD DEAD LEAD FOOT!!
These people have gone further than freaking nuts!
As a very wise man once said:
...they know not what they do.
Another case of the tail waggin the dog.
It is the 1% that abuse the speed limit that cause the problem. Not the 99% that drive at a reasonable speed (even if it is above the actual limit.)
How does this solve tailgaiting (a bigger accident causer than speeding)?
How does this stop people from zig-zagging in and out of traffic (another bigger accident causer than speeding)?
A police-officer friend told me the biggest cause of accidents in their town was yellow-runners/green-jumpers. Combine people that rush to make that yellow light with someone that takes off the moment the light turns green and you’ve got an accident.
Voluntary today, tomorrow...
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