Posted on 01/20/2022 7:21:10 AM PST by rktman
When it comes to the manufacturing and use of automobiles, the U.S. government enforces a long list of regulations.
In the name of safety, federal law requires that all new automobiles include seat belts, air brake systems, airbags and so on.
Thanks to the massive infrastructure bill passed in November and signed into law by President Joe Biden, the government soon will be enforcing a new regulation -- one that gives federal authorities the ability to shut off your vehicle at any time.
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Buried on page 403 of the legislation, the provision requires "advance drunk and impaired driving prevention technology" to be built into all new cars.
This technology will be able to "passively monitor the performance" of all drivers, suggesting this system will be on at all times.
If the data indicate the driver is "impaired," the system will "prevent or limit motor vehicle operation," according to the legislation.
The measure is set to take effect in 2025.
While the legislation claims these precautions will be used to limit the number of drunken drivers on the road -- a noble goal -- many are speculating that the mandated kill switches could be used in other situations as well.
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Then how are we going to get our daily fix of California highway chases?
Imagine living next door to a Federal employee. Already tough because they tend to be a-holes, but now even worse because they have another way to retaliate over a petty personal dispute.
btt
Didn’t get the jab? No driving for you!
Hmmm, keep going, this sounds like a novel in the making.
Pretty soon old cars will be worth their weight in gold.
Buttgigger has been demanding this ever since he got nominated for Transportation Queen.
And before him, all sorts of thuggish authoritarian leftist Sorosian -Schwabian - 0bamaians.
I guess they think that just taking away your vehicles right up front is just one step too far for now.
Can't you disconnect the antenna cable from the Onstar module?
Not vaccinated? You can’t start your vehicles. And no electricity at your house.
Better keep that social credit score up! Pay your taxes on time with no mistakes! Or off goes your car! Off goes your phone! Off goes your banking! The beatings will continue until morale improves!
“Ted Kennedy kill switch”
It activates when submerged.
No legislation should be over 400 pages.
They can just kill you with a drone strike. Coming soon to a street corner near you.
Stops the car and calls Police. ACLU, ANTIFA, and NAACP won’t like this.
” many are speculating that the mandated kill switches could be used in other situations as well.”
Yeah. Like when hackers figure it out and use it for car jacking or simply shutting them all down for the Lolz. Wonderful idea.
Fools.
My 87 square body pickup is looking more and more valuable .
Somehow, that law went away.
I knew that would be part of the rollout of “self-driving” cars.
If they can do that, then why can’t they just direct your car to head for the police station where you will be taken from the car and cuffed?
I do not(or drive) but using the reasoning the Left uses in charges of racism, this could be considered racist against Native Americans:
https://www.recoveryanswers.org
However, what some of the Left would dream of would be to link this to a social credit score system.
Whenever a new regulation or law is proposed think of the most evil, tyrannical way it could be interpreted. That’s how it will eventually be interpreted.
And the fact they didn’t really even debate or discuss it in public first? That’s an indication of how soon they plan to use it.
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