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UK Police Want An Automotive Tractor Beam
Barryke writes "According to The Observer, England is working on a remote control for cars to be used by the police. England's police force is lobbying to get a remote-control to stop other cars; this could also be used to limit speeds. Since needed technology is already available in modern cars, modification is very easy and cheap. But what if I just escape by hitting the clutch and use my speed to go downhill? Bet I'm in the hospital before they are!" Orwellian, or ... Californian?
I do play in the real world, and excepting your "father-in-law" gushing blood in your backseat, none of them require speeding. You are the epitome of bad driver. If you're not prepared to handle idiots merging, well like idiots, or kids careening at you at high speed, I think you need to surrender your license.
I've been in many and caused a few accidents, friend. Not a single one of them was unavoidable by intelligent defensive driving.
The best cure for a tailgater is tapping your brakes. You barely engage them, and you scare the piss out of the idiot on your tail.