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UK Police Want An Automotive Tractor Beam

Posted by timothy on from the next-time-pay-your-congestion-fee dept.

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?

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  1. Re:2003 is making 1984 look like 1968 by ckaminski · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Or used to perpetrate more carjackings...

  2. Re:Regarding your sig... by Dr.+GeneMachine · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    difficult, difficult... Of course that WARNING is there... but it also makes curious... And rest assured - I have Javascript disabled now!

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  3. Re:Terrible Idea by Stalus · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Spike strips would be nearly as good, but it seems terribly few cops are actually carrying them.

    If you read the article, this is the entire reason why this legislation exists in the first place. They're scared about the manufacturing of ride flat tires, because it renders the spike strips ineffective.

  4. Re:Too many problems. by cyt0plas · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So go buy one of these on your own. There is no reason to have it forced on the rest of us.

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  5. Re:And thus... by ckaminski · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Touche! :-)