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Ford Testing a New 'Traffic Monitoring' Device

Posted by michael on from the traffic-on-the-ones dept.

Poletown writes "The Detroit Free Press put out this article today about a new vehicle based 'traffic monitoring' system that Ford is testing. It will report your speed, the road temperature, whether or not your wipers/headlights are active, and even if you've used your anti-lock brakes. Initially, the system will be tested on Ford-owned and municipal vehicles."

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  1. Re:tinfoil by Mortanius · · Score: 0, Troll

    Eh, let them block it. Someday they'll need it and hopefully die as a result of the call center not being able to locate them.

  2. Re:Good idea that will never work by cayenne8 · · Score: 0, Troll
    If you are able to drive...then, I think by definition, you are not impared. So, nothing illegal.

    I think speeding laws are more for financial income to PD than for safety. Let's divert all the monies collected from speeders, into a pool that is re-distributed to those citizens that didn't get any tickets in a year. When the police quit benefitting directly from the money collected on speeding tickets...lets then see how strictly they bother to enforce them...

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