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Texas Using WiFi to Encourage Driving Breaks

Posted by simoniker on from the clever dept.

squidfrog writes "An AP article reports: 'To encourage drivers to take more frequent breaks, the Texas Department of Transportation wants to set up free wireless Internet access at rest stops and travel information centers. TxDOT, which says Texas is the first state to provide such free access at rest areas, began experimenting with WiFi hotspots last fall... Andy Keith, manager of TxDOT's maintenance division, said the state hopes to reduce fatigue-related accidents by encouraging drivers to stop more often.' Is public WiFi becoming a trend?" We previously mentioned this scheme a couple of weeks back, although not the motivation behind it.

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  2. This article is false by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    First of all, there is no such entity as the Texas Department of Transportation or TxDOT. There is only the Department of Public Safety (DPS), which has many different divisions.
    Secondly, I work in the Accounting and Means division (DPS/AD) and we struck down this idea (it was broadband not WiFi) last year because we could not justify the expense when there are more important issues at hand... and not enough funds to go around to begin with.

    Who writes these false articles and why doesn't slashdot check their authenticity before putting them on this site? Does slashdot not care how stupid this makes them look? Or is this the internet version of The Enquirer?
    Maybe I should be contacting their sponsors instead of asking silly questions.