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Australia, UK To Test Vehicle Speed-Limiting Devices
nemesisrocks writes "The New South Wales government is set to begin testing a device that will limit the speed of drivers because 'excessive speed is one of the primary ways that people are killed while driving.' Located on the dashboard, it senses a driver's speed with the use of GPS. If the speed of a car goes over the posted legal limit, a warning sounds. If the driver ignores the warning, the device eventually cuts all power to the car because a cut-off switch has been installed between the accelerator and the engine."
The Times Online reports that the same system will be tested in the UK this summer for use in taxis and buses.
Speed doesn't kill anybody.... It's that coming to a sudden stop that gets you every time!
Proof once again that if your hair is pointy enough, then all problems seem like they can be solved using technology.
heh, my wife's Garmin (530?) would, on occasion, register speeds of over 400mph on the history stats.
This issue is a bit more complicated than you think.
I propose a limiter that cuts all power from the government when it exceeds the acceptable level of control over the public's actions, because "excessive power is one of the primary ways that people are supressed by governments".
US government is testing a device which will determine the thrust rate and force during a sexual intercourse, because it's determined that excessive thrust can lead to heart attack. All the citizens over age of 45 years will have the device fixed between their penis and heart. If excessive thrust is detected, the device will cut the blood supply to the penis of the offending party. (earlier version was designed to throttle oxygen supply to the heart, but it was thought to be too aggressive)
And all laws are inherently just and right, and should be obeyed blindly and without question.
Speed don't kill. Sudden deceleration kills.
Outlaw sudden deceleration.
I blame them now for putting up speed limit signs to begin with.
Stupid sexy Flanders.
It's true. At least 95% of all collisions occur when both vehicles are standing still.
He heard it on Fox News.
"Door is ajar... Door is ajar... Door is ajar..."
My door is not a #$^@ing JAR, it's a DOOR, stop SAYING that!
This line brought to you by the early '90s idea that everything should talk.
SIG: HUP
Mine works by her yelling at me.
As I always tell my passengers "tuck and roll... tuck and roll".
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