Very good point! I have a 2001 Saturn SL-1 that gets 42 MPG (50/50 highway/city driving) because I drive in a conservative maner. According to Saturn I should getting quite a bit less. You have to consider the driving styles of all reports and remember that there are other factors like tire pressure and number of people in the vehicle to consider...
Rescuing these hikers who want to have it extreme costs a lot. Usually these adventurers don't pay the whole costs, but taxpayers do.
A simple solution to this; don't rescue them. They knew what they were getting into when they did it.
There are also people, who work and live in the forests. I don't think they appreciate being all by themselves when accidents happen.
People who live in alone want to be alone. Do not assume that everyone thinks just like you. They chose to be there and typicaly they have ways of communicating if they wish to. If I chose to live in a secluded area and someone came stopping in uninvited just to see if I was OK they would most likely get.44 answers.
Most people can take care of themselves and those that can't will get what nature intended.
- How will you power these devices?
- People who are still on the trail are not lost, will you cover the entire forest in sensors?
- How will you see the people for all the trees?
- Who is going to monitor all those stations?
- Who is going to pay for this?
- How will you tell the animals from the people? (I mean sure, we killed and/or ate most of them but there are a still a few around)
- How will you protect them from animals, rain, snow, wind, rocks, etc?
- How would you tell which way a person was moving when they passed the sensor?
The logistics of this are staggeringly large and the benefits so minor as to be imaginary. You would never be able to find anyone with this sort of device considering the drawbacks. Please keep your technology out of what is left of our wildness or be prepared to come get the pieces. Take nothing but pictures (of nature) and leave nothing but footprints (preferably not the Constitution).
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Very good point! I have a 2001 Saturn SL-1 that gets 42 MPG (50/50 highway/city driving) because I drive in a conservative maner. According to Saturn I should getting quite a bit less. You have to consider the driving styles of all reports and remember that there are other factors like tire pressure and number of people in the vehicle to consider...
Rescuing these hikers who want to have it extreme costs a lot. Usually these adventurers don't pay the whole costs, but taxpayers do.
.44 answers.
A simple solution to this; don't rescue them. They knew what they were getting into when they did it.
There are also people, who work and live in the forests. I don't think they appreciate being all by themselves when accidents happen.
People who live in alone want to be alone. Do not assume that everyone thinks just like you. They chose to be there and typicaly they have ways of communicating if they wish to. If I chose to live in a secluded area and someone came stopping in uninvited just to see if I was OK they would most likely get
Most people can take care of themselves and those that can't will get what nature intended.
- How will you power these devices? - People who are still on the trail are not lost, will you cover the entire forest in sensors? - How will you see the people for all the trees? - Who is going to monitor all those stations? - Who is going to pay for this? - How will you tell the animals from the people? (I mean sure, we killed and/or ate most of them but there are a still a few around) - How will you protect them from animals, rain, snow, wind, rocks, etc? - How would you tell which way a person was moving when they passed the sensor? The logistics of this are staggeringly large and the benefits so minor as to be imaginary. You would never be able to find anyone with this sort of device considering the drawbacks. Please keep your technology out of what is left of our wildness or be prepared to come get the pieces. Take nothing but pictures (of nature) and leave nothing but footprints (preferably not the Constitution).