In the words of Sylvester Stallone in Demolition Man

[crashedandburned]

"Why don't you just shove a damn leash up my A$$!!!!"

Big Brother soon just won't be able to just watch ya but also be able to actually CONTROL ya to some extent. On the plus side though, won't have ta worry about tickets anymore



http://www.cnn.com/2005/AUTOS/12/01/...eed/index.html


Device stops speeders from inside car
Report: Canada testing device that alerts drivers whenever the exceed speed limits.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Canadian auto regulators are testing a system that would enforce speed limits by making it harder to push down the car's gas pedal once the speed limit is passed, according to a newspaper report.

The system being tested by Transport Canada, the Canadian equivalent of the U.S. Department of Transportation, uses a global positioning satellite device installed in the car to monitor the car's speed and position. If the car begins to significantly exceed the speed limit for the road on which it's travelling the system responds by making it harder to depress the gas pedal, according to a story posted on the Toronto Globe and Mail's Website.

The pilot test, using 10 cars driven by volunteers, is believed to be the first in North America, although similar systems have been tested in several European countries, according to the newspaper.

The agency is also testing another system that warns drivers with a voice alarm and a light whenever they start to speed, the newspaper said. Those systems are already on sale, according to the report. The company that makes the alarm device, the Otto Driving Companion, has already sold 400 of the units in Winnipeg alone, the newspaper said.

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The system being tested by Transport Canada, the Canadian equivalent of the U.S. Department of Transportation, uses a global positioning satellite device installed in the car to monitor the car's speed and position.

Great- I don't want anything in my vechicle,my cell phone or any dam place that permits anyone to monitor my whereabouts....

The potential for abuse is obvious,like we really need to use satellites to monitor a trip to the corner store.

WTF---what's wrong with the automobiles SPEEDOMETER being linked to some warning light ???

[macchiato]

What's wrong with it is it doesn't work.
In Japan they had the same set up mentioned. It was stock on all autos from for some time.
People simply ignoredit.
When I first arrived in Japan in 96' I asked what's that sound. The driver was like, "what sound"? (older car)
Need I mention that system in no longer implimented?

[crashedandburned]

Honestly, I don't really think we'll have to worry about this becoming a reality. Think how much revenue would be lost in not writing all those tickets!!!

[SHIVER ME TIMBERS]

time to buy an older car