Comment Why not GPS set speed limitors (Score 1) 832
I have no inherent problem with speed limits (except that the stupid blanket 70mph limit was supposed to be *temporary* (yeah, right!)
Instead of tracking the whereabouts of every car (which is a gross intrustion of privacy IMHO) then why not have a speed limiter system built into cars that responds to local transponders (or digital maps + GPS). In this way, cars can't speed but neither will everyone's location be logged by our big brother state. Oh, I'm sorry is that a problem - safety-wise? I guess that (speed limitors) won't happen since there would be a chance for UK citizens to sue the government - but putting another piece into the big-brother state is OK...?
The other thing that seriously p*sses me off is that none of this was in B'liar's manifesto before his party were elected - otherwise things might have been a bit different electionwise methinks...
Instead of tracking the whereabouts of every car (which is a gross intrustion of privacy IMHO) then why not have a speed limiter system built into cars that responds to local transponders (or digital maps + GPS). In this way, cars can't speed but neither will everyone's location be logged by our big brother state. Oh, I'm sorry is that a problem - safety-wise? I guess that (speed limitors) won't happen since there would be a chance for UK citizens to sue the government - but putting another piece into the big-brother state is OK...?
The other thing that seriously p*sses me off is that none of this was in B'liar's manifesto before his party were elected - otherwise things might have been a bit different electionwise methinks...
