Comments on: Big brother for cars http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070509/big-brother-for-cars/ Playing with cool gadgets in the ongoing search for the Coolest Gadget Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:01:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: The Future http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070509/big-brother-for-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-305498 The Future Tue, 22 May 2007 11:38:55 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070509/big-brother-for-cars/#comment-305498 RFID cannot track a specific location but it will read between points under the right conditions. To implement such a scheme would be a major invasion of privacy. If this was a scheme designed to resolve the large unpaid fine issue (I doubt it) it would not deal with the issue at hand - fine collection. Lack on integration of govt. departments is the real issue. Why are you issuing licenses to those with significant unpaid fines? Why are you not escalating the fines? Why do you not know where these people live if they are all registered in your system? There is a significant amount of crazy people on the roads, not a lot by volume but it only takes a few idiots to make the roads a dangerous place. All too often we see insane speeders, overtaking on corners. Every single day I see folks with children on the front of their bikes. Every single day I see little children standing up in cars or no seat belt or booster seat in sight, sitting in the front seat. You don't solve this by technology. It is resolved, in the words of a great Bermudian Sage, with 'testicular fortitude'. RFID cannot track a specific location but it will read between points under the right conditions.

To implement such a scheme would be a major invasion of privacy. If this was a scheme designed to resolve the large unpaid fine issue (I doubt it) it would not deal with the issue at hand – fine collection. Lack on integration of govt. departments is the real issue.
Why are you issuing licenses to those with significant unpaid fines?
Why are you not escalating the fines?
Why do you not know where these people live if they are all registered in your system?

There is a significant amount of crazy people on the roads, not a lot by volume but it only takes a few idiots to make the roads a dangerous place. All too often we see insane speeders, overtaking on corners. Every single day I see folks with children on the front of their bikes. Every single day I see little children standing up in cars or no seat belt or booster seat in sight, sitting in the front seat.

You don’t solve this by technology.

It is resolved, in the words of a great Bermudian Sage, with ‘testicular fortitude’.

]]> By: LostChild http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070509/big-brother-for-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-305383 LostChild Sun, 20 May 2007 03:44:01 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070509/big-brother-for-cars/#comment-305383 No good can possibly come from this. There's no good reason for the government to know where we are all the time. If we wanted them to know, we'd call them up and tell them. As for the speeding, I wonder what difference it would make, taking into account that traffic flow is well above the actual speed limit. Although tourists cannot rent cars, they can (and do) rent mopeds. What will the police do now? No good can possibly come from this.
There’s no good reason for the government to know where we are all the time. If we wanted them to know, we’d call them up and tell them.
As for the speeding, I wonder what difference it would make, taking into account that traffic flow is well above the actual speed limit.
Although tourists cannot rent cars, they can (and do) rent mopeds.
What will the police do now?

]]> By: Axi0n http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070509/big-brother-for-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-305194 Axi0n Wed, 16 May 2007 19:10:12 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070509/big-brother-for-cars/#comment-305194 Hmm... Yeah... RFID can be jammed, but of course like someone suggested... It's essentially nothing more than a tax grab... The Police already have a heyday on their monthly crackdowns... Considering there are really only 3 or 4 major roads in Bermuda... Further while it would be worthwhile to jam RFID whilst driving, I can totally see the Meter Maids walking around same as always scanning... Guess what happens when they hit a car with not returning RFID information... That'll be a bigger fine... If there is active jamming, I can see all vehicles affected getting ticketed. There is only two situations in Bermuda in Traffic Court... A) You're Guilty... B) You plead innocent thereby making you guiltier... So a cash grab indeed methinks... Hmm… Yeah… RFID can be jammed, but of course like someone suggested… It’s essentially nothing more than a tax grab…

The Police already have a heyday on their monthly crackdowns… Considering there are really only 3 or 4 major roads in Bermuda…

Further while it would be worthwhile to jam RFID whilst driving, I can totally see the Meter Maids walking around same as always scanning… Guess what happens when they hit a car with not returning RFID information… That’ll be a bigger fine… If there is active jamming, I can see all vehicles affected getting ticketed.

There is only two situations in Bermuda in Traffic Court… A) You’re Guilty… B) You plead innocent thereby making you guiltier…

So a cash grab indeed methinks…

]]> By: Dave http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070509/big-brother-for-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-305132 Dave Wed, 16 May 2007 08:00:41 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070509/big-brother-for-cars/#comment-305132 Fact is that RFID detection is pretty easy to jam, so it won't take long for the island's inhabitants to completely trash this scheme anyway. If that's what they want to do. For all we know, they could have had a vote and voted FOR it! Fact is that RFID detection is pretty easy to jam, so it won’t take long for the island’s inhabitants to completely trash this scheme anyway. If that’s what they want to do. For all we know, they could have had a vote and voted FOR it!

]]> By: kelso http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070509/big-brother-for-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-305014 kelso Tue, 15 May 2007 18:35:55 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070509/big-brother-for-cars/#comment-305014 This won't help safety at all, it'll just track citizens and take more money in form of fines. Next, some dumbass in the US government is gonna get the bright idea that we too, should do this, "For the Children." To hell with this. * WAR IS PEACE * FREEDOM IS SLAVERY * IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH This won’t help safety at all, it’ll just track citizens and take more money in form of fines.

Next, some dumbass in the US government is gonna get the bright idea that we too, should do this, “For the Children.”

To hell with this.

* WAR IS PEACE
* FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
* IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH

]]> By: Kevin http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070509/big-brother-for-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-304753 Kevin Thu, 10 May 2007 19:56:13 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070509/big-brother-for-cars/#comment-304753 Tourists cannot rent or drive cars in Bermuda anyway. So this is something to catch natives instead. Which seems rather mean for such a small, usually laid back island. Tourists cannot rent or drive cars in Bermuda anyway.

So this is something to catch natives instead. Which seems rather mean for such a small, usually laid back island.

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