Device Stops Speeders From Inside Car 781
frdmfghtr writes "CNN reports that the Canadian government is testing a new anti-speeding device." From the article: "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 traveling 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."
well.... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:well.... (Score:3, Funny)
Chase scenes? (Score:5, Funny)
would this have any effect... (Score:4, Funny)
Prior Art (Score:5, Funny)
Tunnels? (Score:2, Funny)
will this also work for grannies? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Crippling our vehicles is a bad idea (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Crippling our vehicles is a bad idea (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Prior Art (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Prior Art (Score:5, Funny)
Heh, I can see it now:
Re:Safety issues? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Safety issues? (Score:3, Funny)
I drive a 1989 Mercury Cougar with duct-tape in place of weather stripping on the back window. I guess it's understandable that you could come up with a situation where hitting the gas is necessary and I couldn't.
Re:Prior Art (Score:3, Funny)
Mine must be busted; I only get warnings that I'm going "only 5 over".
Patent Prior Art Right Here!! (Score:3, Funny)
There are soo many of these cockamamie schemes coming out that depend on GPS - for examaple california was floating a mandatory GPS logger for highway use taxes - that there is certain to be a big market for GPS spoofers. The signals from the GPS satellites should be faint enough that overpowering them in a radius of say, 10 meters ought to be feasible with a handheld-sized device.
In this case, I see two popular uses.
1) Spoof your own GPS to "unlock" the accelerator. Make it think you are always in the booneys on a highway with an 80mph limit (or one with no limit in the system's database).
2) Spoof that idiot in front of you who is driving too slow or the jerk tailgating you. Put him in a school zone with limit of 10mph and watch him come to a near stand-still - slowpoke will eventually pull over to the shoulder and let you pass while the tailgater will quickly fall off your tailgate.
Re:Hopefully the GPS will work when ....... (Score:3, Funny)
My minivan otoh pushes 90 quite easily, and would probably break 120 if i wanted to try it.
It's probably got a fuel shutoff somewhere between 100-125. My old car had a fuel shutoff at 120 (though it actually kicked in at 115 because my speedometer was off ;) -- I would be zipping along with a nice amount of acceleration and when it hit 120 my engine would turn into a massive brake. The fuel cut-off wouldn't release until the speed dropped below 110. My current car has this limit at about 110. One time I bypassed it by shifting into netural on a nice downgrade to avoid the engine braking affect. I think I got my car up to about 135 that time. I was actually scared ;)
I think this has something to do with the tires that most cars use. The typical consumer tire isn't rated for more then 120. There might also be a law enforcement stake as well.
Re:This could be great...... (Score:3, Funny)
I believe those are called 'weekdays'
war time (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Patent Prior Art Right Here!! (Score:1, Funny)
And that girl that I'm chasing will not be able to get away because I locked her into a 10mph zone.
Re:Prior Art (Score:1, Funny)
Wife: Do you know how fast you're going
Heisenberg: No, but I know where I am.
Twister (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Hang on... (Score:2, Funny)
Oh man, I can't stop laughing at this.
Re:Safety issues? (Score:3, Funny)