[OT] Orwell is alive and well in Canada

[David Bandel]

On 12/1/05, burns <linux at burnsmacdonald.com> wrote:
> They just had a clip on the news where the Chief of Crash Avoidance Technology
> for the Canadian Department of Transportation  (Transport Canada) was
> demonstrating technology that they were considering making mandatory across
> the country...
>
> A satellite GPS-enabled device that calculates your speed and will prevent the
> gas pedal from being depressed further once you have reached the mandated
> speed limit. Apparently, Toronto and Ottawa's speed zones have already been
> digitally mapped.

That's not only stupid, it's criminally, negligently dangerous.

If the speed limit is 50 and some moron wants to drive 45, how are you
going to safely accelerate and pass if your car stops accelerating at
50 (but the bozo has suddenly decided he likes 49).  I see head-on
collisions coming.  And anyone having one should sue the pants off the
DOT for wrongful death.

Ciao,

David A. Bandel
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