Satellite Speed Control

[Unit:Me]

Did anyone see todays Herald? Front page. Ive just tried to search the Hearlds website for the same article but havent found it yet. I couldnt believe my eyes The article stated that new technology was being viewed in Queensland that involves a satellite device that can be programmed to detect if vehicles are exceeding the speed limit for that particular stretch of road. Further, technology also exists where the device can correct the vehicles speed to comply with the set limit. Bloody hell, I mean come on people, what if your in the middle of negotiating an accident and your taking evasive action, or you are on the edge holding a line that could not be taken if you button off and suddenly something else takes control of your speed. Apparently the NZ road safety people whoever they are are looking at, and considering this technology. I was wondering what ludicrous idea they would come up with next.
They are also talking about fitting vehicles of serial speed offenders with speed restricting/detecting technology as well.

[TOTO]

Did anyone see todays Herald? Front page. Ive just tried to search the Hearlds website for the same article but havent found it yet. I couldnt believe my eyes The article stated that new technology was being viewed in Queensland that involves a satellite device that can be programmed to detect if vehicles are exceeding the speed limit for that particular stretch of road. Further, technology also exists where the device can correct the vehicles speed to comply with the set limit. Bloody hell, I mean come on people, what if your in the middle of negotiating an accident and your taking evasive action, or you are on the edge holding a line that could not be taken if you button off and suddenly something else takes control of your speed. Apparently the NZ road safety people whoever they are are looking at, and considering this technology. I was wondering what ludicrous idea they would come up with next.
They are also talking about fitting vehicles of serial speed offenders with speed restricting/detecting technology as well.

Not gonna happen. 99% of ppl in the country will be against. I think they may fit it on company cars etc, but private use vehicles seriously doubt it will happen. Interesting technology.

they should do one that detects drunk drivers from space and sends them an instant lighteneing, that will teach them.

[davereid]

Yeah saw it in the "Dominion". (Relax - you may be going mad, but this is NOT a symptom !")

Unlikely to become a reality, as the technology is not good enough. For example SH1 in Wellington City is 100km/hr, but is often within 50m of 50 km/hr zones. Mobile GPS would be very hard pressed to tell which road you were on.

Plus, in NZ the electronic tolling and speed control system is mostly already built. Transit would be unlikely to back a new horse now. Google Hyder Consulting. The network has already been built. About a year ago Hyder bragged about it on their website. As it was not even G'mint policy at the time, the page was pulled after a week or so, but its still in the Google cache, so can still be found.

[erix]

maybe just some rubbish internet news...
or if its true, greedy govt just found another way to rip people off, bit by bit...like they always do...

[MaxB]

I saw it in the Herald too. I did a bit of hunting around and found that everywhere this system was proposed it was shot down in flames. Too many lost votes.

Technically it is possible to have cameras recording in every room in every house in the country just to make sure we aren't up to anything. It will never happen here. A lot of developed nations have a national ID card but we spat the dummy just for having a photo on the driving licence.

[Coyote]

In a way, I would like to see all this limiting technology come into force. Black boxes recording our every move and such...


Then seeing the road toll the same as subsequent years (not really a laughing matter but you get what I mean surely).


Only problem with this though is they'll never admit to being wrong and the technology will remain since it's gathering more revenue than before.

[cold comfort]

It's all too silly for words. I think i'lll start selling tinfoil hats for the mind control to follow! Can you seriously see Joe Public coughing up for the cost of the fitting even assuming it actually "gets off the ground".

I already have mine tin foil hat...

[Ixion]

It's been trialled here and there and everywhere for at least 10 years. It sort of works, in an artificial test environment. But whenever they tried to put it into anything like a real world situation it went all pear shaped real fast.

F'instance, they had special test drivers running around using it . All good. The test driver would deliberately exceed the speed limit. The gizmo would shake a finger , tut-tut, and slow the vehicle down. usually by cutting fuel to the FI system. And the test driver, being a test driver , would go "good oh", and patiently wait until the vehicle slowed down below the limit . Whereupon, of course, the gizmo said "as you were" and turned the fuel on again, and the test driver gently accelerated up to the limit and carried on rejoicing. Wonderful, said the boffins

So then they tried it on some ordinary drivers. Under ordinary circumstances. Drivers exceed the limit, tut-tut goes the gizmo and shuts off the fuel. So, what do the drivers do? What any of us would do. "Uh, wah ? Wez me power gone ?" And put foot flat to floor to try to get it back. Meanwhile, car slows down. Drops below speed limit. Right-oh says the gizmo and turns the fuel back on. Driver still has his foot to floor, wondering what the shit is going on, and the motor suddenly roars back into life at full tit. You can see where this is going , can't you?

Insurance companies would love them, not.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

It's all too silly for words. I think i'lll start selling tinfoil hats for the mind control to follow! Can you seriously see Joe Public coughing up for the cost of the fitting even assuming it actually "gets off the ground".

I already have mine tin foil hat...

I already have my tin foil hat

I can see them controlling the vehical... they would loss revenue but issuing you a ticket I can see

[Coyote]

So then they tried it on some ordinary drivers. Under ordinary circumstances. Drivers exceed the limit, tut-tut goes the gizmo and shuts off the fuel. So, what do the drivers do? What any of us would do. "Uh, wah ? Wez me power gone ?" And put foot flat to floor to try to get it back. Meanwhile, car slows down. Drops below speed limit. Right-oh says the gizmo and turns the fuel back on. Driver still has his foot to floor, wondering what the shit is going on, and the motor suddenly roars back into life at full tit. You can see where this is going , can't you?

Why do they fuss around with such awkward systems? My VFR originally had a speed limiter set at 180. Cut power to the rear cylinders when in 6th gear. If they really wanted us all to obey, surely a limiter set at 100kph is feesable for new cars at least. But I guess there's no speed tickets over 100 with such a system...

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

But I guess there's no speed tickets over 100 with such a system...

and no over taking of trucks that are doing the legal speed of 90kph unless you are on a real long passing lane which are far and few between

[Coyote]

and no over taking of trucks that are doing the legal speed of 90kph unless you are on a real long passing lane which are far and few between

Aren't they the only roads were are allowed to pass on anyway?

Makes sense when most of NZ's back roads wind through the farmland

[Brett]

Yeah I saw that article. They will never fit it to my vehicles. I have freedoms and rights. They would have to catch me first.

[gunnyrob]

If they can track speeding vehicles, instead of shutting down engines, just expect a big fine come WOF time when they download all your speed data.

[riffer]

Aren't they the only roads were are allowed to pass on anyway?

According to our mate in the SLOWDN commodore, "If you need to exceed the speed limit in order to overtake, you didn't need to overtake in the first place."

*sigh*