Satellite Speed Control

**Sanx** · 10th January 2008, 22:46

Originally Posted by riffer

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*

I genuinely don't do know who you're referring to, but whoever it is can't have an IQ much above that of an average tapeworm. What a complete cocksucker.

**Dargor** · 10th January 2008, 22:48

The idea is shit. Speed is never the direct couse of a crash and people will override there system.

They are wasting more money thinking about this than it would save. Road death rates are acceptable. The money would be better spent on educating drivers.

**Unit:Me** · 11th January 2008, 06:46

Imagine trying this in somewhere like Russia, full of corruption in the first place, where they have 100 drivers per day killed on their roads.
I'd like to place my order for the tinfoil hat please, in tin colour of course

**swbarnett** · 11th January 2008, 07:10

Originally Posted by davereid

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.

And what about motorway overbridges? 100km/h and 50km/h on the same piece of road as viewed from above.

**swbarnett** · 11th January 2008, 07:12

Originally Posted by MaxB

A lot of developed nations have a national ID card but we spat the dummy just for having a photo on the driving licence.

Trouble is that still became a reality. I really wonder how hard NZ would fight if the government actually tried to bring this system in.

**MSTRS:Me** · 11th January 2008, 07:27

Originally Posted by MaxB

..I did a bit of hunting around and found that everywhere this system was proposed it was shot down in flames...

Ah well that's it then. NZ will definitely get this system.

**Coyote** · 11th January 2008, 07:41

Originally Posted by riffer

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*

Nice to know our taxes go into personalised plates

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 11th January 2008, 08:44

Originally Posted by swbarnett

Trouble is that still became a reality. I really wonder how hard NZ would fight if the government actually tried to bring this system in.

Thats just it most wouldn't...

If everyone drove at a 100kph, then no you would need to be overtaking any one...

but people don't, and then cars with trailers, buses, trucks etc are all suppose to be under that speed and can get frustating behind them, especially when you know a hill is coming

**mowgli** · 11th January 2008, 08:47

Originally Posted by NighthawkNZ

Thats just it most wouldn't...

Apathetic bunch aren't we

**cold comfort** · 11th January 2008, 08:50

Under those circumstances i predict (at least in my case) a spot of civil disobedience to say the least

**swbarnett** · 11th January 2008, 10:03

Originally Posted by cold comfort

Under those circumstances i predict (at least in my case) a spot of civil disobedience to say the least

Glad to hear it.

The question is, would we get enough of this in the general population to make a difference?

**bell** · 12th January 2008, 13:13

Originally Posted by Unit

They are also talking about fitting vehicles of serial speed offenders with speed restricting/detecting technology as well.

Then the serial speed offenders should be the only ones 'concerned' about that. If you don't habitually speed at loss of licence figures then I doubt there'd be any need to be bothered by this.

**BigRod** · 12th January 2008, 15:04

Originally Posted by bell

Then the serial speed offenders should be the only ones 'concerned' about that. If you don't habitually speed at loss of licence figures then I doubt there'd be any need to be bothered by this.

...oh no!

They *want* to bring this system in for all, the only thing stopping bringing in this sort of technology is the backlash for the politicians.

So they look for somewhere they can bring the technology in without the political repercussions, say with 'serial speed offenders', then when the technology is nice and proven they look at bringing it in as a registration / wof requirement to have one fitted. The politicians won't be as worried then as they can point to the success with the 'serial speeders' and justify to the lemmings. Takes a few years longer but they get what they want in the end; give them an inch and they'll take a mile.

Rod