My idea to stop drivers speeding

120_Minutes · 03-05-2011 05:45PM #1

Was discussing speeding drivers the other night and hit upon this idea that could be employed in the future, if the technology for it doesn't exist yet (it should be already)

It's similar to the breathalyser immobiliser in theory.

1 your licence is linked to your bank account.
2 your cars on board computer is linked to your licence
3 your car records every time you exceed 120 kph
4 every time that happens your account is debited, perhaps a certain amount per kph exceeded.
5 ???????
6 government profit!!!

For single car households a fingerprint scanner ( whoa there run to da hills) could be used when the driver sets off and their account could be debited accordingly

Mena · 03-05-2011 05:46PM

I'll have great fun doing 120 in a 50 zone so.

OutlawPete · 03-05-2011 05:47PM

/patents OP's idea

Where To · 03-05-2011 05:47PM

What if you're being chased by monsters?

Rented Mule · 03-05-2011 05:47PM

Like anyone in Ireland has anything in their bank account.

Sykk · 03-05-2011 05:49PM

No

120_Minutes · 03-05-2011 05:51PM

Mena wrote: »

I'll have great fun doing 120 in a 50 zone so.

Well you could go further, and link in the inboard gps, which knows the road the car is on, it's speed limit and adjusts accordingly. I just used 120 as an arbitrary figure. My sister drives a golf and it beeps when 120 is exceeded which planted the idea in my head.

Offy · 03-05-2011 05:51PM

120_Minutes wrote: »

Was discussing speeding drivers the other night and hit upon this idea that could be employed in the future, if the technology for it doesn't exist yet (it should be already)

It's similar to the breathalyser immobiliser in theory.

1 your licence is linked to your bank account.
2 your cars on board computer is linked to your licence
3 your car records every time you exceed 120 kph
4 every time that happens your account is debited, perhaps a certain amount per kph exceeded.
5 ???????
6 government profit!!!

For single car households a fingerprint scanner ( whoa there run to da hills) could be used when the driver sets off and their account could be debited accordingly

Epic fail OP

orourkeda · 03-05-2011 05:51PM

120_Minutes wrote: »

Was discussing speeding drivers the other night and hit upon this idea that could be employed in the future, if the technology for it doesn't exist yet (it should be already)

It's similar to the breathalyser immobiliser in theory.

1 your licence is linked to your bank account.
2 your cars on board computer is linked to your licence
3 your car records every time you exceed 120 kph
4 every time that happens your account is debited, perhaps a certain amount per kph exceeded.
5 ???????
6 government profit!!!

For single car households a fingerprint scanner ( whoa there run to da hills) could be used when the driver sets off and their account could be debited accordingly

Car theft anyone?

orourkeda · 03-05-2011 05:52PM

Rented Mule wrote: »

Like anyone in Ireland has anything in their bank account.

Less on their driving licence

Saila · 03-05-2011 05:54PM

Mena wrote: »

I'll have great fun doing 120 in a 50 zone so.

eew

Hazys · 03-05-2011 05:54PM

It isn't the speeding that kills people...its the suddenly stopping that does.

We should fine people for suddenly stopping.

The Rook · 03-05-2011 05:55PM

orourkeda wrote: »

Car theft anyone?

Did you read about the fingerprint part of the idea?

It's a good idea alright, one which I'd say will come in at some stage in our future (or a refined shiny version of it anyway).

mattjack · 03-05-2011 05:57PM

120_Minutes wrote: »

Well you could go further, and link in the inboard gps, which knows the road the car is on, it's speed limit and adjusts accordingly. I just used 120 as an arbitrary figure. My sister drives a golf and it beeps when 120 is exceeded which planted the idea in my head.

those damn golfs...

120_Minutes · 03-05-2011 05:57PM

Offy wrote: »

Epic fail OP

And why is that? It's not beyond the realms of possibility, we have cars parking themselves now for chrissakes

orourkeda wrote: »

Car theft anyone?

Perhaps the same procedures employed for credit card theft or mobile phone theft could be employed here.

I'm vaguely familiar with the onstar service in the states, how does that work?

Saila · 03-05-2011 05:59PM

Hazys wrote: »

It isn't the speeding that kills people...its the suddenly stopping that does.

We should fine people for suddenly stopping.

so maybe we should put in a network of walls under the roads which spring up and when the cars installed gps/speed reader tells the control center the driver is speeding a wall pops up infront of the car and BAM problem solved

orourkeda · 03-05-2011 05:59PM

The Rook wrote: »

Did you read about the fingerprint part of the idea?

It's a good idea alright, one which I'd say will come in at some stage in our future (or a refined shiny version of it anyway).

I did. It seems overly complicated and unnecessary. Still anything is better than relying on the irish driver to obey the rules of the road.

landsleaving · 03-05-2011 06:00PM

Why not just have something in the car that limits speed to whatever it should be on that road? GPS could be used as you suggest.

TheZohanS · 03-05-2011 06:02PM

120_Minutes wrote: »

Was discussing speeding drivers the other night and hit upon this idea that could be employed in the future, if the technology for it doesn't exist yet (it should be already)

It's similar to the breathalyser immobiliser in theory.

1 your licence is linked to your bank account.
2 your cars on board computer is linked to your licence
3 your car records every time you exceed 120 kph
4 every time that happens your account is debited, perhaps a certain amount per kph exceeded.
5 ???????
6 government profit!!!

For single car households a fingerprint scanner ( whoa there run to da hills) could be used when the driver sets off and their account could be debited accordingly

He's back!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiIsIE8iT28

Offy · 03-05-2011 06:02PM

120_Minutes wrote: »

And why is that? It's not beyond the realms of possibility, we have cars parking themselves now for chrissakes

Have you seen the links to these cars?

2qk4u · 03-05-2011 06:03PM

120_Minutes wrote: »

Was discussing speeding drivers the other night and hit upon this idea that could be employed in the future, if the technology for it doesn't exist yet (it should be already)

It's similar to the breathalyser immobiliser in theory.

1 your licence is linked to your bank account.
2 your cars on board computer is linked to your licence
3 your car records every time you exceed 120 kph
4 every time that happens your account is debited, perhaps a certain amount per kph exceeded.
5 ???????
6 government profit!!!

For single car households a fingerprint scanner ( whoa there run to da hills) could be used when the driver sets off and their account could be debited accordingly

1 my bank account is empty
2 my car has no on board computer
3 my car wont do 120 kph going down hill with a good wind behind it
4 every time it happens nothing will happen im broke
5 zzzzzzzzz
6 government get enough profit

I dont even have electric windows and you think a fingerprint scanner will be fitted to my car ?

dilallio · 03-05-2011 06:07PM

They already tried something similar a while back.
It didn't work

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXlXcMcZ87w

120_Minutes · 03-05-2011 06:08PM

2qk4u wrote: »

1 my bank account is empty
2 my car has no on board computer
3 my car wont do 120 kph going down hill with a good wind behind it
4 every time it happens nothing will happen im broke
5 zzzzzzzzz
6 government get enough profit

I dont even have electric windows and you think a fingerprint scanner will be fitted to my car ?

Well duh, I'm not talking about retrofitting, I'm talking about cars in the near future having as a feature. I thought that much was obvious, but this is after hours I suppose.

Oh and hey zohan, feel free to use that pat kenny mentalist clip when I start a thread deserving of it, kthanks?

120_Minutes · 03-05-2011 06:10PM

Offy wrote: »

Have you seen the links to these cars?

Are you seriously asking me for proof?

Cookie_Monster · 03-05-2011 06:15PM

I've a better idea, simply raise the speed limits.

Ali Babba · 03-05-2011 06:17PM

Why not just ban all motorised traffic altogether OP? Someday maybe, when you grow up, and even get a car, you might realise how difficult this would be to implement.

TheZohanS · 03-05-2011 06:19PM

120_Minutes wrote: »

Oh and hey zohan, feel free to use that pat kenny mentalist clip when I start a thread deserving of it, kthanks?

THE enraged man who disrupted the Late Late Show on Friday night is obsessed with road safety. He was incensed at not being given airtime to present his hardline theories that include mounting garda checkpoints outside every pub at closing time.
He was named by garda sources as Paul Stokes, from Monkstown in south Dublin, and it is understood that he has bombarded RTE for several months with more than 150 emails.

He is trying to gain publicity for the "black box" technology he has invented. He claims this would eliminate all accidents and wanted to "sell" the idea for €5m

Source.

ShooterSF · 03-05-2011 06:19PM

120_Minutes wrote: »

Well duh, I'm not talking about retrofitting, I'm talking about cars in the near future having as a feature. I thought that much was obvious, but this is after hours I suppose.

Oh and hey zohan, feel free to use that pat kenny mentalist clip when I start a thread deserving of it, kthanks?

Which means I will keep driving older cars.

Also how does the technology connect to banks? Is the state going to have to rent one of the mobile companies mobile internet infrastructure?

landsleaving · 03-05-2011 06:20PM

Ali Babba wrote: »

Why not just ban all motorised traffic altogether OP? Someday maybe, when you grow up, and even get a car, you might realise how difficult this would be to implement.

It worked quite well in the Flintstones.

everyday taxi · 03-05-2011 06:21PM

120_Minutes wrote: »

Was discussing speeding drivers the other night and hit upon this idea that could be employed in the future, if the technology for it doesn't exist yet (it should be already)

It's similar to the breathalyser immobiliser in theory.

1 your licence is linked to your bank account.
2 your cars on board computer is linked to your licence
3 your car records every time you exceed 120 kph
4 every time that happens your account is debited, perhaps a certain amount per kph exceeded.
5 ???????
6 government profit!!!

For single car households a fingerprint scanner ( whoa there run to da hills) could be used when the driver sets off and their account could be debited accordingly

computerised communism ya mean, go play with them speeding motors you tit.

120_Minutes · 03-05-2011 06:22PM

Ali Babba wrote: »

Why not just ban all motorised traffic altogether OP? Someday maybe, when you grow up, and even get a car, you might realise how difficult this would be to implement.

Fail sir, I've been an adult and a driver for quite a few years now.

Care to explain the difficulty? Mobile technology and automotive technology are on a path to convergence, now I'm not claiming to be an expert on this but you seem to know a bit... The floor is yours...

My idea to stop drivers speeding

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