<div class="IPBDescription">will cut drivers’ speed by satellite</div> Wha? no more bad drivers? <a href='http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1678707,00.html' target='_blank'>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1678707,00.html</a>
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->The system can be overridden to avoid a hazard. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> This is scarey ... what if you were driving on a 2 lane road and went to pass another vehicle? About the time you were right along side of said car, another vehicle up ahead backs out onto the highway from a blind driveway.
If you slam on brakes the car behind you that's ALSO passing pokey here will ram you in the gashole, so you HAVE to drop the hammer down.<b> WAIT!</b> You CAN'T drop the hammer down, you're already maxed out.
How does this system get overridden? Just punch a button then go? Guess what, you just lost enough reaction time fumbling for the override that you broadside the innocent driver backing out onto the highway.
<!--QuoteBegin-Liku+Jul 16 2005, 01:28 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Liku @ Jul 16 2005, 01:28 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> What's a congestion charge? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Drivers in London have to pay a "congestion charge" - it's there to encourage people to use public transport instead of clogging up the roads.
<!--QuoteBegin-Maus+Jul 16 2005, 07:12 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Maus @ Jul 16 2005, 07:12 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Liku+Jul 16 2005, 01:28 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Liku @ Jul 16 2005, 01:28 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> What's a congestion charge? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Drivers in London have to pay a "congestion charge" - it's there to encourage people to use public transport instead of clogging up the roads. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Aren't British taxes responsible for The Beatles disbanding? <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
this is why i love having a old car <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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This is scarey ... what if you were driving on a 2 lane road and went to pass another vehicle? About the time you were right along side of said car, another vehicle up ahead backs out onto the highway from a blind driveway.
If you slam on brakes the car behind you that's ALSO passing pokey here will ram you in the gashole, so you HAVE to drop the hammer down.<b> WAIT!</b> You CAN'T drop the hammer down, you're already maxed out.
How does this system get overridden? Just punch a button then go? Guess what, you just lost enough reaction time fumbling for the override that you broadside the innocent driver backing out onto the highway.
GG. think I'll pass. <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Drivers in London have to pay a "congestion charge" - it's there to encourage people to use public transport instead of clogging up the roads.
Drivers in London have to pay a "congestion charge" - it's there to encourage people to use public transport instead of clogging up the roads. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Aren't British taxes responsible for The Beatles disbanding? <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
As much as I can take that the anti speed-camera campaigners had valid reasons I always found it that they were just whining "h4x!".
Now with a satelite system its gonna be imposssible to tell when the police have caught you speeding.