With a huge deficit, I can very easily see Cali “borrowing” this to make up some cashola
The European Union is spending 8.1 million Euros (US $10.3 million) on wireless tracking systems designed to allow authorities to issue automated tickets for increasingly minor traffic infractions. Pilot projects underway in Finland, France and Germany use systems designed by the VTT Technical Research Center of Finland as part of a project called ASSET-Road. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a key component in achieving the goal described as “traffic violations detected in a flash.” Many of the ideas have already made their way to the United States.
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Prototype units of the Finnish technology issue automated tickets commercial vehicles for violations, no matter how small, of height or weight restrictions. Last month, Arizona-based camera vendor American Traffic Solutions (ATS) announced it would begin selling a similar system to jurisdictions interested in ticketing truckers. The European system adds the capability of issuing automated tickets for vehicles that appear to have faulty brakes.
Another system under development targets passenger vehicles by constantly tracking the distance between automobiles. Any car within sensor range that strays too close to another vehicle would be mailed a ticket for tailgating. In documents provided to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, ATS also explained it has developed automated tailgating tickets as a feature that can soon be added to existing speed camera programs.
Camera based systems, as mentioned at the link, are prone to error and vandalism.
Go ahead and take the tag off your plate. The first time you pass a police cruiser and he doesn’t get a signal from your car, you’ll lose the car and be introduced to the criminal justice system.
What the @#$%!? The market for pre-any of these dumbass guidelines cars, is going to be huge.
That will be a VERY short-lived market, Myles. Since you have such an obvious way around the spendy and voracious technology, the dot.gov will do one of two things: ban the pre-gizmo cars or at least mandate retrofitting of the gizmos, or they will charge a huge “no-gizmo” tax to make up for the presumptive level of fines which they won’t get from you.
What will become valuable is real estate in areas considered too insignificantly populated to put the overwatch technology into.
South Dakota comes to mind.
I was thinking Wyoming, but the Dakota’s work as well.
I could see the eco-freaks teaming up with the .gov to implement a system like they have in Japan. The older your car gets the higher your taxes become. Usually around the 7th year of ownership the taxes to own the car cost more than the car itself. Kills two birds with one stone, from their viewpoint.
I wonder what the fine will be for flipping off one of these things?
Better yet, what’s the fine for this:http://www.speedcam.co.uk/gatso2.htm
http://www.speedcam.co.uk/gatso2.htm