Comments on: Try Not to Think of it as YOUR Car http://www.damninteresting.com/try-not-to-think-of-it-as-your-car A collection of Damn Interesting things Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:31:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: DumbGuy http://www.damninteresting.com/try-not-to-think-of-it-as-your-car#comment-24484 DumbGuy Wed, 13 May 2009 11:57:52 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=87#comment-24484 speed kills. no matter how well you can drive, looking for trouble usually ends up with one finding it. The idea is brilliant if keeping in mind they'd like to stop offenders from killing innocents only, but they should put another system in place to do with rating. if on average you stick to the speed limit, but today a report is logged that you've done 60 in a 50 zone, well so bloody what? it's not like it happens everyday. on the other hand, if you're going over the limit on a daily basis, your license gets revoked, they slap you with a fine and you use public transport for the next 10 years. eventually they will be able to slowly relieve the congestion of traffic during peak hour AND get rid of those a**holes that drive like it's the last day on earth and only their getting to work on time is important. it's an interesting idea, but i don't think they should use it for anything other than monitoring and reporting bad driving. who cares, and frankly who has the hard drive space to record information about everything every car is doing. it's rather pointless to know who's driving where...unless they're fleeing from a murder or robbery :D speed kills. no matter how well you can drive, looking for trouble usually ends up with one finding it. The idea is brilliant if keeping in mind they’d like to stop offenders from killing innocents only, but they should put another system in place to do with rating. if on average you stick to the speed limit, but today a report is logged that you’ve done 60 in a 50 zone, well so bloody what? it’s not like it happens everyday. on the other hand, if you’re going over the limit on a daily basis, your license gets revoked, they slap you with a fine and you use public transport for the next 10 years. eventually they will be able to slowly relieve the congestion of traffic during peak hour AND get rid of those a**holes that drive like it’s the last day on earth and only their getting to work on time is important.

it’s an interesting idea, but i don’t think they should use it for anything other than monitoring and reporting bad driving. who cares, and frankly who has the hard drive space to record information about everything every car is doing. it’s rather pointless to know who’s driving where…unless they’re fleeing from a murder or robbery :D

]]> By: DanThinksDances&femaleGspot http://www.damninteresting.com/try-not-to-think-of-it-as-your-car#comment-22647 DanThinksDances&femaleGspot Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:05:17 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=87#comment-22647 Enter your reply text here. OK [quote]lizdini said: "I'm scared. Seriously, seriously scared."[/quote] Shut your whinning, this isn't China. People you worry to much. Citizens can opt out of this "servalence" Enter your reply text here. OK

[quote]lizdini said: “I’m scared. Seriously, seriously scared.”[/quote]

Shut your whinning, this isn’t China. People you worry to much. Citizens can opt out of this “servalence”

]]> By: Cari http://www.damninteresting.com/try-not-to-think-of-it-as-your-car#comment-21272 Cari Tue, 06 May 2008 08:01:35 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=87#comment-21272 [quote]Merciless said: "I'm really surprised no one asked why the automobiles that were wrecked couldn't be made out of the same material as the "black box.""[/quote] So in case of an accident it would feel something like hitting a concrete wall flat-on... mmmm well at least someone can use your car afterwards :) [quote]Merciless said: “I’m really surprised no one asked why the automobiles that were wrecked couldn’t be made out of the same material as the “black box.”"[/quote]

So in case of an accident it would feel something like hitting a concrete wall flat-on… mmmm
well at least someone can use your car afterwards :)

]]> By: Kao_Valin http://www.damninteresting.com/try-not-to-think-of-it-as-your-car#comment-20587 Kao_Valin Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:23:44 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=87#comment-20587 You can report distance without reporting location. It just has to be something that syncs up with the government's servers at some point (live transmissions could be located via triangulation). Really if we go to electric plug-in cars, they can sync during this process. Doesnt have to be just government info being exchanged, could be like plugging in an ipod to your pc for uploading music and such. Your car could be a big giant expensive USB device in the future... or firewire if you are into that sortve thing. You can report distance without reporting location. It just has to be something that syncs up with the government’s servers at some point (live transmissions could be located via triangulation). Really if we go to electric plug-in cars, they can sync during this process. Doesnt have to be just government info being exchanged, could be like plugging in an ipod to your pc for uploading music and such. Your car could be a big giant expensive USB device in the future… or firewire if you are into that sortve thing.

]]> By: lizdini http://www.damninteresting.com/try-not-to-think-of-it-as-your-car#comment-20569 lizdini Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:00:06 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=87#comment-20569 I'm scared. Seriously, seriously scared. I’m scared. Seriously, seriously scared.

]]> By: Merciless http://www.damninteresting.com/try-not-to-think-of-it-as-your-car#comment-15472 Merciless Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:13:56 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=87#comment-15472 <p>I'm really surprised no one asked why the automobiles that were wrecked couldn't be made out of the same material as the "black box."</p><p>I think this is altogether crappy. DAMN CONTROL FREAKS!!!</p> I’m really surprised no one asked why the automobiles that were wrecked couldn’t be made out of the same material as the “black box.”

I think this is altogether crappy. DAMN CONTROL FREAKS!!!

]]> By: helmett http://www.damninteresting.com/try-not-to-think-of-it-as-your-car#comment-14692 helmett Wed, 09 May 2007 22:57:31 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=87#comment-14692 <p><span class='quote'>CravenMorhead said: "Personally I think it is a good thing. I would have the entire BB package attached to my car. But then again, I don't speed (much), and try to obey most of the traffic laws. I suppose if I was wontonly speeding, running traffic signs, running red lights, or not siginalling, I might have a problem with it. </span></p><p><span class='quote'> Tracking routes, beyond knowing if you are being a little speeder, is too much information collection. Making sure you are Obeying the Laws isn't too much information."</span></p><p> Well, lets extend that into other things. How about one hooked to your house to ensure you are Obeying the Laws there? Lets intall them at work as your employer can also wish to ensure you are Obeying the Laws. Your computer, your phones, all could be utilized to make sure you are Obeying the Laws. Doesn't the thought of being monitored make your skin crawl? Where would it stop once you let it begin? Nope, not for me, thanks, no.</p> CravenMorhead said: “Personally I think it is a good thing. I would have the entire BB package attached to my car. But then again, I don’t speed (much), and try to obey most of the traffic laws. I suppose if I was wontonly speeding, running traffic signs, running red lights, or not siginalling, I might have a problem with it.


Tracking routes, beyond knowing if you are being a little speeder, is too much information collection. Making sure you are Obeying the Laws isn’t too much information.”

Well, lets extend that into other things.

How about one hooked to your house to ensure you are Obeying the Laws there? Lets intall them at work as your employer can also wish to ensure you are Obeying the Laws. Your computer, your phones, all could be utilized to make sure you are Obeying the Laws.

Doesn’t the thought of being monitored make your skin crawl? Where would it stop once you let it begin?

Nope, not for me, thanks, no.

]]> By: kgy121 http://www.damninteresting.com/try-not-to-think-of-it-as-your-car#comment-12401 kgy121 Mon, 05 Feb 2007 09:59:49 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=87#comment-12401 <p><span class='quote'>Drakvil said: "I suspect that by 2050 we'll be in the early stages of not needing humans to do the driving of vehicles… that smart roads and smart cars will do that part and prevent most accidents. I can also see that records of vehicle traffic then will by law be deleted after a day and only accessible or storable in event of a rare accident or criminal investigation. After all, I can't imagine celebrities and politicians wanting reporters being able to look at all their travel patterns to lie in wait for them, and then there's the whole stalker angle."</span></p><p> Can you say "I Robot" or "Minority Report"?</p> Drakvil said: “I suspect that by 2050 we’ll be in the early stages of not needing humans to do the driving of vehicles… that smart roads and smart cars will do that part and prevent most accidents. I can also see that records of vehicle traffic then will by law be deleted after a day and only accessible or storable in event of a rare accident or criminal investigation. After all, I can’t imagine celebrities and politicians wanting reporters being able to look at all their travel patterns to lie in wait for them, and then there’s the whole stalker angle.”

Can you say “I Robot” or “Minority Report”?

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