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They integrated the "Waze-esque" feature into Apple Maps. Even Apple is getting their users to snitch on the PD. Siri is about to be the #1 public enemy of the
by xyst 6y ago
They integrated the "Waze-esque" feature into Apple Maps. Even Apple is getting their users to snitch on the PD. Siri is about to be the #1 public enemy of the traffic cops lol
- daemoens 6y agoThat feature is so helpful on google maps. I have to drive through a bunch of small counties every week and they all have so many cops on side of the road.
- heavyset_go 6y agoGood. If municipalities want to raise revenue from my driving, then they should either raise taxes or implement tolls, not implement speed traps designed to trick people from out of town.
- elil17 6y agoUnpopular opinion: people should just not speed. Even speeding just a little bit at high speeds drastically increases your car's emissions and is also dangerous (~40% increase in chance of death in a head on collision at 60 mph vs 55 mph). I don't think giving people a tool that helps them break what is in my mind a good/just/important law is the right move on Apple's part
- alliao 6y agoSo I live in New Zealand, and there was a period where cops were going all out with their new gadgets, and pulling people over whenever people speed above 4km/hr above speed limit that's like under 2.5MPH for you yanks. I don't know how good you're at knowing how fast you're going. When the margin's that tight, you're going to either be very rich with a Tesla that's going below the speed. Or quite rich with a car like BMW that lets you set top speed. Or you're just going to go slow. like 10km/hr slower especially if you can't afford it. The knock on effect was ridiculous. The trip took longer, and the amount of road rage witnessed on a daily basis was quite visible, wasn't a happy period for sure.
- propogandist 6y agofor any that are curious, I just learned the default, maximum speed limit in New Zealand is just 62mph! It seems living on an island paradise changes the need for speed.
- nojito 6y agoOr you can just stop speeding
- heavyset_go 6y agoI don't speed. Look up what a speed trap is. As an example, one that got me was a 50 MPH speed limit going down a mountain that twists and turns. The last dozen or so yards of the mountain, and around a turn, it suddenly becomes 40 MPH with no warning or time to slow down. Cops camp out at the sign and pull over people with out of state plates who are slowing down from 50 MPH to 40 MPH all while going downhill.
- nojito 6y agoGoing from 50-40 is fairly straightforward. Next time don’t speed.