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Universal tracking built into cars isn't the solution, but remember that speeding, especially in urban neighborhoods full of pedestrians, isn't a victimless cri
by akgerber 13y ago
Universal tracking built into cars isn't the solution, but remember that speeding, especially in urban neighborhoods full of pedestrians, isn't a victimless crime: cars at 20mph have 5% odds of killing pedestrians in a crash, cars at 30mph kill ~40% of the time, and cars at 40mph kill 85% of the time[0]. So please stop speeding, and I'll keep advocating for automated traffic enforcement to protect my life.
[0]http://humantransport.org/sidewalks/SpeedKills.htm http://humantransport.org/sidewalks/SpeedKills.htm
- nawitus 13y agoProbability of death is not an interesting stastics. A relevant number is the percentage of traffic accident deaths caused by speeding. >The contributory factor report in the official British road casualty statistics show for 2006, that "exceeding speed limit" was a contributory factor in 5% of all casualty crashes (14% of all fatal crashes) I remember reading that about 10% of fatal crashes in Finland are caused by speeding.
- headShrinker 13y agoYour use FUD to justify unwarranted spying and data collection for the use of prosecution is stunning. Not to mention it's a violation of the constitution.
- mikeyouse 13y agoIt's a violation of the constitution for a private company to collect data on a product that they sell you, when they tell you ahead of time they'll be collecting that data? Wow, those framers thought of everything.
- headShrinker 13y ago> So please stop speeding, and I'll keep advocating for automated traffic enforcement to protect my life. Please pay attention. Things move fast around here.
- mikeyouse 13y agoWhat about automated traffic enforcement is unconstitutional again?
- headShrinker 13y agoAren't we discussing Ford privately collecting information and disseminating it to some company to send out violations? That is what this entire thread is about isn't?