New Mobile Service Fights Speed Traps

April 3, 2008 By ANICK JESDANUN, AP Internet Writer

(AP) -- In a modern equivalent of flashing your headlights to warn other motorists of police speed traps, you can now warn fellow drivers with a cell phone or personal digital assistant about speed traps, red-light cameras and other threats to ticket-free driving.



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  • HarryStottle - Apr 03, 2008
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    interesting example of trusted surveillance which allows us to share information instantly about where the enemy can be found and to moderate our behaviour accordingly. On this occasion, the enemy is the speed trap and the result is the wholly beneficial reduction in speed. A win win situation. But the enemy could be anything else. For example, we can use distributed observations like these to inform us about traffic jams, tv detector vans, drug warriors etc

    hmmm... we could also use it to co-ordinate small, medium or large scale disruptive demonstrations designed to bring city centres to a halt before the police have a chance to react. Yup I can definitely see a future for this innovation. Where do I sign?


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