Slashdot | Using GPS To Catch Speeders Found Illegal

[Declan McCullagh]

On Wed, Jul 04, 2001 at 08:11:06PM -0500, Jim Choate wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Jul 2001, Declan McCullagh wrote:
> 
> > If the speed limits were 85 mph and a rental car company decided it
> > only wanted drivers to go 65 mph, they could put this in their contract
> > and enforce if, if they so choose.
> 
> How? The only ethical way would be to either put a govenor on the vehicle
> or else have somebody ride along with you. Otherwise they'd just have to
> trust the civil authorities to catch speeders.

1. Notify renters you're going to GPS track the car to catch speeders
2. GPS track the car to catch speeders
3. Fine speeders
4. Tell them you've fined them

Perfectly ethical, though probably bad business practice.

-Declan