Slashdot | Using GPS To Catch Speeders Found Illegal

[Declan McCullagh]

On Wed, Jul 04, 2001 at 09:42:48PM -0500, Jim Choate wrote:
> If the auto vendor was really concerned about their vehicle they'd install
> a govenor (like they did on the '64 1/2 Mustand for example) that would
> limit the RPM's of the engine. Quick, easy, simple. A lot(!!!) less
> expensive (about $20) and more reliable than a GPS receiver.

Then you'd risk spurious lawsuits from someone who can't accelerate
to get out of an accident situation, and you'd also lose the source of
income you might get from all these speeding tickets you as the
renter would levy.

> It's the typical bait and switch (typical of capitalist/libertarian goals
> that is).

This is just insane.

-Declan