Speed limit review hides sinister purpose
Satellite control is the end game, reckons road safety campaign
The start of satellite control?
So called 'Intelligent Speed Adaptation' (ISA) is a black box installed in a vehicle that holds a map of all speed limits, determines your position from satellite signals and adjust the throttle - or even applies the brakes - to prevent your vehicle from exceeding the speed limit. And the new limits would discourage drivers from circumventing main road limits by using back roads, reckoned campaign founder Paul Smith.
The ISA system is being developed at Leeds University, which is years behind in terms of publishing the results of recent trials, according to Smith, despite spending millions of pounds of Department for Transport money and then evaluating its own results -- which flies in the face of established scientific procedures.
Smith said: "I'm amazed to hear of a second deadly mistake by Department for Transport within as many days. Initial trials from Leeds clearly demonstrated the dangers of the system as drivers paid less attention, tailgated more and pulled into smaller gaps.
"Anyone who understand safe driving will know that safety depends on drivers being fully engaged in the task. With ISA ordinary motorists will turn into zombies with their foot planted to the floor, trusting the satellite to control their speed. They will not be as ready to deal road hazards. They will behave like zombies.
"Department for Transport policies have failed and now they want to do much more of the same. Safe Speed estimates that 8,000 have already died of 'bad policy' on British roads, because DfT policies have made drivers worse and caused a loss of trend in the fatal accident rate.
"Since the introduction of HGV speed limiters, deaths amongst HGV drivers have risen alarmingly. And satellite speed control is anything but intelligent. Who is going to stop this trend before it's too late?"
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) but get real you will fall asleep many more accidents will happen if they bring something like this! we need to get concentrated on the road and drive ourselfs! and sometimes speed keeps you awake and keeps you concentrate where roads alow and safe to do so... Some instruments for safety in cars are ok but safety contrlled outside over your car? do something better for your money...their will always be people who drive like crazy or make accidents that will always be the case, but please don't blame us all for that! the more rules and stuf like that the more we got itcy? so not good for road safety!! the more brutal we become, again not good for road safety...dead we always will have in accidents that comes with teh "game" we could have so much more fun with less rules and a bit more comming sence? or how you say that in English...
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