A random idea I thought up of
Feb. 10th, 2007 05:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gizaI wonder how feasible/expensive it would be to place transmitters on speed limit signs on roads. These transmitters (solar powered as to not require an electrical feed) would broadcast the current speed limit on a specific frequency, which could then be picked up by the GPS units of passing cars. Obviously, the GPS units would have to listen on an additional frequency to retrieve the speed limit.
Additionally, if the car is speeding, the GPS unit could then warn the drivers that they are exceeding the speed limit. If one wanted to be really nasty, the GPS unit could start flashing warnings like, "At this speed, your chances of being in a fatal car wreck are three times higher than normal".
It'd be interesting to see how something like that turns out. Would drivers start doing the speed limit or would they ignore it? Would law enforcement support it (saving lives) or be against it (cuts into their revenue from speeding tickets).
It's nothing that I really have the resources to implement, but just felt it was a neat idea worth sharing.
Additionally, if the car is speeding, the GPS unit could then warn the drivers that they are exceeding the speed limit. If one wanted to be really nasty, the GPS unit could start flashing warnings like, "At this speed, your chances of being in a fatal car wreck are three times higher than normal".
It'd be interesting to see how something like that turns out. Would drivers start doing the speed limit or would they ignore it? Would law enforcement support it (saving lives) or be against it (cuts into their revenue from speeding tickets).
It's nothing that I really have the resources to implement, but just felt it was a neat idea worth sharing.