Will this be the end of Speeding Fines?

JVB66 replied on 28/03/2019 22:04

Posted on 28/03/2019 22:04

The latest Kia Sportage has blind spot sensors in the exterior mirrors,that show a logo and give an alarm if something is near,

trellis replied on 28/03/2019 22:13

Posted on 28/03/2019 21:41 by

What system?

 

Posted on 28/03/2019 22:13

Any intelligent speed system will have to be GPS controlled,via computers.As has already been proved legally in the states  aircraft systems can be hacked into , what's to say this will be any different.

redface replied on 29/03/2019 14:14

Posted on 29/03/2019 14:14

'Don’t think police will allow it where would their money come from with no speeding fines and  nothing for them to do'

Our back pockets via increased taxation, that's where!

DaveandVicki replied on 30/03/2019 15:19

Posted on 30/03/2019 15:19

Having finally read the link in the OP, it seems a bit different to the report I saw on the BBC the other morning.

Strangely enough the link didn't seem to include all the different critics who were against the proposals.

Most of the technology in the link, we already employ in the vehicles we drive at work, including the "black box" data recording. It doesn't appear to have reduced accidents, if fact according to my line manager they are getting more frequent, only at slower speeds.

I will end, as did the link, in quoting Mr Edmund King AA President:

"Dodgem cars are all fitted with speed limiters, but they still seem to crash."

paul56 replied on 30/03/2019 15:40

Posted on 30/03/2019 15:40

If you carry a mobile phone then it is possible to track you...Big Brother is already out there. 

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Posted on 28/03/2019 22:13 by trellis

Any intelligent speed system will have to be GPS controlled,via computers.As has already been proved legally in the states  aircraft systems can be hacked into , what's to say this will be any different.

Posted on 30/03/2019 15:56

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ABM replied on 30/03/2019 16:39

Posted on 28/03/2019 20:54 by mylo

Don’t think police will allow it wear would there money come from with no speeding fines and  nothing for them to do

Posted on 30/03/2019 16:39

The  Police  get  their  money  from  the  Treasury  &  the  Precept  levied  upon and  added  to  the  Council  Tax. 

  As  far  as  I  recall  they  have  never  been  funded  from  Speeding  or  similar  fines.  undecided

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Posted on 30/03/2019 16:39 by ABM

The  Police  get  their  money  from  the  Treasury  &  the  Precept  levied  upon and  added  to  the  Council  Tax. 

  As  far  as  I  recall  they  have  never  been  funded  from  Speeding  or  similar  fines.  undecided

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Posted on 30/03/2019 15:40 by paul56

If you carry a mobile phone then it is possible to track you...Big Brother is already out there. 

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SteveL replied on 30/03/2019 17:30

Posted on 30/03/2019 17:30

Once the system is introduced I wonder if there would be a defence if detected speeding when the limiting system was shown to be active by your black box? They will of course only work with any accuracy if the input data is accurate. I have noticed on the sat nav in the MH the speed limit indication changes almost as you pass the sign. However, if there are as many mistakes as I have found on other sat nav mapping, such as missing junctions, or even roads, this will not always be the case. Plus of course they will need constant updates.

To answer my own question, I would imagine you will still be responsible and that you would not be able to use faulty data input, or GPS positioning as a defence.☹️

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