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The perfect storm
Here it comes, 100% tracking in the USA. A perfect storm of left wing and right wing issues turning into the tracking and taxing of every vehicle in the US of A. http://news.com.com/E-tracking,+comi...3-5980979.html Just another reason to keep a pre-1982 vehicle. |
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In article >, Scott en Aztlán wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 02:48:55 -0600, > (Brent P) wrote: > >>Here it comes, 100% tracking in the USA. A perfect storm of left wing and >>right wing issues turning into the tracking and taxing of every vehicle >>in the US of A. >> >>http://news.com.com/E-tracking,+comi...3-5980979.html > > Look at the bright side: Every vehicle would be able to report its > location and speed in real time. Imagine how accurate the freeway > congestion maps would be with that kind of data source! Since everyone will be held to go greater than the speed limit, the speed will always be aproximately zero due traffic never clearing from one set of rush hours to the next. >>Just another reason to keep a pre-1982 vehicle. > > Why 1982? My 2005 vehicle has no such device installed, nor is there > any way one could be installed would would "disable the vehicle" if I > were to disable or remove the tracking device. The article describes manditory retrofits to existing vehicles. One can make a retrofit that can prevent tampering with the device by replacing the engine management computer. However, where a vehicle doesn't need one to run, it's possible to just yank the thing out again without any problems. |
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In article >, Scott en Aztlán wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 22:52:51 -0600, > (Brent P) wrote: > >>>>Just another reason to keep a pre-1982 vehicle. >>> >>> Why 1982? My 2005 vehicle has no such device installed, nor is there >>> any way one could be installed would would "disable the vehicle" if I >>> were to disable or remove the tracking device. >> >>The article describes manditory retrofits to existing vehicles. One can >>make a retrofit that can prevent tampering with the device by replacing >>the engine management computer. However, where a vehicle doesn't need one >>to run, it's possible to just yank the thing out again without any >>problems. > > One can also keep the original PCM (or buy one from a wrecked vehicle > in a junkyard) and simply swap it back in. The offical installer may confiscate the original, old ones may become illegal to sell from junks as are used cat-cons. Sure there will be an underground market, but it will be difficult. Actually some of the post '82 computer controlled carburator cars would be useful too. Just get an older carb for the same engine. |
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Brent P wrote: > Here it comes, 100% tracking in the USA. A perfect storm of left wing and > right wing issues turning into the tracking and taxing of every vehicle > in the US of A. > > http://news.com.com/E-tracking,+comi...3-5980979.html You reckless drivers are causing this by giving the govt a perfect argument. All they have to do is point out all the thousands of children killed and maimed every year by speeders and DUIs and red light runners etc. |
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The perfect storm
Laura Bush murdered her boy friend wrote: > Brent P wrote: > > Here it comes, 100% tracking in the USA. A perfect storm of left wing and > > right wing issues turning into the tracking and taxing of every vehicle > > in the US of A. > > > > http://news.com.com/E-tracking,+comi...3-5980979.html > > You reckless drivers are causing this by giving the govt a perfect > argument. All they have to do is point out all the thousands of > children killed and maimed every year by speeders and DUIs and red > light runners etc. Yeah, but it's the government's fault for issuing licenses to morons like yourself. Fortunately you guys seem to be quite adept at killing yourselves. Have a good Hannukah? |
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Laura Bush murdered her boy friend wrote: > Brent P wrote: > > Here it comes, 100% tracking in the USA. A perfect storm of left wing and > > right wing issues turning into the tracking and taxing of every vehicle > > in the US of A. > > > > http://news.com.com/E-tracking,+comi...3-5980979.html > > You reckless drivers are causing this by giving the govt a perfect > argument. All they have to do is point out all the thousands of > children killed and maimed every year by speeders and DUIs and red > light runners etc. This is how you can make statistics lie... You, along with the NHTSA, IIHS, and other less than open-minded organizations have repeatedly bleated the "truth" that "speeding kills." However, I admit that when conditions allow, I have been known to exceed the speed limit. I've been doing it ever since I got my driver's license some 15 years ago. Show me ONE child, or any living thing larger than a bird or squirrel, that I have killed, maimed, or even scratched and I will concede that you may have a valid argument. Furthermore, most people can say the same thing - they exceed the speed limit on a regular basis and yet manage to go quite a few years without any incident at all. Why should I, and the majority of the driving public, be punished due to the fact that other people are simply poor drivers (regardless of whether or not they exceed the speed limit?) nate |
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