Stupid Idea

"Scott en Aztlán" > wrote in message
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> Forget this stupid chirp **** - what we really need is an alert that
> tells drivers "HANG UP AND DRIVE!"
>
>
http://www.detroit-auto-show.autoblo...cell-gabbing-d
river-of-stoplight-intersection/
>
> Chirp alerts cell-gabbing driver of intersection
>
> Demetrius Thompson was struck, twice, by drivers distracted while
> chatting on their cellphones. Instead of understandably getting mad or
> sensibly suing the drivers for millions, he instead founded the
> company Global Mobile Alert which developed a system called
> MyMobileAlert.
>
> MyMobileAlert tracks the cellphone via GPS as its owner drives about
> their business. When the system determines the chatty driver is
> approaching within one hundred feet of a stoplight or a certain
> distance from an intersection, the cellphone will emit a loud 'chirp'
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To hell with the "chirp", it should emit a sharp, rusty nail.
--
John C.