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1. Re: No More Speeding in the UK?-Reply (score: 1): Author: "Scotty" <scotty@dove.net.au>; Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 21:32:35 +0930; We saw a program on the TV news tonight and it explained this system and how it operates. A satellite communicates with a computer in your vehicle and places the car on a grid map { within 1 meter ac; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg00184.html (8,929 bytes)
2. Re: No More Speeding in the UK?-Reply (score: 1): Author: Gonaj@aol.com; Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 10:35:05 EST; Well I don't know about the UK but here in the USA we have no shortage of clueless drivers who are much more dangerous than speeders. Now I'm willing to conceed that in the event of an accident highe; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg00201.html (8,080 bytes)
3. Re: No More Speeding in the UK?-Reply (score: 1): Author: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>; Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2000 02:13:19 +0000; ... and how bloody dangerous is that!? Has anyone here needed to put the foot down to get out of a dangerous situation (avoid some other silly motorist or other hazard)? Now you are going to be left; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg00203.html (9,455 bytes)
4. Re: No More Speeding in the UK?-Reply (score: 1): Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>; Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 15:51:26 -0000; Too right, and that was the point made in the program by one of the motoring organisations here. PaulH. will; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg00206.html (8,867 bytes)
5. Re: No More Speeding in the UK?-Reply (score: 1): Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>; Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 15:54:36 -0000; Not so much the satellite that does the controlling, but the GPS unit in the car gets its position from the satellite. This is compared with a database in the cars electronics and the speed limit for; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg00207.html (9,311 bytes)
6. Re: No More Speeding in the UK?-Reply (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 10:40:53 -0800; Having used a GPS satellite receiver for navigation at sea I can't imagine that this would really work as advertised. For one thing you aren't getting continuous data, which makes any calculations of; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg00226.html (11,569 bytes)
7. Re: No More Speeding in the UK?-Reply (score: 1): Author: ATWEDITOR@aol.com; Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 15:13:31 EST; << Having used a GPS satellite receiver for navigation at sea I can't imagine that this would really work as advertised. For one thing you aren't getting continuous data, which makes any calculations; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg00231.html (9,726 bytes)
8. Re: No More Speeding in the UK?-Reply (score: 1): Author: Robert Alan Reisse <rareisse@postoffice.worldnet.att.net>; Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2000 15:46:22 -0500; will And common curtesy! Bob Reisse; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg00235.html (9,374 bytes)
9. Re: No More Speeding in the UK?-Reply (score: 1): Author: James Nazarian Jr <James.Nazarian@Colorado.EDU>; Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 13:53:13 -0700 (MST); I don't see how our government (USA) would ever allow this to happen. The reason that current GPS have the 30 meter error is to prevent strategic sites from being located too accurately. If the is a; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg00236.html (10,799 bytes)
10. Re: No More Speeding in the UK?-Reply (score: 1): Author: "Dan Ray" <danray@bluegrass.net>; Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 17:31:42 -0600; The whole idea is silly and scary at the same time. I'd go one further than James...the CITIZENS of the U.S. wouldn't allow it either! This is some neo-socialist freaks' idea of contolling people. I'; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg00244.html (9,344 bytes)
11. Re: No More Speeding in the UK?-Reply (score: 1): Author: ATWEDITOR@aol.com; Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 18:41:38 EST; << I don't see how our government (USA) would ever allow this to happen. The reason that current GPS have the 30 meter error is to prevent strategic sites from being located too accurately. If the is; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg00247.html (10,012 bytes)
12. Re: No More Speeding in the UK?-Reply (score: 1): Author: James Nazarian Jr <James.Nazarian@Colorado.EDU>; Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 17:02:39 -0700 (MST); I don't doubt what you have said here. This is still keeping the accurate gear out of the hands of average people. In order to have this equipment they would have to hijack a plane to get it. James N; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg00248.html (10,763 bytes)
13. Re: No More Speeding in the UK?-Reply (score: 1): Author: REwald9535@aol.com; Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 20:55:40 EST; My daily driver has a GPS navagation system and the error I'm told is closer to 100 yards when the sytem is crunching raw data. However the onboard computer compares the raw position to the road map; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg00255.html (9,572 bytes)
14. Re: No More Speeding in the UK?-Reply (score: 1): Author: Ajhsys@aol.com; Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2000 11:27:59 EST; << This is some neo-socialist freaks' idea of contolling people. I'd personally just refuse to have it installed or buy one with it. And I'd break it if it was installed. (hmmm...musta malfunctioned); /html/mgs/2000-01/msg00274.html (9,429 bytes)
15. Re: No More Speeding in the UK?-Reply (score: 1): Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>; Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 11:38:24 -0000; Nevertheless, the demonstrations show the 'control speed' display on the dash changing as the car passes the sign displaying the new speed limit. And this isn't just off government film, but motoring; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg00306.html (10,756 bytes)
16. Re: No More Speeding in the UK?-Reply (score: 1): Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>; Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 11:54:01 -0000; All the news items I have seen have used a Ford Escort. And the traction control system in the Ford Mondeo (at least) includes a mechanical linkage that puts slack in the throttle cable to control th; /html/mgs/2000-01/msg00307.html (8,698 bytes)

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