Thursday, September 17, 2009

Safe or sorry?

There is an average 6 million car accidents annually in the United States. 40,000 of these accidents are fatal crashes. Reckless driving caused by speeding drivers, who may be drunk drivers, or preoccupied is the leading cause of an accident on the road. Its a policeman's job, his obligation serving the country to keep the road safe from these reckless drivers as best possible. Modern technology has made it possible for Police officers to use radar guns or laser unites to find drivers violating speed limit laws. Recently, there is a new Iphone app that allows drivers to live stream the positions of state troopers waiting with a radar gun or laser unit, so that other drivers can be aware of the speed trap and not violate traffic laws in those areas.  "When, you're ready to hit the road. And once you're tooling down the highway, if you spot a state trooper or city cop lying in wait with a radar gun or laser unit, you just need to punch in "pound one" on your cell phone -- or dial a toll-free number. Other users are then alerted on their cell phones or PDA when they approach the same speed trap.'One great thing about that is that it's hands-free,' says Tenereillo. 'You don't have to be looking at the phone or even be holding it to be notified of the speed trap -- which, of course, is safer, because you don’t have to take your eyes off the road to be notified of the trap.'"
Ironically, The CEO Founder of Trapster, Tenereillo says the device is safe as it doesn't require the driver to take their eyes off the road to be notified of the speed traps. What is more dangerous, Mr. Tenereillo, a driver violating speed limit laws, bypassing police that are keeping our highways and roads safe from reckless drivers, or taking your eyes off the road briefly. I would rather have the police patrolling the neighborhoods and highways, arresting drivers violating speed laws, and recklessly driving, then selfishly using a program like Trapster.

2 comments:

  1. I agree with you. I think that people need to sort our their priorities when they are on the road. If everyone would drive at a reasonable speed, there wouldn't even be a need for "apps" that detect police men. However, i do realize that it isn't realistic that everyone would drive the speed limit. In that case, i think people should use their eyes to look for police officers.

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  2. As a person that regularly tests the limit of his vehicle, I am an advocate for anything to keep the cops away from me. I do appreciate everything the cops do but sometimes I think they are a little excessive with the speeding thing. I think that this technology was designed to help the already safe drivers not fall victim to speed traps in times that they are in a hurry. I dont think it was made to help dangerous drivers drive faster, but I understand that it could be misused with this intention.

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