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Athens
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Dec 15, 2011, 01:23 PM
 
We don't need to disable devices from working. We just need to disable bad drivers from driving...
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Dec 15, 2011, 02:58 PM
 
That's it, everybody but Doofy, off the road!
     
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Dec 15, 2011, 03:42 PM
 
Originally Posted by Uncle Skeleton View Post
That's totally awesome, but I am left wondering how an accelerometer can tell the difference between idling and cruising. Wouldn't it be easier to patch it in to the speedometer?
Of course, GPS tracking units are never installed on plod cars.
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Dec 15, 2011, 08:41 PM
 
Originally Posted by Athens
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Dec 16, 2011, 07:21 AM
 
Originally Posted by Uncle Skeleton View Post
That's totally awesome, but I am left wondering how an accelerometer can tell the difference between idling and cruising. Wouldn't it be easier to patch it in to the speedometer?
I'm going off memory, but I think it was actually GPS.
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