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Unread 03-11-2006, 09:51
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Re: There is still a vast amount of work to be done...

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Originally Posted by KenWittlief
For drunk drivers, a cop following a car can tell when the driver is drunk by the way the car moves on the road. How hard would it be for the car itself to detect the driver is swerving more than usual, or driving too fast or too slow, and then just slow down more and more, and stop?

Something like this could also work if a driver falls asleep, or has a serious medical event while driving and loses control.
If something like this were developed a hazard flash designed for this type of situation could trigger alerting cars and police -
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