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From: T.J. Higgins on 14 Jun 2010 11:18 Coming to a roadway near you: unmanned aerial vehicles. <http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/06/14/government-pressure-open-skies-unmanned-drones-despite-safety-concerns/> -- TJH tjhiggin.at.hiwaay.dot.net
From: Daniel W. Rouse Jr. on 14 Jun 2010 23:43 "T.J. Higgins" <ernest.p.worrell(a)vernal.equinox.edu> wrote in message news:cZ-dnZ6C4Ine1YvRnZ2dnUVZ_jqdnZ2d(a)posted.hiwaay2... > Coming to a roadway near you: unmanned aerial vehicles. > > <http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/06/14/government-pressure-open-skies-unmanned-drones-despite-safety-concerns/> > Fine by me. The speed limit need not be set by the 85th (or higher) percentile of the fastest/most reckless drivers out there. It's clear enough to me that the speed limits are posted adequately so anything the government can do to ensure compliance with the posted limits gets approval from me. Consider--look what happens driving the speed limit, then going into a curve or a sharper turn. Very little lateral pull forces, gentle forces at most, usually quite non-existent if the curve has banking. Negligible vehicle chassis lean. Tires are at no risk whatsoever of losing traction. That means full control over the vehicle going in and out of the turn. The same cannot be said of exceeding the speed limit, where the laterals are noticeable, the vehicle chassis leans, the tires may even start to make audible noises that they are losing traction. Clearly, the fastest and most reckless drivers out there should not determine the speed limit. So if the car, SUV, motorcycle, and/or helicopter law enforcement can't or won't do their job sufficiently, I see absolutely no problem with the unmanned drones doing the extra work.
From: Alan Baker on 15 Jun 2010 00:03 In article <K4ednaHYvpOuaovRnZ2dnUVZ_qKdnZ2d(a)nethere.com>, "Daniel W. Rouse Jr." <dwrousejr(a)nethere.comNOSPAM> wrote: > "T.J. Higgins" <ernest.p.worrell(a)vernal.equinox.edu> wrote in message > news:cZ-dnZ6C4Ine1YvRnZ2dnUVZ_jqdnZ2d(a)posted.hiwaay2... > > Coming to a roadway near you: unmanned aerial vehicles. > > > > <http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/06/14/government-pressure-open-skies-unmanne > > d-drones-despite-safety-concerns/> > > > Fine by me. > > The speed limit need not be set by the 85th (or higher) percentile of the > fastest/most reckless drivers out there. It's clear enough to me that the > speed limits are posted adequately so anything the government can do to > ensure compliance with the posted limits gets approval from me. > > Consider--look what happens driving the speed limit, then going into a curve > or a sharper turn. Very little lateral pull forces, gentle forces at most, > usually quite non-existent if the curve has banking. Negligible vehicle > chassis lean. Tires are at no risk whatsoever of losing traction. That means > full control over the vehicle going in and out of the turn. > > The same cannot be said of exceeding the speed limit, where the laterals are > noticeable, the vehicle chassis leans, the tires may even start to make > audible noises that they are losing traction. Clearly, the fastest and most > reckless drivers out there should not determine the speed limit. The fastest and most reckless drivers out there *don't* set the speed limits, Daniel. You're simply assuming that faster than average equates to "reckless" where the people who actually understand the issue have said the exact opposite. > > So if the car, SUV, motorcycle, and/or helicopter law enforcement can't or > won't do their job sufficiently, I see absolutely no problem with the > unmanned drones doing the extra work. -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg>
From: Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS on 15 Jun 2010 01:45 On Jun 14, 9:18 am, ernest.p.worr...(a)vernal.equinox.edu (T.J. Higgins) wrote: > Coming to a roadway near you: unmanned aerial vehicles. > > <http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/06/14/government-pressure-open-skies-u...> > > -- > TJH > > tjhiggin.at.hiwaay.dot.net If it catches the deadly speeders then great. Anyone who opposes this is an obvious shill for the auto industry.
From: Nate Nagel on 15 Jun 2010 06:27
On 06/15/2010 01:45 AM, Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS wrote: > On Jun 14, 9:18 am, ernest.p.worr...(a)vernal.equinox.edu (T.J. Higgins) > wrote: >> Coming to a roadway near you: unmanned aerial vehicles. >> >> <http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/06/14/government-pressure-open-skies-u...> >> >> -- >> TJH >> >> tjhiggin.at.hiwaay.dot.net > > If it catches the deadly speeders then great. Anyone who opposes this > is an obvious shill for the auto industry. You're not even trying to be entertaining any more, Judy. nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |