The use of GPS devices to monitor speeding motorists is set to be trialled by the New South Wales Government. Approximately 100 cars in the New South Wales Illawarra region will be fitted with the ‘Big Brother’ style device. The satellite based system will make a sound to alert the driver if they are speeding. Failure to slow down will prompt the device to cut fuel to the engine, forcing the car to drop its speed.
The trial is set to last for 18 months and, if deemed successful, the NSW Government could consider extending the use of the system.
Details of how cars are selected for the trial is not clear at this time and without firm details of how the system actually works, or how suddenly it cuts the fuel supply, there is potential for such a system to cause as many accidents as it will allegedly save.
Source: ABC