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Old 07-01-2003, 10:29 AM   #2
SteveDallas
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Philly Burbs, PA
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I love that idea. Just this morning dropping my kids off on my way to work, I was almost nailed by somebody backing out of their driveway without the benefit of looking to see if anybody was coming.

A former cow-orker and I once dreamed up a system where every car would have a large display on top with a number. Other drivers would be able to "zap" your car when you did something stupid, and the number would increase by 1. While even a very conscientious driver might be carrying around a 2 or a 3, when you see somebody up in the double digits, you know they're trouble. The only wrinkle was, there'd be no good enforcement mechanism to guard against punitive zapping, or zapping for bad reasons. (I'm sure I'd get zapped by impatient drivers on Lincoln Drive. I "only" do 45 or 50 in the 25MPH zone, and I get passed a lot.)
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