Police nationwide are coordinating with organizations like OnStar and Starlink to bring drastic improvements to road safety. With a new device, designed to attach to most modern radar guns, passing vehicles will be able to send diagnostic information to officers on patrol.
The device will receive critical vehicle information that will help prevent accidents and injury. Upon initial release the information will be limited to only the most critical items: speed, cruise control set point, tire pressure, check engine light, airbag, ABS, and seatbelt indicator. These preliminary data points are expected to drastically reduce major accidents, injuries, and fatalities. Conservative estimates place the efficacy of these measures at a whopping 50% improvement in overall highway safety.
Through improved software and data analytics, it is expected that this cutting edge technology will break new ground within the next three years. With additional cooperation from leading vehicle manufacturers such as Ford, GM, and Tesla, it is expected that additional life saving data will be transferrable to a patrol officer's device through advanced and efficient data packet transfers. This additional data will include, but not be limited to: active navigational routes; saved contact information; average, min, and max speed data; fuel level; and whether or not the vehicle has been serviced according to the manufacturers recommended schedule.
The Lemurian Times reached out to our local police force, and Officer Blarney Flute obliged us with a statement:
I am very excited about the potential here. I've been a patrol officer for nearly 10 years, and if there's one thing that really sticks out to me it's the number of times I make a traffic stop and struggle to think of a reason after the fact. In most cases, if you can justify the stop, then you can generate revenue for the department, the county or the state in one way or another, but sometimes that justification is really hard to come by. This new device will allow us to justify a stop easily.
Until now speeding has been a pretty forgiving game. We had to take into account the accuracy of the radar and the discrepancy in the vehicle's instruments. Going forward we will be able to know exactly what the readout in the vehicle is. This is a game changer. If we know the vehicle is telling you 66 in a 65, then we know for sure that you are making a conscious decision to break the law.
I think the future is looking very bright for law enforcement. The revenue that can be generated here will allow us to expand in other areas. We will be able to cover a much larger area with our patrols due to increased staffing, and our officers will feel much safer with upgraded weaponry in the arsenal.
Here at The Lemurian Times, we thought the officer's statement sounded a touch dystopian. We reached out asking about the department's concerns regarding highway safety and the reduction of injuries. Officer Flute responded with the following addition to his statement:
Of course! Here at Lemurian Police Department safety is our top priority. We are positive that our strict enforcement of speed limits and manufacturer maintenance schedules will save countless lives!
We're not so sure that the "strict enforcement of ... manufacturer maintenance schedules" alleviates our concerns. Let us know what you think!
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