Omeleto released a video in March 2021 that describes a utopian society where citizens are programmed to spy on each other. It is brilliant and disturbing. One vignette depicts a man blowing desperately into a breathalyzer device telescoping from the steering wheel of his vehicle to start it. The developers were prescient. Later that same […]
March 24, 2019 • AUTO INDUSTRY,
BAC,
BLACK BOX,
BREATHALYZER,
DISTRACTED DRIVING,
DRIVERLESS CARS,
EDR,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
EVENT DATA RECORDER,
GPS,
IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE,
NEWSLETTER,
NHTSA,
PRIVACY,
SAFETY,
SPEED LIMIT,
TPMS,
VISION ZERO In three years, all new cars and light-trucks purchased in EU countries will be required to include standard price-increasing features that will change how motorists drive. Members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection voted in February to approve a range of new vehicle safety standards initially proposed by the European […]
November 19, 2017 • BODY CAMERAS,
BREATHALYZER,
civil asset forfeiture,
CIVIL FORFEITURE,
DUI,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
INDIANA,
NEBRASKA,
NEWSLETTER,
ROADBLOCK,
SAFETY,
TRAFFIC STOP,
WASHINGTON D.C.,
X-RAY SCANNER Traffic enforcement continues to go high tech beyond just the newest drone technology. Here are three recent examples of how police are using federal and state funding – some from assets seized from citizenry – to patrol motorists. Police Body Cameras In late October, results from a large study on police body cameras was released […]
July 31, 2016 • BLOOD WITHDRAWAL,
BREATHALYZER,
CHECKPOINT,
Driver's License,
DUI,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FOURTH AMENDMENT,
MICHIGAN,
NEW YORK,
NEWSLETTER,
TRAFFIC STOP Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed into law last month a plan that allows state police to implement one of the most invasive methods of drug testing in the country all in the name of a pilot program: saliva swab tests. Michigan drivers from 5 counties (yet to be determined) will be the experimental rats so […]
June 12, 2016 • Biometrics,
BREATHALYZER,
CALIFORNIA,
CELL PHONE,
COLORADO,
DISTRACTED DRIVING,
DNA,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
LEGISLATION,
NEW YORK,
NEWSLETTER,
PRIVACY,
Technology,
TEXTING New York State has legislation called Evan’s Law that is winding its way through the system. It would allow law enforcement to use a textalyzer to determine if you have been on your phone while driving. This means even hands free phone usage, texting, surfing the web, and engaging with various apps can raise flags. […]
