Comments on: Black Boxes & Big Brother – Innovation Gone Wrong

By: Butch

Butch — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:08:49 +0000

You would think people jump through enough hoops these days. Maybe if they spent their time and energy trying to make people better drivers, they would create a system where everyone wins at least a little bit.

By: Jerad Kaliher

Jerad Kaliher — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:30:28 +0000

@Connie T., yeah isn’t it a real nightmare? I agree that other outside steps need to be taken in order to improve driver safety, such as education and street repairs.

At the end of the day it’s just easier for insurance to put a tracking collar on you and tell you to go fetch. Makes me sick.

By: Connie T.

Connie T. — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 23:40:29 +0000

What a disturbing thought. I don’t like the idea of giving the insurance companies even more power over common folk.

If people really want to lower their insurance rates, then they should learn to be better drivers. Driver’s ed should be improved and mandatory. The standards for getting a license should be much higher. People who’ve drank a pint or two should call companies to drive them and their cars home. Street conditions and intersections could be improved. If there were fewer accidents, that alone would bring down rates significantly.

By: Jerad Kaliher

Jerad Kaliher — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:28:55 +0000

@lordmanilastone, yeah drunk driving is a huge problem here still, even with all of the fines imposed on them. The same service exists here as well. Except it’s not a hired service but a charity that drives peoples cars back home for them.

Even if you were to use this to try to minimize drunk driving, how would you prosecute? Would it be something where the police would be notified? Kind of scary.

By: lordmanilastone

lordmanilastone — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:18:43 +0000

this may come in handy for some inebriate drivers in korea, it’s so funny but there are companies in korea which hire people to drive drunken people’s car back home…^^