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TomTom caught selling drivers’ GPS data to police (pg. 2)
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| jon jon |
| quote: | Originally posted by slingshot
well, technically you're buying the data. the police are just an intermediary acting on your behalf. so the question becomes, is this the most efficient use of your dollar or could a better use be found? |
nice post! |
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| GGM |
| quote: | Originally posted by rabbitjoker
If the police bought the data, I again see no difference. |
I guess you don't speed then. I do though and would be royally pissed if I found out I gave money for a GPS service to a company who was turning around and increasing the odds of my getting a ticket for it. |
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| bcope |
| simple solution: don't speed |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| quote: | Originally posted by bcope
simple solution: don't speed |
+1...and if you do speed...accept your punishment. |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| quote: | Originally posted by GGM
I guess you don't speed then. I do though and would be royally pissed if I found out I gave money for a GPS service to a company who was turning around and increasing the odds of my getting a ticket for it. |
so you would be pissed off at a GPS service because you got caught breaking the law....doesn't make sense to me. |
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| E2EK1EL |
Legit speeds traps are fine, but the real speed traps are BS.
BS = 80 or 100 km/h zone and instantly drops to 50 km/h zone with one little warning signs.
I only know of 2 locations in Toronto with this kind of trap. |
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| VDub |
Guys nevermind the don't speed bull...
Everybody knows that our speed laws are incredibly ridiculous, antiquated, and only serve as a cash cow for government...
The issue here is one of trust...
I trust that services which I pay for are not going to be used against me... |
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| VDub |
| quote: | Originally posted by E2EK1EL
Legit speeds traps are fine, but the real speed traps are BS.
BS = 80 or 100 km/h zone and instantly drops to 50 km/h zone with one little warning signs.
I only know of 2 locations in Toronto with this kind of trap. |
How about when it drops from 60- 40km/hr in a school zone on a four lane road in the middle of the night ON A WEEKEND??
It should be 40 when flashing and it should flash during the day and only on school days...
But if that were the case, they'd hand out less tickets... |
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| bcope |
again, try slowing down. if you see the the speed limit drop, press on the pedal beside the gas
very, very simple |
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| E2EK1EL |
| quote: | Originally posted by bcope
again, try slowing down. if you see the the speed limit drop, press on the pedal beside the gas
very, very simple |
Not that simple as you think, especailly in areas you've never driven in before.
A) One tiny warning sign for the speed drop
B) Radar is set prefectly to nail you, once you pass that tiny spped sign
C) Sometimes you could be late hitting that "pedal beside the gas" due to monitoring of traffic that's in front or behind you and looking for that tiny sign.
I've seen ppl nailed with these spots pretty often. I once had this dude behind me, honking me hard because I dropped from 80 to 50 before the BS speed trap area.
*It was alerted on my TomTom software(ironic eh?) with the POV data my forum uses, we set it really early in advance due to curving of the road.*
Later down the road, homeboy got pulled over for doing 90 in 50 zone. I gave him a thumbs up through my sunroof while I passed him. |
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| VDub |
Just because something is the law, doesn't make it right, fair, or realistic...
Some laws are there for the wrong reasons... |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| quote: | Originally posted by VDub
Just because something is the law, doesn't make it right, fair, or realistic...
Some laws are there for the wrong reasons... |
if you are willing to disobey those laws that are unfair then you should be prepared to accept the consequences of disobeying those laws or fight them to the bitter end. |
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