Excellent point. I know my GPS "knows" what the speed limit is where I am... it'd be helpful to have the car thing know the same thing, and limit me based on where I am. 80MPH (130kph) in a school zone *just* isn't a good idea...
And while I don't think it will catch on from the young driver's point of view, I think it's got a lot of possibilities from the parents' point of view. And depending on who's buying the car... their point of view generally wins
I did a little more research and found
this Australian company and product.
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New In-Car Device Warns Speeding DriversBy Robert Roy Britt, LiveScience Managing Editor
posted: 14 June 2006 08:26 am ET
An Australian company has developed a system that lets drivers know when they're speeding. When the technology becomes commercially available, it could help lead-footed drivers avoid tickets and also save lives.
It could even be used by parents to monitor teen driving.
The product, called SpeedAlert, links real-time location data and speed obtained with the help of the Global Positioning System (GPS) to a database of posted speed limits stored in a driver's PDA or programmable mobile phone.
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Anyone have any experience or familiarity with it?