At the present time the EZ pass electronic ID system is used for paying tolls on bridges and highways. It permits an automatic electronic query to register the ID of a vehicle and pay an automatic toll. If a similar system were incorporated into licence plates, it could provide a quick ID for police procedures and also permit a more focused traffic control as the traffic light system could gauge the density of trafic on any road automatically and standard software could regulate the reds and greens for maximum mobility of traffic.
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Sounds like big brother, sorry
Cut out the big brother police aspect for svenand the feedback of road congestion/light timing is an environmentally friendly idea.
Admittedly the police misuse of information on private citizens has been a problem, but is this a symptom of a better informed police system or is it a problem originating with an unfortunate attitude by some of the police to bully citizens? Do not a better informed police have better material to protect the community rather than being forced to act on unwarranted assumptions?
I think there is a project of this type being implented in Virginia right now at toll boths.
It's got to be complicated to bill the right person everytime, but I like it!
I like the universal aspect of the EZ Pass transponders. Right now, I have one for Illinois, where the State charges non EZ Pass users more than EZ Pass users and automatically debits my account when I draw it down. But why stop at the state line? The transponders ought to provide automatic debiting for all interstate toll roads.
With the EZ pass in use by the police, they wouldn't have to stop you for speeding, they just send the bill for the violation to your residence. Imnagine your surprise when you find, through the mail, you've been fined for 257 speeding violations in the past week, and a warrant has been issued for your arrest as a "habitual traffic offender..."
Not to worry, your attorney has the right to equal access, so he's billed you his fee every time you've driven past his office. We'll inform you of the results of your last, final appeal in the mail, before you begin your jail sentence.