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I see a very large number of drivers make 'rolling' stops at stop-signs. Cars with ABS are already measuring wheel-speed. It would be easy to write an algorithm that would light a subtle indicator light for one-second on the dash every time you made a full stop--sort of congratulating/rewarding you for doing it right. Teach/re-learn proper driving technique. I'd say the converse for a 'rolling stop' a buzzer and bright-red light might be useful too, but from a psych point of view, we're probably better to encourage good behavior than to discourage bad. Some people like bad behavior. Actually the car could also determine if you blinked for the necessary 100 ft, if you backed across a lane to go right, etc, some other illegal behaviors. I don't want to be a car-tattle-tale, but I think some people might appreciate these. Ford will have a Focus that will tell your teen to stop speeding soon.
hrench, Oct 07 2008
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How would the system know you were at a stop sign and not just slowing down to yield or for slow traffic or whatever? I personally don't like lights flashing on my dashboard, so I might intentionally avoid coming to a complete stop to avoid seeing the light. In all honesty, I often avoid coming to a complete stop to reduce wear on my clutch and brakes. I wouldn't want my car complaining about it.
Dwane, in answer to your question, the light would only indicate when you have made a full stop. I wrote that I'd consider a red light for a rolling stop, but you're right, that's a problem I don't have solution for, so I just mentioned it. I don't actually support it.
Also, I used to have an 'shift' light on a car and you're right, it was annoying--I'd sometimes shift early just to avoid it.
But I also have teens driving that I've followed to school and they didn't make full-stops. I can't think of a way that the car can 'reward' a full stop.
You've introduced that a full-stop may not be necessary or desirable and I think that's a defensible position, but not to a policeman. Rolling-stops do cause some accidents, but I've no idea of the number.
As for the car 'complaining', since it's coming anyway, I'm just pointing out more things it could recognize without much effort.