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I have been shown some new technology that is based on GPS locators that will electronically limit speed to the local speed limit. The idea being that cars/lorries/buses fitted with the device will not be able to exceed the speed limit. Therefore no need for speed cameras or stealth taxes. It is still in prototype stage, but initial test are very promising.
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It's called "Intelligent Speed Adaption". If you want to be truely worried, type that in to Google and see some of the results. Sweden, the UK and the Netherlands are among the countries most keen on it and it's way beyond prototype - it's into trials stage. The thing that the politicoes are still struggling with is how to get it introduced with the minimum of fuss and accusations of Big Brother. But they fully intend that every car sold in roughly ten years time will have this fitted.
Sweden has gone so far as to suggest that their aim to to reduce the number of road deaths to Zero. Cloud cuckoo land, obviously, but there it is.
The thin end of the wedge was the Revenue Cameras....