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- From: clayb@county.lmt.mn.org (Clay Babcock)
- Subject: Re: Solution to toll booth troubles
- Message-ID: <clayb.23.722203488@county.lmt.mn.org>
- Keywords: Q-free system
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- Organization: LaserMaster R&D, Minneapolis, MN USA
- References: <1dh9ggINNnbs@morrow.stanford.edu> <1992Nov9.082733.22980@usage.csd.unsw.OZ.AU> <daved.721342825@convex.convex.com> <4268@cvbnetPrime.COM>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 20:04:48 GMT
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- In article <4268@cvbnetPrime.COM> rbemben@timewarp.prime.com (Rich Bemben) writes:
- >From: rbemben@timewarp.prime.com (Rich Bemben)
- >Subject: Re: Solution to toll booth troubles
- >Keywords: Q-free system
- >Date: 10 Nov 92 20:26:51 GMT
-
- >|In article <daved.721342825@convex.convex.com> daved@convex.com (David Dorfman) writes:
- >|>Anybody thought of the obvious violation of privacy related to computerized
- >|>toll systems:
- >|>
- >|>Take a picture of the driver
- >|>subtract exit time from entry time, divide into miles traveled.
- >|>If average speed exceeds limit compare electronically stored picture of
- >|> driver to electronically stored picture of the toll account owner.
- >|>
- >|>If they match up send speeding ticket to home address.
- >|>
- >|>This is to scary to imagine.
-
- >I know of a couple of people that this has actually been done to via the
- >manual, but attentive ticket taker in toll.booth.misc - some REALLY attentive
- >DICKS actually perform the above and notify a state cop who just conveniently
- >is standing by. YOU just handed your speeding violation to a witness...
-
- >Don't ask me how this holds up in court but it has been done before 8-(.
-
-
- >Rich Bemben - DoD #0044 rbemben@timewarp.prime.com
- >1977 750 Triumph Bonneville (617) 275-1800 x 4173
- >"Fear not the evil men do in the name of evil, but heaven protect
- > us from the evil men do in the name of good"
-
-
- This is COMMON practice on the AutoStrada in Italy. Your last toll pass has
- the time you came through it in it. Too soon to the next, and you're
- busted!
-
- It is very common to see lead footed drivers (2 and 4 wheel) parked on the
- side on the route waiting for their average time to come down!
-
- Clay Babcock
- clayb@county.lmt.mn.org
-