Ray LaHood, our Transportation Secretary, is a peach. He's got more good ideas than Carter's got... hostages in Iran.
U.S. Regulators Propose Requiring Backup Cameras in All New Cars by 2014
Read all about it: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-03/u-s-proposes-cameras-in-all-new-cars-by-2014-to-stem-back-over-accidents.html (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-03/u-s-proposes-cameras-in-all-new-cars-by-2014-to-stem-back-over-accidents.html)
Is my math right? Ray LaHood wants us to pony up billions to tackle a problem I didn't even know we had. It accounts for a whopping 3/10 of a percent of accidental deaths in the US. And the proposed solution -- backup cameras -- are projected to eliminate "nearly half" of those deaths.
Wow.
yanno one regulation after another nonstop...whether its not allowing kids to have cupcakes to how we have to drive
Obama has to got to go...we MUST get him out of the whitehouse
Quote from: zip on December 05, 2010, 04:02:16 AM
yanno one regulation after another nonstop...whether its not allowing kids to have cupcakes to how we have to drive
Obama has to got to go...we MUST get him out of the whitehouse..hes doing more damage with things that dont have to pass congress
than congress is
Bout time, and I want rubber bath tubs, and I want foam side walks so no one gets hurt when they fall down, in fact, I want cars to weigh less than a bicycle, that way no one gets hurt when an SUV takes over and attacks people.
Gov needs to do more about keeping us safe, they either need to make the ocean shallow, or put up a fence on all beaches, too many people drown from their own stupidity.
Help us Gov, were simply to stupid to live.
Now where is my loop tape that tells me to breathe in-breathe out?
:o "I want foam side walks so no one gets hurt when they fall down"
Now at my age I could use them side walks. LOL
These idiots do this for self aggrandizing. So they can stand around at cocktail parties and brag about how wonderful they are. That's what 99.9% of these silly laws are about.
Quote from: tbone0106 on December 05, 2010, 02:56:14 AM
Ray LaHood, our Transportation Secretary, is a peach. He's got more good ideas than Carter's got... hostages in Iran.
U.S. Regulators Propose Requiring Backup Cameras in All New Cars by 2014
Read all about it: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-03/u-s-proposes-cameras-in-all-new-cars-by-2014-to-stem-back-over-accidents.html (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-03/u-s-proposes-cameras-in-all-new-cars-by-2014-to-stem-back-over-accidents.html)
Is my math right? Ray LaHood wants us to pony up billions to tackle a problem I didn't even know we had. It accounts for a whopping 3/10 of a percent of accidental deaths in the US. And the proposed solution -- backup cameras -- are projected to eliminate "nearly half" of those deaths.
Wow.
It's probably going to include a looped memory system that records over say a 5-minute continuous track. Insurance companies will DEMAND it if the cars are equipped with it, so they can prove or disprove the cause of any accident they'd have to pay out for.
Then there's the OTHER black-box technology going into cars built by Government Motors. Were you speeding? The cops will ultimately know, just by checking output from that unit.
Quote from: quiller on December 05, 2010, 08:18:20 AM
It's probably going to include a looped memory system that records over say a 5-minute continuous track. Insurance companies will DEMAND it if the cars are equipped with it, so they can prove or disprove the cause of any accident they'd have to pay out for.
Then there's the OTHER black-box technology going into cars built by Government Motors. Were you speeding? The cops will ultimately know, just by checking output from that unit.
That one has been in play for several years now.
I read of a case years ago where the DA subpoenaed the computer from the car, seeing how it remembers the last several minutes of information.
Car manufacturers use it to void your warranty, go over the max speed during break in, and they will use it to deny warranty service.
Has anybody ever thought about telling these government regulators "NO!"?
What the hell is the government going to do about it? Close down all of the car manufacturers in this country and put tens of thousands of people out of work because the car companies refuse to put backup cameras on their vehicles? I doubt it.
Enough is enough. JUST SAY NO!
Quote from: AmericanFlyer on December 05, 2010, 08:52:40 AM
What the hell is the government going to do about it? Close down all of the car manufacturers in this country and put tens of thousands of people out of work because the car companies refuse to put backup cameras on their vehicles? I doubt it.
I do
NOT doubt it, from this wildly socialist commie crowd now running the White Mosque on the Potomac. If leftists could put us all on bicycles like the Chinese, it would be their crowning achievement.
This explains it all....................
Ron White - Stupid is forever (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gxKStPXyn8#)
Quote from: walkstall on December 05, 2010, 06:47:37 AM
:o "I want foam side walks so no one gets hurt when they fall down"
Now at my age I could use them side walks. LOL
Maybe a shoulder harness with helium balloons attached would be better. That way you couldn't fall. ;)
Quote from: surfer_squirrel on December 05, 2010, 11:37:52 AM
Maybe a shoulder harness with helium balloons attached would be better. That way you couldn't fall. ;)
Since the gov is cutting the budget, but still wants to run our lives, they will not be spending money on foam sidewalks, but rather they will mandate that we all purchase foam suits to wear when in public.
They found they could do this after forcing the HC on the public, setting precedent, they now have a new found power to force us to buy anything this can dream up.
Yeah, I know its far fetched, but they have opened a can of worms with Obamacare.
There are many things in the obamacare law that are yet to be exposed that have nothing to do with healthcare. ::)
Quote from: surfer_squirrel on December 05, 2010, 11:37:52 AM
Maybe a shoulder harness with helium balloons attached would be better. That way you couldn't fall. ;)
I have a cat lol that thinks it is her job, popping every balloon and running like H.
I have a cat, siamese, that holds a grudge. If you do something to upset her, she'll run off and hide. A couple of days later when you least expect it, she'll attack you for no apparent reason. :o
Quote from: surfer_squirrel on December 05, 2010, 01:16:32 PM
I have a cat, siamese, that holds a grudge. If you do something to upset her, she'll run off and hide. A couple of days later when you least expect it, she'll attack you for no apparent reason. :o
Our cat also. But most of the time it is with in 10 or 15 min. If she is mad at the wife she will take it out on me. :o Our cat comes in at 16 lbs dry. On a dead run she can nail you big time. ;D
Quote from: AmericanFlyer on December 05, 2010, 08:52:40 AM
Has anybody ever thought about telling these government regulators "NO!"?
What the hell is the government going to do about it? Close down all of the car manufacturers in this country and put tens of thousands of people out of work because the car companies refuse to put backup cameras on their vehicles? I doubt it.
Enough is enough. JUST SAY NO!
Not if you are GM, the Govt holds their note 'member?
Billy
Quote from: BILLY-bONNEY on December 05, 2010, 04:18:12 PM
Not if you are GM, the Govt holds their note 'member?
Billy
........................... and they also own the board of directors.
Quote from: BILLY-bONNEY on December 05, 2010, 04:18:12 PM
Not if you are GM, the Govt holds their note 'member?
Billy
Wait, I thought GM paid that back. :))
Quote from: Indy on December 07, 2010, 05:45:20 AM
Wait, I thought GM paid that back. :))
Yeah, GM paid off their Visa card by using their Mastercard. ;D
Quote from: AmericanFlyer on December 07, 2010, 10:34:58 AM
Yeah, GM paid off their Visa card by using their Mastercard. ;D
Um, I think WE paid off their VISA card using OUR MasterCard.
Quote from: tbone0106 on December 07, 2010, 09:02:19 PM
Um, I think WE paid off their VISA card using OUR MasterCard.
Great point, tbone! I forget sometimes that WE own "Government Motors" now. ;D
Quote from: AmericanFlyer on December 08, 2010, 08:13:15 AM
Great point, tbone! I forget sometimes that WE own "Government Motors" now. ;D
With the news of recent days, it appears that we "own" a chunk of Ford too, and Toyota, and several others. We just didn't know it.
God Almighty.
Down with DC and everybody in it!
;) :D
Quote from: tbone0106 on December 08, 2010, 09:59:29 PM
With the news of recent days, it appears that we "own" a chunk of Ford too, and Toyota, and several others. We just didn't know it.
God Almighty.
Down with DC and everybody in it!
;) :D
I feel kind of "powerful" now. I own part of Chevy and Ford and Chrysler and Toyota and God knows what other car companies. Maybe I should buy a 3-piece suit, a big leather chair, and some expensive cigars, so I at least LOOK the part of a business tycoon. ;D
Quote from: surfer_squirrel on December 05, 2010, 12:08:12 PMThere are many things in the obamacare law that are yet to be exposed that have nothing to do with healthcare. ::)
Time has shown just how true this statement was. :thumbup: