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Unfortunately, not everyone has a few hundred laying around.

 

But, I'll gladly accept a Garmin Edge 800 for Christmas. :)

Taste of the future.  I've seen some smartphone apps like MotionX or MapMyRide that might have similarly high sampling rates.  Saw a jogger using one on an iPhone 4 that seemed to be down to the seconds.  Some are even recording elevation and heartrate.

That's pretty cool. It makes me wonder why cars don't have built-in GPS to show such things. No more fights about speeding tickets, who was at fault for an accident, what exactly happened w/the movement of the cars, etc. Perhaps that's coming, too...
That's already here.
Wow!  Great story of technology saving the day.

The electronics capability is there actually, its more privacy issues that keep automakers and insurance companies from using this stuff - although if memory servers it has been used before.

 

At one point in my past I worked on a small device that would go inbetween a car (this was for a company with a very large fleet of vehicles) and a laptop, which they would use periodically to lookup information on the drivers - everything from engine parameters (maintenance was the big 'excuse' for this device) to whether or not the drivers were using their seatbelts.


ambimb said:

That's pretty cool. It makes me wonder why cars don't have built-in GPS to show such things. No more fights about speeding tickets, who was at fault for an accident, what exactly happened w/the movement of the cars, etc. Perhaps that's coming, too...
I think trucking companies use GPS to make sure drivers are resting and such. 

sgrady11 said:
At one point in my past I worked on a small device that would go inbetween a car (this was for a company with a very large fleet of vehicles) and a laptop, which they would use periodically to lookup information on the drivers - everything from engine parameters (maintenance was the big 'excuse' for this device) to whether or not the drivers were using their seatbelts.

Having a hard time with the "feel-good" tone of this article.

The driver showed a complete disregard for the safety of others and lied like a rug, law enforcement completely turned its back on the victim, and the only consequence is that the driver's insurance may or may not go up next policy renewal time.

You're right.  You should read the comments to this story on bikeportland.org: http://bikeportland.org/2010/12/21/from-colorado-a-story-of-gps-jus....  Many comments are wondering if there will be recourse for the lying driver.  And I wonder if the police officer will be reprimanded for not doing their job.  Maybe there will be a follow-up story.  I'll keep my eyes peeled.

H3N3 said:

Having a hard time with the "feel-good" tone of this article.

The driver showed a complete disregard for the safety of others and lied like a rug, law enforcement completely turned its back on the victim, and the only consequence is that the driver's insurance may or may not go up next policy renewal time.

You're right.  The driver's behavior was scummy.  The police weren't much better.  I hope there is some follow-up on this.

H3N3 said:

Having a hard time with the "feel-good" tone of this article.

The driver showed a complete disregard for the safety of others and lied like a rug, law enforcement completely turned its back on the victim, and the only consequence is that the driver's insurance may or may not go up next policy renewal time.

I wrote a blog post on www.IllinoisBicycleLaw.com on how the City of Chicago may put a GPS on all Cabs. Here's a link to the post.

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