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Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on December 21, 2010 at 12:44pm

Unfortunately, not everyone has a few hundred laying around.

 

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

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Bedno on December 21, 2010 at 12:51pm

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.

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Permalink Reply by ambimb on December 22, 2010 at 1:05am

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...

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Permalink Reply by Mike Bullis 5.5-6.5 miles on December 22, 2010 at 2:27am

That's already here.

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on December 22, 2010 at 5:27am

Wow!  Great story of technology saving the day.

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Permalink Reply by sgrady11 on December 22, 2010 at 5:37am

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...

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Permalink Reply by Mark Kenseth on December 22, 2010 at 5:48am

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.

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Permalink Reply by Mark Kenseth on December 23, 2010 at 8:22am

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.

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on December 24, 2010 at 6:00am

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.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Keating on December 24, 2010 at 7:43am

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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