the basis for this thread was not for mistakes, but to try to figure out where the police are and how to drive however one want to drive with little (or at leaset less) fear of getting caught – where can I speed or in someother way be reckless. where can I run a redlight with only a small chance of getting caught. this puts the safety and lives of other drivers, pedestrians and bikers in great peril In other words, where I can I do what I want and have no consequence for my “me first – who cares about you” behavior.
Squeak – You wrote: “In a non-Big Brother society, it is nice to know that you can get away with making a mistake. But imagine if we had robots that caught your every infraction of the law – you would be scared to live. Suppose a tissue fell out of your pocket while you were rooting around for your keys – and a robot snapped a picture and mailed it to you with a ticket. Suppose this happened every time you jaywalked. Every time you turned your attention away from your toddler and he wandered 5 feet away from you. Etc, etc.”
when somneone drives in a reckless manner they are jeopardizing others and there is a Camera that captures it all and yes, one should think of that camera and be scared!