Years ago I came up with an idea for a self policing freeway system. We
all hate when we have to deal with someone who drives like a jerk and I
will present my idea here for all of you to consider.
I call my idea B.I.C.S.Y.T.O (pronounced bixy-toe). The acronym stands
for "because I can't shoot your tires out", (I previously called it
B.I.C.S.Y., which stood for because I can't shoot you , but I changed it
for marketability). The idea relies upon two pieces of technology that
everyone would be required to have in their car. One is a receiver that
will shut down the car (or slow it down depending on the situation) and
the other is a "gun" type device. How it would work is when someone is
driving in a manner that is unacceptable the other drivers would shoot
the offending auto which would give the offending driver a negative
punishment (removing from him the ability to drive) temporarily. The
drivers doing the shooting would receive positive reinforcement by being
empowered to remove offending drivers from the mainstream of traffic.
If a driver receives too many "shots" in a set time period the car could
be permanently disabled or, once auto pilot for vehicles is in effect
(they are very close now), could lock the car and drive the offender to
the police station for detention.
I could go into greater detail of how this might be technologically
possible, however that is beyond the scope of this discussion.
Regards,
R. West
