[email hidden] (GeoB) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:I would not try to use incendary devices against cars. Where I live it is probably at least a
felony to set someone on fire unless it is self defense against a person who is about to kill
someone or cause grave bodily injury.
Yes, of course you are right. I would never do that.
After I am almost run over by a car whipping in front of me to make a right turn, sometimes I
think maybe it would help to be respected. They wouldn't do that to a Dump Truck. Maybe if I had
explosive charges on the end of sticks pointing out everywhere on my bike, painted red or
sumthin, if they slammed into me or cut me off too close the shaped charge would... oh, you get
the idea. This is when I am shaking with adrinaline after being almost killed, and the perp
calmly drives off.
Quoted message said:I have thought the best weapon against cars is something that fries the cars electrical system.
I think this would be great if it existed. These and similar subsequent posts suggesting this are
much more balanced than my tongue-in-cheek incendary or explosive device ideas.
I am not an expert in this area, though I have a BS in micro electronics. I feel that the
suggestion to use a 'lightning' device would not work. The 'powerful RFI pulse' device might, I
don't know, but be aware that car electronics are shielded and ruggedized.
I have always dreamed of a ray gun that would simply weld all metal parts together. They quit
rolling (suddenly), the doors won't open, the engine is a boat anchor.. the only problem (besides
technical) is that I want them to KNOW they messed with me and I got em back. Childish, yeah. Like
the time I was driving at the speed limit up a hill, with some impatient drivers behind me. One
pulled around me, cursing and flipping me off, breaking the speed limit and passing across a
double yellow. A cop saw it all and pulled him over farther up the hill. When I cruised past I
honked, they looked, and I gave a cheery wave.
But another idea I like: Every driver has a small plastic laser gun. You point it at an offender
and press the stud, and the Giant Traffic Computer (GTC) notes that car xyz has been accused of
such-and-such. If the offense is bad enough, and/or enough people 'tag' them in a short while, the
GTC remotely wrestles control from the driver, disables the engine and parks the car at the
roadside. The Police Cruiser picks up the offender. It is also possible to indicate the you choose
to prefer charges against the perp, in more serious cases. Somebody who is habitually discourteous
and gets tagged a lot can expect to be invited to an 'attitude adjustment' class. When tagged, the
car's computer stores the current info, speed, throttle setting, acceleration vectors (weaving?
braking?) and is queried by the GTC. A reckless speeder would be caught.
Quoted message said:Another idea I had is to somehow get a hold of the offending motorists insurance company to let
them know what kind of drivers they insure.
I like this idea a lot. Maybe an innovative insurance company would require its drivers to have a
"How's my driving?" bumper sticker, with a car ID prominently displayed. Sure, maybe there would
be false alarms but they should be fairly evenly distributed among covered drivers I'd think, and
could be dealt with statistically.
