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Originally Posted by Christien View Post
It's about time. Really, when you think of the technology involved (gps, motion sensor, radar/laser tracking) all the technology exists, it's just a question of a) putting it all together and b) convincing people that it's safe. Finally someone has tackled the first part. The second part may be much more difficult. But think of the increase in productivity of your average commuter if that 1-3 hours per day was suddenly freed up to work.
More correctly in the context of today's economy:

Think of how many more people they could lay off if they could demand an extra 1-3 hours of productivity per day from the remaining staff?

Dollars to donuts that's what would happen.
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