example warn you if the driver in front has several DUIs, or if he's suddenly putting on the brakes.
i do think driving should become more automated, so drivers could get in the electromagnetic line and read the paper while driving. long way off yet...
tax the f** out petrol, it's the only way people will realise its true cost to the environment. heck, tax all carbon costs. ~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~
Or not.
Actually this is a good example of why engineers shouldn't do policy. It would be a perfect solution if cars were black boxes managed by microprocessors, but keeping a fixed minimum distance by hand would make driving incredibly tiring and stressful, and would probably lead to more accidents.
You could also be fined if the driver in front does an emergency stop, which doesn't seem like a good thing.
And it would have to be context dependent - otherwise you'd be keeping the spaces in traffic light queues as you would on the open road.
And wouldn't the optimal distance vary by road type?
Etc.
Fail.
factor in tyre viability, weather and speed.
ThatBritGuy:
You could add a hot date feature - instant bio of the driver in front. Or not.
i wuz snarking, shoulda said so...
haha, yes probably... ~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~
