Topic: Blocking bad drivers (or their cars) from entering controlled access highways (Read 236 times)

That's terrible and accomplishes nothing other than forcing people to support the automotive industry. This kind of thing is suggested all the time since the automotive industry would love it, but the backlash would be huge.

In a way you are right. It is not bad drivers that are being blocked, in fact it is good drivers who drive like it is a competition to mess up all the other traffic who would be blocked.

With this they will just be punished for a time by not being allowed certain Interstates. Then they will learn.

The expense of such a system would be less than autonomous cars because each car has to have its own set of sensors and these sensors get thrown out in 10 - 20 years when the car is junked. I know that's not really an argument since autonomous cars aren't being forced to drive autonomously so it's really irrelevant here. Of course if the government did such a system it would be outrageously expensive since it would be done with some no bid contract to private businesses that have connections in the government, but it doesn't have to be that way.

This system could be done with fairly minimal expense if done correctly. The most difficult part is the software. It just has to recognize vehicles positions, lane positions, and speeds tagged by their license plates and the current time and then send that data over to another part of the software that stores the data. Finally the data is analyzed. The rest is just setting up cameras which is being done already at intersections and light poles are already installed on controlled access highways.

It will also be a lot more than 10 years before all the cars are autonomous and even still the drivers can choose to drive them manually. They're not going to make the cars undrivable just because a sensor broke. The 10% of people on the road who cause the most problems will choose to not have autonomous cars. This problem isn't going away because of self driving cars.

Seems tough to implement but I am all for it as it would make driving safer and this is always what we strive for a safer world. Although I will say not sure how much practical it will be given that autonomous cars are almost

being rolled out to everybody. Granted it will be 5-10 years before everybody is using them but I cant imagine putting in such an expensive system only to have it overhauled shortly thereafter. Seems like bit of a waste no?

Blocking old cars from highways is acceptable. But it is hard to block bad drivers from highways. You can not distinguish bad drivers. You may follow their behaviours and driver penalty points. But it doesn't mean they are good driver than the others. However traffic in highways must be controlled.

That could be a way to prevent accidents but is not a solution.
Automatic cars and use of public transits for long journey and minimizing the problems created by those remedies is the best way.

Actually if you don't know how to drive then you shouldn't be driving! I was taught that whenever you're behind the wheel that it is a potential weapon that could actually take the lives of those around you, your passengers and of course yourself. I see alot of these drivers in the road that drive at a very considerable speed and breaks the law and i really think their licenses should be revoked

A system of cameras and computers would monitor traffic based on license plates on controlled access highways. The system would maintain a score relating to driving behavior that ruins the smooth flow of traffic, and reduces safety as well. The things to be monitored would be as follows with number 1 carrying the highest point penalty:


1) Changing in to a lane to the left (for right hand drive) with faster moving traffic and causing an immediate (within about 5 seconds) slowing down of vehicles in that lane, when the vehicle is travelling 6 MPH or more below the speed limit. This one needs a lot of tweaking.
2) Following too closely.
3) Excessive lange changes in proximity of other vehicles (weaving through traffic).
4) Excessive speeding with other vehicles close ahead or to the side.
5) Slowing down for sight seeing in the left most lane (right lane drive).
6) Other odds and ends!


After the data is gathered, 10% of vehicels would be banned from the controlled access highways during certain times of day at least. Police and toll way like gates would be put in place to screen the vehicles. After a while the ban would lift and they will get a new chance.

I know it would work, but would people stand for such a thing? Would the ACLU sue cities that did this? Thoughts?

For those who don't know, in the United States controlled access highways are special highways where only regular vehicles are allowed. Small motorcycles and all other low speed traffic is prohibited.