Jan Willem wees me op de volgende passage uit een boek dat ik ook heb gelezen (dus dan mag ik het hier bloggen). Alsnog voor "de zondag". Vanaf vanavond weer uit eigen werk...
" A car behind me honked its horn and I noticed that I had
slowed down to under thirty miles an hour. It occurred to
me that with clever gadgetry you could easily chart the
emotional state of a driver from his variations in speed
and aggression at the wheel. I considered the idea of cars
having sensors installed which would pickup driving
inconsistencies and calculate their cause by reference to
some electronic table compiled by a competent psychologist.
The data selected from this table would then send signals
to a display on the roof. ?Attention! The driver of this
car has just had a terrible row with his wife.? ?This
driver is besotted with his new mistress.? ?This driver is
in a foul bate after being unable to find his spectacles
this morning.? ?This driver is in an even, equable temper?.
I was convinced (...) that it would constitute a major
contribution to road safety. The only flaw, I supposed, lay
in the possibility that experienced drivers were more adept
than me at driving consistently whatever their mood. "
- The Hippopotamus, Stephen Fry -
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Minder leuk misschien, maar als het zou kunnen zou het vermoedelijk andersom gebruikt worden: als bijna onmiddelijke correctie op het rijgedrag zodat niemand meer opvalt. Technologie nivileert.
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