So I came across this story this morning:
*http://tinyurl.com/2kzj24
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Personally I don't think that this violates any 'privacy' issues. I 
mean, you are in a vehicle that is outside in the public, driving down a 
highway with other vehicles, and you have windows which means the inside 
of your vehicle can be seen.. I mean, there are laws now that prohibit 
someone from viewing sexually explicit movies on the overhead DVD 
players in cars now in some states.
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http://tinyurl.com/7nlol
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This part says it all:

“I think those restrictions would apply if the content is located in a 
vehicle,” said Jeff Matsuura, director of the law and technology program 
at the University of Dayton. “You have effectively moved beyond the 
privacy of your own home.”

I totally agree that there should not be any expectation of privacy when 
you are in your vehicle. I know I don't expect any. When I am in my 
truck, I know that everyone can see in the front windshield and can see 
quite a bit in the front side windows. I do have my back windows tinted 
very dark because I live in the desert, and I want to keep my truck cool 
and my leather looking nice, not to hide what I am doing inside.

In Germany, they have cameras set up along highways that snap a very 
nice, very clear picture of not only your car and license plate, but 
your face. It is not obscured in any way. I know because I got my 
picture taken once when I lived there. I don't see Germans screaming 
about privacy issues, so why should we?

When I drive on the 210 freeway twice a month for my Guard drills, I see 
so many people driving in the car pool lane by themselves. This is a 
24/7 lane, not a rush hour only lane, so no one except cars with two or 
more people, or motorcycles are allowed. The problem that this causes is 
that when you are obeying the law and you have more than one person in 
your vehicle, because of the extra vehicles that are breaking the law 
that are congesting the lane, it is sometimes almost as slow or as slow 
as the other lanes, so what is the incentive for carpooling if not to 
save time and the environment? Catch these people any way you can, slap 
them with large fines, and maybe we can actually have the car pool lanes 
used for their intended purpose.


What do you all think?


Bruce

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