On 10/1/07, Richard M. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/30/AR2007093001654_pf.html > > Infrared Scans May Regulate HOT Lanes > > > By Michael Laris > Washington Post Staff Writer > Monday, October 1, 2007; A01 > > > > > Are drivers ready to be scanned like groceries at the supermarket? > > The answer will help determine whether Washington area commuters use a > planned network of high-occupancy and toll lanes, which will start to take > shape next year when an expansion of the Capital Beltway is to begin. > > The lanes are billed as the salvation of the suffering commuter. Solo > drivers will be able to buy their way around congestion, while carpoolers > will ride free. But the lanes' success hinges on finding a way to > differentiate between paying and nonpaying customers without stopping every > vehicle to count heads. > > The private companies that will build and operate the Beltway lanes have > proposed using technology that would scan drivers and passengers with bursts > of infrared light that detect human skin. The technology is so sophisticated > that it can distinguish human faces from decoy dummies and shotgun-riding > dogs, according to Ken Daley,
So you just gotta stuff a dead hooker in yer passenger seat in order to get around it. Man the govt is so easy to hax0rz. Seriously though, does a baby in a carseat count as a "carpool", cause I see them soccer moms in the HOV lane all the time. :-) -JP _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
