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posted by takyon on Thursday October 04 2018, @05:40AM   Printer-friendly
from the no-more-chase-scenes dept.

Bold new plan for police pursuits:

Constable Peter McAulay, 24, was hit early [on the morning of Sept. 27] after setting up road spikes to try and stop two teenagers in an allegedly stolen vehicle. A 16-year-old boy and 15-year-old girl have been charged with attempted murder after Constable McAulay was rushed to Brisbane's Princess Alexandra Hospital with serious head injuries and broken bones and fractures.

After the horrific crash, Queensland Police Union President Ian Leavers is calling for remote vehicle immobilisers to become mandatory in new cars.

"I started in 2012. I have written to three successive prime ministers but it is now time for action, bipartisan support. With remote engine immobilisers there will never be a need for a police pursuit," Mr Leavers told Today. "The primary situation is to protect lives and property. It can improve safety. It is a great thing. It is a no-brainer. We need to change the Australian design regulation. Within five to 10 years there will never be another police pursuit. We will be able to disable any stolen car at any point in time and ensure safety. It is commonsense."

The proposed engine immobilisers wouldn't just be able to stop a car in its tracks, police would also be able to track vehicles through GPS.


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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 04 2018, @03:17PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 04 2018, @03:17PM (#744120)

    Fuck you gestapo Ian Leavers. EU already has mandatory crash reporting for new cars, which enables automatic surveillance. Yeah sure, sure it'll never be used. No new car for me.

    I don't understand this bullshit these people have of micromanaging everything. Shit happens, does not mean everyone has to suffer for something really, really, really marginal. Obviously these people want that they are not under survaillance, so police cars and police and other officials personal cars are not under surveillance. Only "civilians" are.

    Unfortunately not enough people care or understand what's going on. It'll happen, all civilian cars will be tracked, road payments and speeding tickets will be automatically deducted from your bank account. Once self driving cars are perfected, higher road use payments will be issued.

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