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09-11-2009, 18:12
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Road Trains?
Does this make sense to you?
BBC NEWS | Technology | 'Road trains' get ready to roll Road trains that link vehicles together using wireless sensors could soon be on European roads.
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Re: Road Trains?
Makes sense to me but can't see it becoming reality. Maybe they should use the infrastructure we have already and develop a motorail system which is cheap and easy to use.
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09-11-2009, 18:37
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Re: Road Trains?
Great in theory but in practice the technology needs to advance a bit before it could work. Besides how many drivers would want to drive but not drive their cars?
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09-11-2009, 19:11
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Re: Road Trains?
just more Govt. control over our lives , having people behave like sheep .
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09-11-2009, 19:28
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Re: Road Trains?
and who would design such a system?
Microsoft - sheesh, that would make the roads quieter!
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09-11-2009, 19:36
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Re: Road Trains?
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