Big Brotheresque App Kills Your Automotive Anonymity

Re:Big Brotheresque App Kills Your Automotive Anonymity by vaksel on Thursday December 16, 2010 @03:23PM (#2013485)

-because the sort of guy to report people as often as was implied in the original post, is the sort of guy who uses 911.

-actually I do, my friend is with the NYPD, and they hate people like that since they waste their time, they can't give you a ticket unless they've seen you break the law

-he said/she said doesn't apply to traffic tickets, so no, there is literally 0 chance of any positive result

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Big Brotheresque App Kills Your Automotive Anonymity by bryanlarsen on Thursday December 16, 2010 @03:30PM (#2013525)

If there are several witnesses to a felonious driving offence such as dangerous driving, the cops will most definitely track you down and charge you.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Big Brotheresque App Kills Your Automotive Anonymity by vaksel on Thursday December 16, 2010 @03:36PM (#2013542)

that's an old wives tale, ever called the cops yourself? I did.

Was involved in a hit and run, reported the guy right away, took them 2 hours to show up.

Had a tree fall on power lines, took them and the fire department 40 minutes to show up...granted there were no sparks flying. But still.

Had 2 accidents, first time had to wait for 4 hours for them to show up. The second time 30 minutes.

The point being, is that it takes a while for cops to actually act, and by the time they do, the guy you wasted precious time reporting, already left the jurisdiction

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Big Brotheresque App Kills Your Automotive Anonymity by bryanlarsen on Thursday December 16, 2010 @11:25PM (#2015163)

I've called the cops 3 times, and they've never taken more than 5 minutes to show up.

[ Parent | on HN ]