The United States is well behind in surveillance technology when compared to other countries.
In Ireland, everything is monitored.
If you drive down a toll road, you are assessed the toll electronically by a camera reading your license plate. No E-Z pass required and you don’t even know you’ve passed the point as you whiz by at 100 kph. There is a tunnel in Norfolk that does this in the U.S. That is the only place I know of here.
But if you whiz by at 150 kph, you will get a traffic ticket.
As you approach a parking garage, you will see a notice of how many slots are available. Each floor shows the number of slots available and there are green arrows that indicate which rows they are in and a green light over the stalls that are available.
When you leave the shopping area, you can go to a kiosk and punch in your license number and it will tell you the floor, row and stall in which you are parked. Of course the fee is computed and charged as you drive away. Once again, no need to queue up to pay.
Surveillance cameras are as about ubiquitous as light poles in the U. S.
IMDB is funny that way. It’s data gets “scrapped” by a lot of cheesy sites. I made an entry about a friend who had an uncredited role in a movie. Next time I searched, she was listed on a number of sites as having “starred” in the movie.
angelolady Premium Member over 2 years ago
We’re all stars!
The Reader Premium Member over 2 years ago
I remember that! It was on America’s Funniest Home Renovation Purchases.
HarryLime Premium Member over 2 years ago
“I MDB MENTIONS” …?
dflak over 2 years ago
The United States is well behind in surveillance technology when compared to other countries.
In Ireland, everything is monitored.
If you drive down a toll road, you are assessed the toll electronically by a camera reading your license plate. No E-Z pass required and you don’t even know you’ve passed the point as you whiz by at 100 kph. There is a tunnel in Norfolk that does this in the U.S. That is the only place I know of here.
But if you whiz by at 150 kph, you will get a traffic ticket.
As you approach a parking garage, you will see a notice of how many slots are available. Each floor shows the number of slots available and there are green arrows that indicate which rows they are in and a green light over the stalls that are available.
When you leave the shopping area, you can go to a kiosk and punch in your license number and it will tell you the floor, row and stall in which you are parked. Of course the fee is computed and charged as you drive away. Once again, no need to queue up to pay.
Surveillance cameras are as about ubiquitous as light poles in the U. S.
Ontman over 2 years ago
They don’t miss much.
Stocky One over 2 years ago
That’s because you’re on the Idiot Monitoring Database.
mistercatworks over 2 years ago
IMDB is funny that way. It’s data gets “scrapped” by a lot of cheesy sites. I made an entry about a friend who had an uncredited role in a movie. Next time I searched, she was listed on a number of sites as having “starred” in the movie.