http://news.discovery.com/tech/optical-illusion-of-child-gets-drivers-to-brake.htm...
This is a TERRIBLE idea in so many different ways 
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Sept. 8, 2010 8:56 a.m. GameboyRMH SuperDork
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Sept. 8, 2010 9:01 a.m. alex Dork
I thought you'd be linking to this:
http://jalopnik.com/5632466/new-onstar-coming-with-facebook-trapster
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Sept. 8, 2010 10:09 a.m. GameboyRMH SuperDork
Trapster could be nice but I'd still never get a car with OnStar (or MS Sync).
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Sept. 8, 2010 10:15 a.m. triumph5 Reader
What happens when someone sees the kid and swerves to the right or left, and THEN hits someone...didn't they think about that, or did they get too caught up in the 3-D-hologramish-wow-factor.
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Sept. 8, 2010 10:16 a.m. neon4891 SuperDork
put one on an autoX
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Sept. 8, 2010 10:24 a.m. 4cylndrfury SuperDork
reminds me of one of my favorite terrible movies...TOXIC AVENGER
HOW MANY POINTS FOR A KID ON A BIKE? 28 points if you can get both the kid and the bike!!
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Sept. 8, 2010 10:40 a.m. mistanfo SuperDork
In reply to neon4891:
How many seconds for the kid?
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Sept. 8, 2010 11:34 a.m. pigeon Dork
Brilliant. Let's desensitize the vast majority of the idiots on the road to the idea of a kid in the road. The first time they see the image it will likely (a) frighten and (b) piss them off. The second time they see a kid in the road they'll think it's just one of those dumb signs berkeleying with them and won't slow down, right until they hit the real kid who is there.
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Sept. 8, 2010 11:47 a.m. MrJoshua SuperDork
Very dumb plan. I don't predict it will last long.
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Sept. 8, 2010 11:57 a.m. triumph5 Reader
One week trial evaluation.
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Sept. 8, 2010 12:07 p.m. 1988RedT2 Reader
Absolutely moronic. It works the first time, then drivers learn to ignore the sight of a child in the road.
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Sept. 8, 2010 2:12 p.m. Strizzo SuperDork
In reply to alex:
or this: http://jalopnik.com/5632975/in-the-future-speed-bumps-will-be-replaced-with-children
Edit: down here that would end up with a set of black stripes across it in no time
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Sept. 8, 2010 2:16 p.m. Strizzo SuperDork
MrJoshua wrote:
Very dumb plan. I predict it will last long.
fixed that for you
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Sept. 8, 2010 7:08 p.m. paul Reader
Lots & lots of rear-end accidents from those wonderful sudden panic stops, and as RedT2 said, its the "boy who cried wolf" scenario as well...
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Sept. 8, 2010 8:17 p.m. RedS13Coupe Reader
It is ALWAYS a good idea to startle and surprise the operator of a multi ton machine for no reason.
