So, now we have smart cameras in our trucks

Cop pulls over KB.

“You didn’t stop at the stop sign”

KB - “Well, I slowed down “.

Cop pulls out his nightstick and starts beating KB, and says . . .

“You want me to stop , or slow down?!”

 

Guess you need to completely stop then?

 

Thank you b&g....I needed that this morning!

 

Ahhhhhhh hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

 

It ain't ridiculous man. KB wants their drivers to drive better. That's all. Many companies are going this direction in the name of insurance discounts. I imagine all will do this eventually.

 

There is no AI required, they have your GPS track and your speed over ground.

I have been driving with cameras for a while now. One of the promises that the companies that sell them is improving driver performance through coaching.

Assuming you don't tend to have lots of violations as a driver the best course of action is to view it with that mindset when they call and ask questions and make it clear you want to improve.

The other selling points from these companies is to help companies identify their highest risks. IMHO driver attitude will greatly impact how companies end up using these for or against drivers. Most of these DMs would rather reward safe driving vs chew you out.

In my experience with my coworkers the cameras almost always end up protecting the CMV drivers or at least proving that typically a 4-wheeler also in the accident was also at fault.

But yes the days of being a scofflaw and blowing through stop signs is over. Note that the camera doesn't even need to be on for them to catch this. The vehicle speed not reaching zero and a GPS fix is more than enough.

 

Why are you running a stop sign at 5mph? How do you still have a job even?

 

Lol