Live Scan, 5-foot boxes with two computer screens, two scanners, and a keyboard, have been placed in jails, sheriff's precincts, and police departments for easy access. Com-Net Ericsson is set to take over the task of privatizing Florida's statewide police radio system that Motorola has been working on since 1988. Earl G. Retired General Electric foreman Earl G. Long suggests that one idea for controlling speeding on the nation's roads is using technology to track speeding vehicles and prevent violators from purchasing gas. The license plate would be replaced by a bar code, which a radar gun and scanner can track from every lane on the roads. A computer would be notified when a speed limit is broken, and would issue a statement to the violator and to gas stations, so that the vehicle could not buy gas until the fee is paid.
Drivers can pay the fee at a gas station, when the police arrive to settle the fine.
Three violations would mean losing a driver's license for one year. Long proposes this idea to control speeding, save lives, and save money on insurance. The funds are being used for the installation of traffic detectors, message boards, and zoom cameras. The new system is designed to monitor traffic flows during road-way emergencies. According to IDOT engineers, the technology will increase the response time of emergency crews.