‘Bus’ting terror
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Authorities can now put the brakes on terrorists who hijack New York buses.
Like something out of the movie “Speed,” a new GPS device enables authorities to remotely control a bus - slowing it down to 5 mph and preventing it from restarting once it has stopped. The device has been installed on thousands of local commuter and tourist buses.
The technology is designed to prevent a terrorist from ramming a bus filled with people and explosives into buildings or tunnels.
They’ve been watching too many movies…
And what makes them think a terrorist would use a public bus for ramming a building? Why go to the trouble of hijacking a bus for that purpose when you can buy, steal or rent some other vehicle and give yourself time to add the explosives to it. Terrorism on buses is typically suicide bombers, and I don’t see a remote control for the bus helping much with that problem.