Drones: Coming Soon To the New Jersey Turnpike?

redletterdave writes "The FAA predicts 30,000 drones will patrol the US skies by 2020, but New Jersey drivers could see these unmanned aerial vehicles hovering above the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway much sooner than that. New Jersey lawmakers from both Republican and Democratic parties have introduced a number of bills to tackle the drones issue before the federal government starts issuing the first domestic drone permits in September 2015."

Frosty Piss

[Anonymous Coward]

I for one welcome our hovering unmanned overlords!

Re:Frosty Piss

[Anonymous Coward]

In Soviet Union, hovering unmanned overlords; welcome you!

Hellfire Enema

[stevegee58]

I've seen one or two drivers on the Turnpike that could have used a Hellfire missile up the tailpipe.

Re:Hellfire Enema

[mjwx]

So the question is,

Will these drones be targeting tailgaters? If not, when can this feature be implemented.

Re:Frosty Piss

[Anonymous Coward]

I just showed it to your mom.

Re:Risk vs. Reward?

[Kahlandad]

you mean it is about revenue? not safety?

Of course it is about revenue. Governments need revenue to operate. A tax on speeders seems like a good way to do it.

Exactly! How else are they going to pay for those 30,000 new drones?