Well, people feeling artificially safe falls into the category of 'people are idiots', as far as i am concerned. I think the examples of 911 issues show that this isn't a problem with the technology, but rather the user. (Making the fix harder to see, sadly.)
I do see your point about needing additional information. It would be great to be able to supply a 'i can't get out on my own, but its not life-or-death' sort of message. Cell phones have really changed the way an urban trip can be handled, because they can supply so much more information. I wasn't sold on mine until i started biking a lot and realized how helpful they could be. I suppose technology will continue to change until beacons can become more like cell-phones.
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Date: 2009-11-02 08:14 pm (UTC)I do see your point about needing additional information. It would be great to be able to supply a 'i can't get out on my own, but its not life-or-death' sort of message. Cell phones have really changed the way an urban trip can be handled, because they can supply so much more information. I wasn't sold on mine until i started biking a lot and realized how helpful they could be. I suppose technology will continue to change until beacons can become more like cell-phones.