Honda nav system helps you steer clear of crime, just like your momma taught you

Honda has a new GPS navigation system for Japan that taps into the police database and points out seedy areas on the map. The device can point out specific locations that cars have been stolen or broken into in the past, as well as generally sketchy districts, which basically means that if you weren't paranoid before you got this installed, you certainly will be afterwards. Honda is launching the service today, and we're sure criminals the world over are already wondering what one of these nav systems will go for on the black market.

[Maxx Posted Apr 22nd 2008 5:52PM]

LOL Warning ! Aproaching MLK Drive !

[Walt Posted Apr 22nd 2008 7:36PM]

This device is actually pretty revolutionary: Discrimi-Nav

http://youtube.com/watch?v=yzUMLS-uXvc

(I promise not a rickroll)

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 22nd 2008 7:42PM]

cool, so now the criminals are better informed as to the spots they've been missing. GREAT IDEA!

[Stapyhlococcus Posted Apr 22nd 2008 7:52PM]

People will use this to hack into the police database.

[John P Posted Apr 22nd 2008 10:36PM]

The libs in congress will never allow something like this in the usa. It sounds too much like profiling.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 23rd 2008 2:30AM]

So in Japan. The entire town of Roppongi will be flagged. And every area where one nigerian or US military residence are will be flagged. HaHAHa japanese people are soooo slick.

[idlemind1999 Posted Apr 23rd 2008 10:08AM]

This wont identify the seedy neighborhoods, cars dont get stolen in bad neighborhoods; bad neighborhoods are where cars end up when they get stolen from "good" neighborhoods.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 30th 2008 8:46PM]

Approaching Modesto, California..
*DING* Please make U-Turn here.. =D

For those not in NorCal, Modesto has "won" the title of Auto Theft Capital of the United States for the past few years..