I was watching a demonstration of drones delivering an Amazon package to coordinates in the middle of an open field. The delivery time was spot-on and the drone flew overhead, about 50 feet above the recipient, then flew back overhead and dropped the package. A tiny parachute ejected to lessen the impact, but the box still hit the ground with such great force, that whatever fragile item was being delivered was surely going to need a bit of gorilla glue.

Although the drone delivery method is a brilliant idea, the drop will definitely need to be perfected. What if this were a delivery being made to someone’s front porch with expensive statuary or art that could be destroyed? I suppose it’s no better than the deliveries we see on YouTube, where the package is tossed over a fence, rather than placed gently at your door.

Still, it seems that a drone can bring a plethora of uses. What about using drones to catch speeding vehicles? I’m not sure this is being done yet, but I’ve heard rumors that we could soon be expecting drone speeding tickets. Just knowing that big brother is watching for both misdemeanor and criminal activity could force us all to be on the straight and narrow.

If Arizona can place cameras on highways to catch speeders, then why not use a drone? After all, nationwide, we already have red light cameras, police body cameras and dashboard cameras, as well as security cameras everywhere. So we should pretty much be used to being watched.

Remember when you had that one friend who would insist that you put tape over your laptop camera lens and you kindly asked them if they were off their meds? Now you can buy cute little stickers to place over your camera lens.

In all actuality, using drones could save taxpayer dollars and free-up the police, so they may focus on more important criminal activity and crash scenes, rather than traffic control. So, in the very near future, you may just see a Drone Zone Ahead.

Until next week…

Daun Thompson

Writer / Comedienne / Artist

Drone Speeding Tickets – Comedy Defensive Driving

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Daun Thompson has spent years acting in both film and theatre which has been paramount in launching her onto the comedy stage (incidentally, without a helmet, resulting in a nasty concussion). Being a funny girl is a full time job. A job that she hopes that one day will come with dental benefits and a 401K. Unlike her work, she is biodegradable, yet flame retardant. And gentle to the touch. Her goal in life??? For strangers to approach her and ask "Didn't you used to be somebody?" In the late 1980's she cut her teeth at the Velveeta Room on 6th Street in Austin, Texas ... the original room with the stripper pole. From there, she moved to northern California and worked with many comedy icons, like Mitch Hedberg, Marc Maron, Colin Quinn, Vic Dunlop, Huck Flyn, Michael Mancini, Doug Ferrari, Shang and Brian Posehn. Daun has been a licensed driver safety instructor and trainer with Comedy Defensive Driving for over 9 years. Her knowledge of driving safety laws keeps her readers informed and engaged with her blog adventures. She still continues to do stand-up comedy, sometimes in a reclining position...just to be different.