Subsidized GPS/Accelerometer Box for Motorcycles

Motorcycles are dangerous, for mixed reasons. They're also fast, fun and surprisingly expensive. Life in general takes a lot longer than it used to, is a bit dreary and surprisingly expensive. One especially dreary and expensive way to live is to do so with a dysfunctional organ. Modern medicine is happy to swap out your kaput kidney, listless lungs or useless uterus, unfortunately they're subject to a supply- demand mismatch. People are very attached to their organs. Consequently, people in need of transplant often suffer long and staggeringly expensive periods consuming supportive care until, occasionally, a suitable organ is found.

The rarity of suitable donors is the main problem, people with juicy, fresh and working organs tend to continue living, wearing those same organs out. It is here that motorcyclists represent the exception. By running out of talent halfway around that cheeky off-camber tightening radius corner found about 1/3rd of the way between Macclesfield and Buxton, motorcyclists often meet their demise, becoming excellent candidates for organ donation.* Obviously that's sad, but they knew the risks and all that. What is really sad, it that often there is a gap between the time of the accident and the time that emergency services are alerted. This reduces the window of opportunity to save a life, and in some cases, save any potential organs.

Now, here's where the government steps in. A potential motorcycle buyer is offered to have a crash detecting GPS/accelerometer box fitted to their new ride. The box simply detects any large crash-like accelerations, synthesizes that with engine-running/speed info and can then relay information via the mobile telephone network or possibly satellite beacon regarding a potentially dangerous motorcycle accident. Should they agree to the box, a few blood tests will be requested and information on likely tissue compatibility assigned to the box i.d.

Then, the rider gets a discount. A whacking great one. A genuine incentive, call it $7k. enough to make a basic motorcycle nearly free. Selling the motorcycle results in a pay-us-back kind of fee which tapers down with time. Unless the buyer is also box registered.

The discount then gets modulated every now and again based on organ supply-demand. The organ crisis is significantly ameliorated by increasing the supply, and reducing waste in that supply. Ethically we're OK because the crash survival rate will improve due to cut response times. The government saves a stack on healthcare by potentially cutting years off the average length of supportive care. Relatively young people have a super cheap transport option that is space, traffic and fuel efficient.

* Also, the occasional young stylish person dying is responsible for disrupting the utter dirge normally found in the clothing sections of charity shops.