SOUTH BEND — St. Joseph County officials aren’t sure yet how much money they’d save, but they’ve just begun a program to track all of its government-owned vehicles with GPS units to watch how and where they are going and if their engines are sending out mechanical warnings. 

Is the county car going over the speed limit? 

Is the county employee wearing a seat belt? 

Is the car turning corners too hard and too fast? 

Is the battery dying? 

Although no decision has been made yet, county officials say they’ll use the system — and the data and observations it generates — to eventually decide whether or not to continue allowing take-home vehicles.
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