Re: Black Box recorders now fitted to US cars

From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Jun 30 2003 - 22:13:46 MDT

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    --- BillK <bill@wkidston.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
    >
    > I didn't know these boxes were already being fitted in US cars so I
    > asked Lord Google.
    >
    > http://www.techtv.com/news/culture/story/0,24195,3391730,00.html
    >
    > 'Black boxes have been in all GM cars since 1999 and in many other
    > makes and models since 1996. (See the links below to see if your car
    > comes standard with one.)' And in Australian cars also.
    >
    > So it seems that a LOT of cars have these fitted nowadays. And the
    > police are allowed to read them after an accident. As more drivers
    > come to realize that somebody is watching them all the time then
    > you would expect either safer driving behavior or more reckless
    > drivers behind bars.

    It is rather obvious that this is the case. Any car with a trip
    computer that calculates ongoing and current time milage and miles per
    gallon is obviously going to keep a record of data indicating velocity
    throughout a trip. That drivers dumb enough to drive recklessly don't
    realize this is also rather obvious. If you are dumb enough to think
    you are going to get away from the cops with their choppers, radios,
    cameras, and many cars, you are dumb enough to have done rather poorly
    in any schoolwork requiring rational and logical thinking.

    ALL engine computers have trip data collection subprocesses. That a
    prosecution is smart enough to use this data indicates that at least
    prosecutors are displaying intelligence. Can't say much for the defense
    lawyers. They should never have let it go to trial, plead out.

    =====
    Mike Lorrey
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