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Originally Posted by Holmes815  Check this article from AOL News; as of 08 Data recorders will be mandatory in all new cars produced with the possiblity of ticketing without even being stopped by police. Think it's crazy-- apparently the rental companied have already started!!!!  AOL Autos- Who’s Watching? - AOL Autos |
What an irresponsible and inflammatory piece of writing. Notice how every sentence starts with words like "they
could do..." or "
in theory...".
EDRs record about 10 seconds at a time, erasing over the previous data as it goes. If the airbags deploy, it saves the last data. If I get plowed by some speeding maniac I want his EDR data used in court against him. If my ABS fails to stop me while I'm traveling at a safe speed, I would also like this data to be available to allow for a defective product lawsuit.
The Orwellian vision of a NORAD style computer room monitoring the speed of everyone on the road in real-time is ridiculous. Fear of the Government is the easiest thing for a sensationalist writer to tap into to make a story seem more important than it is.