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Awhile back the Obama Dept. of Transportation wanted to tax drivers per mile. It appears this is the first step in that direction.
+1, it's the future, would bring more positive (insurance, crime fighting, etc...) then negative (crybaby folks complaining)
Yeah, because it is nothing like that little box you keep glued to your ear 6 hours a day . Anyway I would be for it if they could not access it through a wireless connection. Only use it maybe when they are like selling the car (for diagnosis, any wrecks and the sort) that is not far from what they have now. It could also be just as useful in accidents, as long as the data was considered your own. Maybe a warrant or permission is needed to access it legally. That data should be considered private.(The American people would never allow a box like this to relay secret information, anyway.)
I dont think this is bad thing.
Some cars already have this and is being used in the case of accidents.
As in this case:
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Man-on-trial-for-traffic-deaths-of-Plano-family--101576633.html"Police testified that the crash data recorder showed the Pontiac had its accelerator pushed to the floor. Its speed was recorded at 98 mph just before the air bags deployed."
If they didnt have that information, then they wouldn't have been able to convict this man for killing a family because he was speeding, and not because the breaks failed....
All the people talking about using it to give tickets for speeding, it's pretty clear that is not how it is going to be used,
YET!!
No big deal. Nothing I cant rip out.
(The American people would never allow a box like this to relay secret information, anyway.)
+1, it's the future, would bring more positive (insurance, crime fighting, etc...) then negative (crybaby folks complaining)
You are so close minded it's amazing, really. Moronic, actually.
It's never a matter of what they currently do. They didn't put camera's at lights that took pictures of license plates and mailed them a $100+ ticket at first. It's a matter of what is possible.
While it is true that I'm not allowed to speed now. It means I can't try and get away with it anymore if this shows up.
I dont think this is bad thing.
Some cars already have this and is being used in the case of accidents.
As in this case:
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Man-on-trial-for-traffic-deaths-of-Plano-family--101576633.html"Police testified that the crash data recorder showed the Pontiac had its accelerator pushed to the floor. Its speed was recorded at 98 mph just before the air bags deployed."
If they didnt have that information, then they wouldn't have been able to convict this man for killing a family because he was speeding, and not because the breaks failed....
All the people talking about using it to give tickets for speeding, it's pretty clear that is not how it is going to be used INITIALY.
How in the hell does it take a snapshot BEFORE impact?????
The box isn't entirely necessary, accident reconstruction can get very accurate based solely on skids and damage done to the car. With the skid information alone, you can already calculate the initial speeds of any involved vehicle(s) with around 10% error. No skids means driver error and it's prosecution time.
/flame suit on
That black-box could have proved I was at 0mph and breaks depressed when I was hit. As long as its only used during accidents it might not be that bad.
You are so close minded it's amazing, really. Moronic, actually.
It's never a matter of what they currently do. They didn't put camera's at lights that took pictures of license plates and mailed them a $100+ ticket at first. It's a matter of what is possible.
(The American people would never allow a box like this to relay secret information, anyway.)
That black-box could have proved I was at 0mph and breaks depressed when I was hit. As long as its only used during accidents it might not be that bad.
You SEVERELY underestimate the complacency of the american people.
Concerning the comment of we won't know much about it, Steve you really underestimate the car enthusiast community. I promise you it would be days before it was hacked and likely even less then that before many if not most car enthusiasts removed it entirely.
As long as access is only allowed with your consent, then I wouldn't have a problem with this. If they can force you to provide access to this information, then they are violating your rights against self incrimination.
This is just an extension of what already is being done. Your not allowed to speed so this is just a more effective way of enforcing speeding laws. Although one loophole is you can say you were not going 75 in a 55. You were going 75 on private property where there are no speed limits.
Great. Now I cant even have sex in private. I hate this....
I dont think this is bad thing.
Some cars already have this and is being used in the case of accidents.
As in this case:
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Man-on-trial-for-traffic-deaths-of-Plano-family--101576633.html"Police testified that the crash data recorder showed the Pontiac had its accelerator pushed to the floor. Its speed was recorded at 98 mph just before the air bags deployed."
If they didnt have that information, then they wouldn't have been able to convict this man for killing a family because he was speeding, and not because the breaks failed....
All the people talking about using it to give tickets for speeding, it's pretty clear that is not how it is going to be used.