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I caught part of a discussion on News 24 tonight about some Australian ad to try and prevent road traffic accidents and they had this woman ( spokesperson for some organisation) on who thought them being introduced to this country would be a good idea .She then went on to say that there was a problem with what are termed accidents but in her opinion they werent accidents as other factors caused them and rhymed off these factors ,drink,drugs etc ( which included being uninsured ..not sure how that causes accidents tho') . Anyway she cited the example of a young guy driving a car,sports car she emphasised who had an accident ,hitting someone sitting near a bus stop. It was what she said then that made me stop .She said that when the black box in this car was examined it showed that the driver was driving carefully when alone but not carefully when he had passengers. Exactly when did cars start getting black boxes fitted that could tell not only how the driver was driving but also if he/she had passengers ? Stuart . . > I caught part of a discussion on News 24 tonight about some Australian > ad to try and prevent road traffic accidents and they had this woman ( [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Stuart . > . General Motors were installing 'black boxes' in the US as long ago as 1994. If your car was new within the past 5 years then it's almost certainly got one (posing as the airbag monitor in most cases). The same system that nags the driver to put the seatbelt on can also monitor the other seatbelts so determining when there's more than one person in the car is a doddle. >> I caught part of a discussion on News 24 tonight about some Australian >> ad to try and prevent road traffic accidents and they had this woman ( [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >monitor the other seatbelts so determining when there's more than one >person in the car is a doddle. Not sure that answers my question . So what are you saying ?...That ALL cars in this country ...not the good old US of A ....have boxes fitted that can be interrogated and provide info about what exactly ? >>> I caught part of a discussion on News 24 tonight about some Australian >>> ad to try and prevent road traffic accidents and they had this woman ( [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > good old US of A ....have boxes fitted that can be interrogated and > provide info about what exactly ? To find out the road speed, engine speed, whether wipers, lights, horn, indicators were operating, how many seatbelts were in use, then anything like tyre pressures if sensors are fitted. In cars with traction and ABS fitted that data is also recorded, maybe even the gear in use. Some cars even indicate which lights were not working. Be afraid! You will find that insurance companies are trying to push to get the data released and for it to be used when people claim fraudulently. It will cut down on a number of fraudulent claims. It will also pinpoint who was probably responsible for accidents and assist the Police when a driver lies about speeding - or the boy racer that lies about driving with front fog lights on in bright daylight. It's all in place. >>> I caught part of a discussion on News 24 tonight about some Australian >>> ad to try and prevent road traffic accidents and they had this woman ( [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > good old US of A ....have boxes fitted that can be interrogated and > provide info about what exactly ? Perhaps it's not a single "black box", but putting together the info from the EMS, TC/ABS, seatbelt and airbag systems. Bruce S.  SignatureReplace the by by blueyonder. >I caught part of a discussion on News 24 tonight about some Australian > ad to try and prevent road traffic accidents and they had this woman ( [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Stuart . > . The Police have had them for years! It was to check the first 30s to 1min before any accident. It records speed, revs, wipers, lights, indicators, siren, blue lights etc. I think cars should have them, sensible people would get cheaper insurance. > >I caught part of a discussion on News 24 tonight about some Australian > > ad to try and prevent road traffic accidents and they had this woman ( [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Company cars yes. I can see how that would work no problem. From the assertions about history with and without passengers what's the point of having tachographs at all now though? I can also see how a parent with an income to buy Portia this year's Porsche, for her 18th, might wish it. Presumably the only reason there's not any breathalysation locks on the ignition is a case of DNA sampling techniques being crap at the moment so that anybody could blow a note on the starter motor. Anyone know if Renault fit the boxes yet? With the general performance of their lock and immobiliser circuits, that'd be enough to get them thrown out in terms of whether a court could consider them admissible, on reliability grounds... ...shame really, as they do drive lovely. G DAEB COPYRIGHT (C) 2007 SIPSTON -- |
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