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Does Your Vehicle Have An ' Event Data Recorder' On Board?
KOTV News (Tulsa) ^
| Feb. 4, 2005
| Lori Fullbright
Posted on 02/04/2005 7:31:09 PM PST by Rennes Templar
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To: _Jim
Recognize that in the future vehicles will be self-guided and tied (linked, for traffic control and collision avoidance) together seamlessly, facilitating the even, smooth and effortless flow of traffic! I sure hope the planners of such a system remember to allow for the Z-axis...
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posted on
02/05/2005 9:34:39 AM PST
by
Cloud William
(Liberals are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
"An 86 year old man killed 10 people and injured 63 when he plowed into a farmer's market in California in 2003."
I want to die quietly in my sleep like my grandfather did, not screaming in fear like the passengers in the car he was driving!
A joke.
To: oceanview
so, should we criminalize all of these activities, and use the black box data to substantiate it?Perhaps RFID technology can be used to do away with the 'black boxes'. 10-15 seconds worth of Data could be captured at every intersection and you could shown to not be a terrorist or a speeder and that you really were on your li'l ol' way to work.
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posted on
02/05/2005 11:17:08 AM PST
by
Lester Moore
(Islam is begging to be destroyed by a Christian Crusade! Forthcoming!)
To: mad_as_he$$
Give me back the days of the muscle car. Specifically the 64 vette. ;o)
144
posted on
02/05/2005 1:34:18 PM PST
by
IllumiNaughtyByNature
(If Islam is a religion of peace, they should fire their P.R. guy!)
To: FreedomCalls
That'd have to be one heck of a tap. My pickup's EDR requires an airbag event to permanently record what happened.
To: festus; mo; jiggyboy; PAR35
"Tukwila, Washington firefighter, Philip Scott Lyons found out the hard way that supermarket loyalty cards can come with a huge price. Lyons was arrested last August and charged with attempted arson. Police alleged at the time that Lyons tried to set fire to his own house while his wife and children were inside.
According to the KOMO-TV and the Seattle Times, a major piece of evidence used against Lyons in his arrest was the record of his supermarket purchases that he made with his Safeway Club Card. Police investigators had discovered that his Club Card was used to buy fire starters of the same type used in the arson attempt."
"For Lyons, the story did have a happy ending. All charges were dropped against him in January 2005 because another person stepped forward saying he or she set the fire and not Lyons. Lyons is now back at work after more than 5 months of being on administrative leave from his firefighter job."
"The moral of this story is that even the most innocent database can be used against a person in a criminal investigation turning their lives completely upside down."
"Safeway needs to more up-front with customers about the potential downsides of shopper cards. They should also provide the details of their role in the arrest or Mr. Lyons and other criminal cases in which the company provided Club Card purchase information to police investigators."
http://www.computerbytesman.com/privacy/safewaycard.htm
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posted on
02/07/2005 1:17:14 AM PST
by
endthematrix
(Declare 2005 as the year the battle for freedom from tax slavery!)
To: DTogo; Rennes Templar
"We're no longer a country that's as free as it once was. We're more of a police state every day." -rt
Words from someone with something to hide.- dt
Spoken like a true LEO, or socialist... page
147
posted on
02/07/2005 1:25:32 AM PST
by
pageonetoo
(you'll spot their posts soon enough!)
To: pageonetoo
If you're referring to me, wrong on both counts.
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posted on
02/07/2005 5:33:33 AM PST
by
DTogo
(U.S. out of the U.N. & U.N out of the U.S.)
To: TheLion
It keeps a rolling track, five seconds worth of data,I don't think so???
Becky
To: garylmoore
We've been using these continuous loop DigiCams on the fleet vehicles for (2) years now. Saves big time on insurance. An "incident" will trigger the camera and make it save 7 second prior to the incident and the 7 seconds after. You get to see exactly what happened prior, during and after the accident, both front & rear. You can hit the big red button on the camera to do this manually as well and I believe the unit can hold up to 7 events before resetting/downloading. Very useful as long as you are in the right. Check it out
http://www.drivecam.com/
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posted on
02/07/2005 6:09:20 AM PST
by
kc2theline
(Support our troops and the CIC that sends them to defend us.)
To: FreedomCalls
no, that is not the point. even today, the speed of the collision can be approximated by the damage - people still make false injury claims. the reason they want the black box data is to examine how you were driving minutes before the crash - if you were exceeding the speed limit 4 minutes before the crash, even though you tapped the guy at 3MPH, they will still use the information about your previous "reckless" driving against you.
To: oceanview
if you were exceeding the speed limit 4 minutes before the crash, even though you tapped the guy at 3MPH, they will still use the information about your previous "reckless" driving against you. Not possible. The devices only record the last five seconds of data. It constantly overwrites itself.
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posted on
02/07/2005 11:04:49 AM PST
by
FreedomCalls
(It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
To: FreedomCalls
this is true - today. memory prices are plumetting, storing 15 minutes of data will be very easy.
To: Doohickey; Kirkwood
I hate those daytime running lights too. If I want my lights on I'll turn them on, damn it! Funny thing is we're looking at Suburbans, if I buy one I'll put a switch on it to turn them on and off at my pleasure.
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posted on
02/07/2005 11:31:15 AM PST
by
stevio
(Let Freedom Ring!)
To: stevio
How often do you look at your own driving lights as you drive??? Why does it annoy you so much? Strange. What I can tell you is that ever since I got my SUV with driving lights, no one has ever pulled out in front of me in the last 5 and a half years. It used to be a monthly occurence when I drove vehicles without the lights. Other drivers really do see them.
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posted on
02/07/2005 3:19:05 PM PST
by
Kirkwood
(Liberals gave the world "Rock the Vote." George W Bush gave the world "Iraq: The vote!")
To: Rennes Templar
Bump and ping for later read.
To: Kirkwood
I've been driving for 25+ yrs and I can't really say people pulling out in front of me has been a problem, as I'm hoping I'm not jinxing myself. And as for you finding it so strange, you know you are on a conservative site, a place where people like to take responsibility for their own actions. I find it extremely insulting that they think they have to turn your damn lights on for you.
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posted on
02/07/2005 5:28:42 PM PST
by
stevio
(Let Freedom Ring!)
To: Rennes Templar
If a speeding drunk hits you, you probably won't be seeing anything anymore.
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posted on
02/07/2005 6:06:33 PM PST
by
Hildy
( To work is to dance, to live is to worship, to breathe is to love.)
To: K4Harty
You might try reversing the battery connections. It usually takes care of them.
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posted on
02/07/2005 6:42:14 PM PST
by
helper
To: helper
Helper, you try it first and let me know. :o)
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posted on
02/07/2005 7:21:37 PM PST
by
IllumiNaughtyByNature
(If Islam is a religion of peace, they should fire their P.R. guy!)
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