data collecting recorders

[dmbrisket 51]

Originally Posted by BlazerLT

Ah, so black box recorders on jets are only there to track a mechanical failure, but not there to record whether the pilot did something wrong?

and before any one says it they put black boxes on all plains now not just commercial ones

[mike1224]

with jets people are paying to get to their destination safely. they're (black boxes) equipped for a great number of reasons, yes, including pilot error because there is more then 2 - 10 lives at risk, we're talking over a hundred lives here.

[BlazerLT]

And there are millions of cars on the road carrying much more passengers than all the jets combined.

Face it, you drive like an idiot, you cause an accident, you kill someone, they have the right to the information.

[mike1224]

yes more cars on the roads, but im not going to be in a situation where im going to hit 60+ cars, right???

[dmbrisket 51]

put the shoe on the other foot, your siting at a 2 way stop, and in the distence, theres a set of headlights, so yo go for it, and b4 you know it your tale end is where the front end was, meaning t-boned, now your at fault for not waiting at a stop, but if they can prove the person was going over the speed limit quite substantialy, isnt that a good thing? and i know they can get a good estimate on how fast he was going, but the little black box will be dead accurate

[BlazerLT]

Originally Posted by mike1224

yes more cars on the roads, but im not going to be in a situation where im going to hit 60+ cars, right???

AM I TALKING TO A WALL???!!!!

Is this conversation about YOU? No!

It is about someone driving recklessly and the police using the data recorder to prove they were indeed doing that.

[movin2stereo]

Originally Posted by BlazerLT

AM I TALKING TO A WALL???!!!!

Is this conversation about YOU? No!

It is about someone driving recklessly and the police using the data recorder to prove they were indeed doing that.

Notice mike's avatar?Need say more?

[OverBoardProject]

Originally Posted by blazee

Speaking of rental cars...I have heard of rental companies using black boxes so they can tell how you treated their car. Some include a section for penalties of misuse in the contract, when they check the black box and it shows you were reckless, they will send you a bill in the mail.

Good thing that I was nice to that rental truck that I had yesterday. They went on and on about how if I off-road with it I'm responsable for all the undercarage damage, and insurance wouldn't cover it. Just because I rented a 4x4

[blazee]

Originally Posted by mike1224

yes more cars on the roads, but im not going to be in a situation where im going to hit 60+ cars, right???

If you drive as bad as you prove your point, I don't doubt that you would get in that situation.