black boxes

[taranaki]

No doubt you are all familiar with the data recorders fitted to aircraft known as 'black boxes'.Would it surprise you to know that the technology is already being applied to some new cars,and assisting in the case for the prosecution of bad drivers?

http://www.newhouse.com/archive/jensen061203.html

Is it 'fair law' to use a person's possesions to secure a motoring conviction against them?While I can see some merit in cases like this one,how long will it be before every new car has to be fitted,and the readings made available to the traffic department?The potential repercussions through the performance car industry are huge.

[Sean]

hmmm.. i wonder if in the futer there will be transmitters on those things, so whenever you speed you could get a ticket in the mail?

[NSX-R-SSJ20K]

you haven't heard what they want to introduce in england

GPS style versions which charge you if you go into town centers and on the motorway and if you speed (YAY NO MORE SPEED CAMERA's DAMN)............. which begs the question WHATS ROAD TAX FOR?

Labour Government sucks

[Toksin]

Originally posted by NSX-R-SSJ20K
you haven't heard what they want to introduce in england

GPS style versions which charge you if you go into town centers and on the motorway and if you speed (YAY NO MORE SPEED CAMERA's DAMN)............. which begs the question WHATS ROAD TAX FOR?

Labour Government sucks

They have a similar thing in Singapore. Every car has this machine that you put like a charge card into, say it holds like 20 dollars or whatever, every time you come into the city it just takes money off the card. I'm pretty sure that's how the system works.


Oh,and re: black boxes: The government trialled a system here a few years ago to see what the last words of a driver were before an accident. Not suprisingly, in 88% of the cases the last words were "OH SHIT", however, in the city of Hamilton, in 99% of the cases the last words were "check this out bro!"

[NSX-R-SSJ20K]

i think thats where they got the idea from.

Its not been introduced YET

there some country where there are only so many driving licences available and people have to bid on them over and over again to keep them and they go for high prices.

[Prelewd]

This whole idea is rediculous. The state should not be funded off traffic violations. I need to start rallying against things like this. Everyday, it seems we lose some privacy in some way.

[Sierra Six]

Originally posted by Toksin


Oh,and re: black boxes: The government trialled a system here a few years ago to see what the last words of a driver were before an accident. Not suprisingly, in 88% of the cases the last words were "OH SHIT", however, in the city of Hamilton, in 99% of the cases the last words were "check this out bro!"

And in the Hutt it was "Hey, we're in NaeNae now. Quick, moon those homies!"

[Sean]

Originally posted by Toksin


Oh,and re: black boxes: The government trialled a system here a few years ago to see what the last words of a driver were before an accident. Not suprisingly, in 88% of the cases the last words were "OH SHIT", however, in the city of Hamilton, in 99% of the cases the last words were "check this out bro!"

those crazy hamiltonians