Subject: Fwd: Black Box? Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 01:24:54 -0500 To: lpny_discussion From: Bob Armstrong --- Original Message --- From: "Ed Weinberg" Sent: 28 Oct 2003 04:58:01 -0000 Subject: Black Box? >=A0Black Box? >=A0---------- > >=A0Does your car have one of these? =A0A man was just convicted in= Canada based >=A0on data obtained from the black box he did not even know he had= in his >=A0car. =A0I don't know if mine has one. > >=A0They call them "Event Data Recorders" (EDR) and they record= things like: >=A0=A0- Car's speed >=A0=A0- If brakes were applied >=A0=A0- Position of brake pedal > >=A0Car manufacturers put them in cars to get data on how well air= bags were >=A0working, but it seems some courts have other uses for them. > >=A0Here is a story about them: >=A0http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/blackbox/ --=A0 =A0Bob Armstrong -- http://CoSy.com -- 212-285-1864 Restore our Right to Relax : =A0http://ny.lp.org/cgi-bin/petition.cgi?Against_the_Smoking_Ban =A0Vote against your incumbent .