Ben Mugged Since Sep 12, 2005
I personally believe this is a good thing. The car has a lot of safety mandated equipment. I believe that if the driver knows that in the event of a driving incident, the car will testify on exactly what the car was doing at the time, this could, if used properly, encourage the driver to drive more responsibly. I think the right to privacy folks will have a field day with this opinion.
Well this sure is a refreshing change from the open air asylum I just came out of where twerps have appointed themselves "the Warren Commission" on Hurricane Katrina and are hysterically screaming about their rights to draw and quarter the President of the United States.
not such a good thing. black boxes only contain a few seconds of data. Not enough info to get a complete before/during/after picture.
not all cars have them, which makes it's legal use seem discriminatory.
Police have cameras in their cars to keep a record of what happens (good and bad). It seems when the tape doesn't show what the officer claimed (or captures outright abuse of power) the evidence "disappears".
Life is funny that way.
Until all government vehicles are so accounted, I see no reason to force this on the citizens.
"I personally believe this is a good thing. The car has a lot of safety mandated equipment. I believe that if the driver knows that in the event of a driving incident, the car will testify on exactly what the car was doing at the time, this could, if used properly, encourage the driver to drive more responsibly."
That's disgusting.
Well, I guess what's next is we'll all have little "food cards" that we have to swipe each time we go to the supermarket, or hit the local Burger King... too many calories (according to Big Brother's chart, of course) and ... sorry! No food for you, bucko! ... that'll teach you to eat more responsibly, huh?"
Ben Mugged Since Sep 12, 2005