Posted on 08/09/2010 8:21:22 PM PDT by jjw
Lawmakers are considering controversial new legislation this week that would allow vehicles to be equipped with dashboard cameras to record the moments leading up to accidents.
The proposed law, AB1942, would promote safer driving habits and reduce accidents by permitting video recorders to be installed on the windshield.
The bill currently allows devices to record video, audio, how fast and which direction the vehicle is traveling, a history of where your car has been, steering and brake performance and seat belt usage.
The devices would record in a continuous loop and would only save information if there is unusual vehicle motion or a crash. They could also be capable of transmitting the information to a central control center the moment of the accident.
Proponents say there are enough safety measures to avoid an invasion of privacy, but others call the proposal a huge overreach of government power.
"Having devices like that, I think infringes on our privacy," said Patricia Lewis. "We have less of that as it is."
The American Civil Liberties Union said they are not opposed to the bill, but have a number of issues they would like to see addressed, including making sure the video monitor is the property of the car owner and ensuring the technology has an on-and-off switch.
appears to be ok with the american civil liberties union, so why not
amazingly, that lense would be the one part of my truck that would not be washed each time...
If cars had a Jesus bobble-head on the dashboard, the ACLU would be out suing.
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The is Orwellian. This is madness. Government wants to control everything you do from birth to death, and record most of it.
No thanks, who sponsored the bill?
I gotta Mohammad (peas and ham be upon him) bobble head.....
Here comes the nanny state vehicle, will these nut jobs stop at nothing to destroy our way of life..
Version 2.0 would would transfer funds directly out of your bank acount to the state every time a traffic infraction was made.
Why would any law be needed to “allow” this? The ACLU has carried the ball for so many fishy things that it can’t nose out any more whether something stinks. I could go get one and put it in my car right now if I wished and it wouldn’t be illegal. Car dealers could offer them as options and no law would be broken. The only thing that might be questionable would be for the car dealer to not let you delete the option or to not let you shut it off later.
Sad...this is not surprising.
Sad...this is not surprising.
Most modern cars today already have a computer that provides all of this information , and those who drive them don’t even know it.
Now if these things were controlled with a parental key, that might be just dandy before loaning the car to the kids.
Can I turn the tape over to the Cops, so that they can write tickets to all the morons on the road.
Absolutely as long as it only applies to Government Agents. Let them try it out for the first 5 years, then let We The People know how it works out.
Government Agent-
All Persons employed by any government agency, All persons required by law to take an Oath or Affirmation thereof to, Uphold, Enforce, Defend, or Protect The Law, The US Constitution, or the Constitution of Any State.
All Officers of the Court.
It should also be a crime for any Government Agent to make Deliberate False or Misleading Statements during the course of their official duties.
I propose a law requiring a railroad spike to be fixed upright in the center of the drivers seat, to ensure that the driver sits still and pays attention to the task at hand.
Put that in my truck and I’ll just take the missus by the hand and give you a ton of footage of my hairy butt.
That dripping sound you hear is the insurance companies salivating.
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