[sheik yerbouty]

Does anyone have any info as to which current vehicles have this device?

[hopespringseternal]

As long as they aren't going on fishing expeditions, I am ok with the technology.

[Lost Highway]

I share the concern but 114 in a 35 is not going to generate any sympathy.

[.45MAN]

If I do not break the law and I stay within the limits of safety then I have no reason to be against this data that is being taken..

[discostu]

The problem with today's privacy advocates is they see any and all information as a "privacy threat". All this is doing is the exact same thing crash investigators have been doing for decades only it's faster and more accurate.

[newgeezer]

The electronic data recorder in Matos' car showed his peak speed was 114 mph in the seconds before the crash.

The defense should have argued that the data were faulty; when the speed is measured at the drive wheels, and the defendant's foot is on the accelerator, the sensor will certainly return a false reading when the car is airborne (allowing the wheels to suddenly turn faster than if on the ground). </sarcasm>

Seriously, other than the fishing expeditions, the only real problem I have with any such devices is when they are wrong, unbeknownst to the prosecution and the court.

[dansangel]

I drive GM and armed with this knowledge I will continure to drive GM.

The accident investigator's estimate was within 16 mph of the actual crash. With or without the device, Matos was cooked. The investigator's testimony would be equally as damaging.

I live in Atlanta where there are cameras *all* over the place to record traffic. They never bothered me because I try not to do anything stupid. Same thing goes for the "black box" in automobiles.

[wcbtinman]

I guess that I'll have to marry my car so it can't testify against me.

[mewzilla]

As long as the info is accurate, what's the worry?

[PatrioticAmerican]

A device that can record such information is a good thing. It is a bad thng if you can be tracked 24 x 7 or in real-time.

[Sir Gawain]

Stanziale also argued that Matos had modified his Trans Am, changing the size of the tires and even the engine's software to make it faster. That, he said, would have caused the EDR to make wrong calculations.

Horowitz said there was no proof the changes affected the EDR.

If you change the tire diameter, how does the EDR know? There's no possible way. You could put 13 inch wheels on the car and it will record you doing 100 mph when you're only doing 70 or so.

[nightdriver]

"Horowitz said there was no proof the changes affected the EDR."

A very stupid statement.

About what I'd expect from a prosecutor these days.

[lmailbvmbipfwedu]

That sinks it.....Its time for the '53 chevy truck to come out of storage.......