Black Boxes on all new cars, so the NHTSA can recall cars quicker. What a bucket o' turds. They want more control, end of conversation. It's a box to collect data. But HOW do they access said data? Directly? That means they'll know how fast you drive, and how much.
I think they can go piss on a spark plug!!
All new cars would have to be equipped with "black boxes" that record performance data and federal safety regulators would be granted the authority to order immediate recalls under newly proposed auto-safety legislation being considered by Congress.
The draft of a bill was released Thursday by one of the House committees investigating Toyota's massive recalls for unintended acceleration in its vehicles. Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.), chairman of the House commerce committee, and Sen. John D. Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), chair of the Senate commerce committee, have said they intend to collaborate on automobile safety legislation this year.
The draft contains a wide array of provisions. Some require new safety features, such as the black boxes -- called event data recorders -- and brake override systems that allow a driver to stop a car even when the throttle is stuck open.
Other elements of the bill give the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration more power to crack down on automakers that break the rules..
I have a suggestion. Crack down on the MANUFACTURERS then, NOT the buyers!!
Schteveo
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As i've been saying for some time now, whether is called health care, jobs, the environment, the climate, the economy, or anything and everything else they're doing, what it's really all about is, CONTROL!
Ther are already crash data redorders in almost all newer vehicles, basicaly it records about 5-10 seconds before a significant g-force event, now they want to do it for over a half hour and be able to be retrieved by law enforcement at the accident scene......
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