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Old 05-10-2007, 10:06 AM
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What do you guys think?

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I hope insurance companies do not get to do this.
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They are always watching us. Now we know of one method...lol
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They had a news story on about a lady that was charged with killing her husband because she stepped on the gas before she lost controll and smacked into a tree where he died. According to the black box.

If they ever force this some how people will just find a way around it.
IMO I think you should be allowed to sue anyone that puts this in your car with out telling you about it, or take info off it with out your go ahead.
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If the size of your wheels and tires differ from OEM setup where the diameter is bigger or smaller then I wonder if the computer knows the actual speed. I assume it would have to be GPS data to obtain actual speed.

I live in Oregon and not happy to read this.

New laws? Not yet.
If you think government is going to step in and legislate how and when MVEDRs can be used, think again. Individual states are looking into use of this data for themselves. In California, aides to Governor Schwarzenegger have floated an idea in which these same MVEDRs could be enlisted to record mileage and thus impose an additional mileage tax on those drivers who drove greater distances between refuelings. In Oregon, a similar proposal calls for MVEDRs to include GPS transponders in order to tax cars only while driving within the state boundaries.

On the commercial side, at least one auto insurance company has considered using MVEDR data to offer discounts to "safe drivers." Progressive currently has a pilot program in Minnesota, Michigan, and Oregon called TripSense in which insurees voluntarily install a GPS device to record their average travel speeds, with the insurance company offering reduced rate to those who stay below the posted road speeds. It's not hard to imagine a day with MVEDR data on near-collisions might also be considered for insurance purposes.
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heh, my friends audi TT might have that. when he first got it we went joyriding and the next week the mechanic at the shop asked him about our escapade. the mechanic laughed in the end and simply told us, "be careful".
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Big brother! So much for the fifth amendment.
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