DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU DO NOT OWN THAT BLACK BOX IN YOUR CAR? Many modern vehicles are equipped with a black box, akin to a flight data recorder in a plane, that tracks vehicle speed, seat belt use, skidding, swerving, erratic driving and so forth. It records the last 45 pieces of information about your driving and is updated constantly. The insurance company, the police or other authorities can use the information from your box (called an Event Data Recorder or EDR) and use it against you. Under current law, drivers do not own the box and have no ability to control its information, even though you own the car Senators John Hoeven (R-ND) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn) have introduced legislation to give you ownership of the box and to restrict any use of the information without the your consent. Originally developed to find the causes of car crashes, the National Transportation Safety Board is requiring it in all cars sold in the United States by September, 2014. As technology evolves, the box will likely contain more and more information, making the case for this legislation all the more compelling. Please contact Senator John Cornyn and Ted Cruz to back the Hoeven-Klobuchar bill to give you control over the information on the cars black box. adolfhoepfl
Posted on: Sun, 19 Jan 2014 03:28:05 +0000
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