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MNBoxster · 08-21-2006, 04:35 PM

Hi,

There is a proposed requirement by the NHTSA that beginning with the 2008 model year, all cars sold in the US contain an EDR (Electronic Data Recorder). These boxes can record any number of realtime variables such as speed and exact position of your Car (through GPS links to your Car's NAV system), whether you signal your turns, wear your seatbelt, etc.

This has the potential for cost-cutting, revenue enhancing States, Counties, and local Municipalities to institute automated ticketing systems for any number of driving infractions.

It will all be presented under the auspices of increasing Public Safety a'la Nonviolators have nothing to worry about, which a majority of the Brain dead Public will eagerly support.

Parts of such a system are already being employed by Car Rental agencies. Soon, Insurance Companies will also use this information in not only settling collision and Injury claims, but also in determining what rates you should pay.

Read more about this very intrusive Privacy issue here: http://autos.aol.com/article/general/v2/_a/whos-watching/20060816150109990001 Be sure to read the article and write to the NHTSA to express your opposition with the link provided in the article...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

08-21-2006, 04:35 PM	#1
MNBoxster Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, USA Posts: 3,308	Big Brother getting Bigger... again... Hi, There is a proposed requirement by the NHTSA that beginning with the 2008 model year, all cars sold in the US contain an EDR (Electronic Data Recorder). These boxes can record any number of realtime variables such as speed and exact position of your Car (through GPS links to your Car's NAV system), whether you signal your turns, wear your seatbelt, etc. This has the potential for cost-cutting, revenue enhancing States, Counties, and local Municipalities to institute automated ticketing systems for any number of driving infractions. It will all be presented under the auspices of increasing Public Safety a'la Nonviolators have nothing to worry about, which a majority of the Brain dead Public will eagerly support. Parts of such a system are already being employed by Car Rental agencies. Soon, Insurance Companies will also use this information in not only settling collision and Injury claims, but also in determining what rates you should pay. Read more about this very intrusive Privacy issue here: http://autos.aol.com/article/general/v2/_a/whos-watching/20060816150109990001 Be sure to read the article and write to the NHTSA to express your opposition with the link provided in the article... Happy Motoring!... Jim'99 Last edited by MNBoxster; 08-21-2006 at 04:57 PM.