Hey Guys,

At first I was a bit freaked out myslef, but I have to partly agree with pfogle. As far as I know, and I did hear from various sources including police (small connections here) the crash event data recorder only records about 10 seconds back in time. That is if you get into an accident you can pull the information about your vehicle 10 seconds back prior to the crash. The system kind of works analogous to an old looped tape (infinate tape or something like that) found in an old answereing machines. It constantly records your vehicle's operational characteristic but the memory in the chip (analogy to infinate tape) is only capable of storing 10 seconds or so. Once it gets to the "end" it starts to "overwrite" the begining, hence this 10 sec loop is formed. If you get into crash, now I don't know if airbags have to get deployed or intertia switch tripped, the device stops recording and Big Brother can look back 10 seconds into your history of driving.

This is what I've heard/read etc. This information is about 1 year old. Perhaps they may have came up with something "better". If so, feel free to correct me.

Tom

 

How about forced limiting of speeds. You go past a 45 mph speed sign and you truck is speed limited to 45, pass a 65 sign and you limited to 65.. You are already limited to 93, It just a baby step to the netx level.

What types of technology can be used to detect and relay data pertaining to emissions malfunctions? Options include roadside readers, local station networks or satellites. The roadside reader has been tested by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) since 1994. It is capable of reading eight lanes of bumper-to-bumper traffic at 100 miles per hour. It can be used from a fixed location with portable units or a mobile unit. If a fault is detected by a reader unit, it has the capability of sending the vehicle identification number (VIN) plus the fault codes to the regulator. (The term regulator is used broadly here--patrol officers, private contractors or others could be involved, depending on how a program is structured.) The local station network has not been tested by CARB, but would allow a location and monitoring service.

http://asashop.org/autoinc/may/obd_iii_new.cfm

Dave

 

Yep and all of the required pieces are cheap off the shelf items. But, I think ultimatly it will depend on how much the average person is willing to go along with it. The car companies will cry foul if people start depending on old / restored cars and the sword cuts both ways for the insurance companies.

 

I would never ever ever ever ever buy something that has a speed control like that.

 

Want to see what YOUR truck is recording?? Go here and look up your truck and get the code across from it and look at bottom for a list of recorded data.

http://www.harristechnical.com/downloads/cdrlist.pdf
Dave

 

COOL LINK; thanks

 

Talk about black box forced speed limits, here is the future...

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...678707,00.html

Dave

 

I have 2 questions:

1) Do I have one in my 2000 Mazda B3000?

2) Where can one find info on how to disable it?


matis


(Oops, sorry, I neglected to read the last page of posts.)

matis

 

Hmm, im not speed limited by any computer, just buy the fact that i drive a brick wall with a c6 and 4.10 gears, i havent tested it yet, but i doubt i can get over 90.

 

Matis click dave's link, it says that ford lincon mercury from 2001-2005 have them, you just made the cut.

 

Yep, Thanks Lead_Foot, I've since looked. I just squeeked under.

But my GF's '96 Cavalier does appear to have the "black Box".

I realize that in time we'll all have them and it may become illegal to disable them. But in the long run, we're all dead, anyway, right?

Meantime, if there is a cheap and practical way to disable them, I'd like to do find it.

Thanks, again,

matis

 

This is the reason i keep my old carburated truck around. Theres no way to retro fit such a device and would have to be left alone.