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Black Box in Speeder's Car Helped Conviction

Posted by michael on from the GIGO dept.

sessamoid writes "This article in Newhouse News tells the story of a man who was recently convicted of two counts of manslaughter and vehicular homicide each, partially on evidence obtained from the Electronic Data Recorder (EDR) in the car. EDR's are found in all cars with airbags to measure the performance and effectiveness of the airbags and the conditions in which they are used. In this case, the EDR revealed that the driver was not travelling at 60 mph, as he claimed, but actually peaked at 114 mph (in a residential neighborhood) just seconds before the collision. Could this be the forerunner of many such cases in the future, where our cars tell the unadulterated facts, rather than subjective personal accounts?"

8 of 864 comments (clear)

  1. w00t! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...It's summer!

    1. Re:w00t! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      These are getting annoying. If you keep it up, I'll start fp-ing with my trademark "lunix fagz" posts.

    2. Re:w00t! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Whatever. You're just cut coz you keep missing out, linux hippie.

  2. w00t... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    it's spring!!!

  3. First post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I say: lick a dog's ass...

  4. Serves him right by Dammerung · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I simply can say... PWNED.

  5. Re:this just in, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Pfft, why is the parent modded redundant? It's informative, and if anything, this entire article should be modded redundant!

  6. Re:Anyone read the Gap? by akpcep · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I like the new cargo pants, and some of their summer shirts are to die for.

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    Hmmm.