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'Black Box' Readings Help Convict Montreal Driver

Posted by timothy on from the panopticon dept.

the man writes "From CBC News, Here's one that is going to get a lot of attention in the coming years. Quebec police won a dangerous-driving conviction Friday using evidence from the 'black box' in the car, a first in the province. Turns out that not many people know of these things. Time to start working on the mod for my Toyota."

6 of 640 comments (clear)

  1. Ummm, no. by fiftyLou · · Score: 4, Funny

    Time to start working on the mod for my Toyota.

    Or your driving skills. Your choice.

  2. Re:well by MooCows · · Score: 2, Funny

    Come visit the Boxwhores! [boxwhores.com]

    Your sig is hauntingly appropriate.

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  3. Things are starting to look up for geeks... by khenson · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can see geeks getting pulled over and cops plugging into the car for the last 5 minutes speed information.

    "Sir, I suppose I was wrong - your vehicle appeared to be doing 55 all the time... in fact - it appears to be doing 55 right now..."

  4. Re:Paranoid much? by snarkh · · Score: 2, Funny
    every night at 2am, I will be among the first in the driveway with a soldering iron.

    I don't want to know about that.

  5. Re:What if the box was wrong? by October_30th · · Score: 1, Funny
    65 zone when I was really only going 63?

    What business did you have driving at 63 in 65 zone?

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    The owls are not what they seem
  6. Re:This is good by Pig+Hogger · · Score: 4, Funny
    I've heard about the case a few months ago, since I live in Montreal. They said that these little devices recorded only speeds and such. No audio is involved of course.
    The audio would most likely be: "Tabarnak!!!"...