Very true. Newer computers in passenger vehicles now act like 'black boxes' and record a huge amount of ongoing, real-time information that will assist the carmaker or law enforcement in some circumstances where this type of information is vital to a civil or criminal case.
It started out because people were claiming their airbags went off for no reason. Carmakers got tired of being sued, and began recording information to help defend them in court. Suddenly, those lawsuits went away when the truth was brought forward.
One case I've heard of involved a guy who claimed he was doing 40 mph and had a blowout, causing him to swerve and hit a pedestrian, and that it wasn't his fault. The 'black box' was examined, and it was discovered that he was actually traveling 109 mph. when the incident occured.
I'm amazed at how far law enforcement, the courts and carmakers have to go to elicit the truth from so-called adults, but that's the way it is.
-JD
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