Just read a post over on Freel2 regarding a black box recorder fitted to a RRS, which has lead to the driver been convicted in court

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml...ack102.xml

Quote:

The recorder, similar to an aeroplane's black box flight recorder, continuously records the car's performance on a 10 second loop and is predominently used by engineers to diagnose problems.

In the event of a crash, it freezes and stores the information at the point of impact, giving the car's speed, engine speed, the angle of the brake and accelerator pedals and what gear the car was in.

As it detects impact, it shuts off the fuel tanks, helping to prevent an explosion

I did'nt know that it was possible to collect that information from the car, a sad story. Speed Limits! not where I live!

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Jesus, that story makes me feel literaly sick (from the baby's and her family's perspective).

Yup, the RRS has a black box. It's mentioned in the manual. I think you need a court order to get the data out of it. Bear that in mind when we're hooning around in our 2.5t monsters.

The kid is going to have to go to jail. Anyone remember the post on Pistonheads about the guy whom was in a similar situation? People make mistakes, for sure. This one just got very bad. And I'm sure we've all pulled out when we shouldn't have.

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It is bad for the family concerned

I wouldn't wish something like that on anybody

Driving at those sort of speeds in a 30mph zone, he should do a lot of time behind bars

I am amazed that the info from the black box was permited as discoverable evidence.................. this is not why the boxes are fitted to the vehicles and while I do not condone any speeding such as this idiot did it doesn't bode well for the rest of us. It will be too easy for Big Brother Gordon and his antifun party to gain acces to the unit now that the precedent has been set.
The idiot driver deserves all that he got, it doesn't show any of us in a good light as I'm sure we have all speeded
in 30mph areas, outside schools etc but to go to the extend of accessing the memory of the technicians
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Last edited by Tim in Scotland on Wed Apr 09 2008 7:08am. Edited 1 time in total

This guy drove like an idiot

As a pilot, or captain, or driver - we are in charge.... responsible

This guy deserves everything he gets..... and the rrs black box - many modern cars have one, this one was used where a guy was just seriously daft.

We (mostly) break the rules from time to time - it's about knowing when it's right to do so. In a 30 limit, at any time is daft

Good job Land Rover

i guess in extreme cases the black box evidence is required... normally the Police/CPS will be able to prosecute without the aid of a black box via witnesses/skid marks etc.

We all speed, but everyone keeps a check on their speed when going through built up areas (20/30) zones. Doing 70 in a 30 is frankly mind blowing. Just hope the little girl gets all the help (financial & medical) she needs when growing up... RRS First Edition S/C, Vesuvius Orange, Rear Entertainment, Alpine TUE-T200DV, Stormer Alloys. (+ 19" MTR's for playing in the snow!)

Out of interest, anyone here let their kids drive the RRS?
I mean 17-20 hrs old? 2022 P440e AB

Sad story ..

Just hope the precedent doesn't lead to insurance companies getting access to the box to try and wriggle out of valid claim situations... And yes i would expect the bureaucrats in London and Brussels to eventually push for mandatory black boxes that record more than just the last 10 seconds!!

Folks

If I was the mega rich family, I have to say that regardless of the legal process taking place, as a parent I guess you are responsible, and personally I'd have immediately - regardless - setup a fund, heavily leveraged with a startup amount from the personal family bank a/c

It's only money at that level

PauloAmore wrote:

Out of interest, anyone here let their kids drive the RRS?
I mean 17-20 hrs old?

Steve in germany wrote:

I did'nt know that it was possible to collect that information from the car, a sad story.

AJSG wrote:

PauloAmore wrote:

Out of interest, anyone here let their kids drive the RRS?
I mean 17-20 hrs old?

Why not? Most F1 drivers get to the top in that age bracket...

I grew up in Italy and my father taught me how to drive when I was 12...never had a car accident in all the years I have had a car licence...about 20 years...

'generally speaking' you test out your own limits of driving when your younger - with this in mind young drivers should drive slower cars - I dont want this to sound like a sweeping statement, however I hope you get my point.

I had to pop round to a neighbours only a few weeks ago to speak with the young lad there and ask him to slow down when around our lanes - I said to him I did the same thing as a kid, but even so I had to ask him to slow down (earlier that day I had to drive up a hedge so he could hammer past me in his corsa)