Black box data recorders for cars are nothing to fear

If cars were fitted with ‘black box’ data recorders similar to those installed in aircraft, drivers would be 10 per cent less likely to be involved in a fatal collision and their repair bills would fall by as much as 25 per cent, according to a major study commissioned by the European commission.

In the event of a crash, the in-car black boxes would record the vehicle’s speed and location and driver input, information that would help both police and insurance companies to establish liability and expose bogus claims.

A spokesperson for the Environmental Transport Association (ETA) said: “Black box data recorders for cars will reduce deaths and injuries on the roads and bring down insurance premiums, yet motoring organisations and government departments alike have been quick to make spurious excuses for why mandatory technology of this type for cars would not work.”

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