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Europe
EU considers putting a spy in every car
2005-02-26
Black box data recorders could be installed in new cars as standard if a Europe-wide study gives them backing. Police forces across the continent are looking at whether the aircraft-style technology could improve road safety.
Why, it'll do away with the need for speed cameras! Next step: satellite trackers, and simultaneous or daily sumbission of data to the EU's soon-to-appear Citizen Organisation Authority.

The European Commission will use their research to decide if the devices could help in accident investigations. They are able to record information, including speed and the rate of braking in cars, in the vital seconds leading up to a crash. It is hoped accident investigators would be able to use the black box information to get a detailed picture of the circumstances surrounding a collision.

The European Commission asked senior police officers across Europe to work on the study looking at the feasibility of installing the devices all new vehicles. If it is a success, legislation could be passed by ministers in Brussels.
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