As i was scanning the New York Times one thing seemed to catch my eye. Black Boxes in cars. I couldn't help but think about an airplane crash and the black boxes they have. I thought of a car flying off a cliff and ending up obliterated in a canyon and all that's left to tell what happened is the black box. Then I thought of the less extreme case of someone throwing their car into reverse and claiming they got rear ended to collect on the insurance. I read more into this article In Washington, A New Appetite For Car Safety by Micheline Maynard and began nodding my head more and more as I read. They want to change the way defective automobiles or their parts are recalled so that it is quicker. Black boxes, as I mentioned earlier, are also being considered as well as super strong brakes that can stop a car even if the throttle is stuck open and full power. Car Safety is slowly becoming less of a priority when it comes to modern cars. The technology and little useless gadgets are improving more and more daily, so shouldn't that mean we need to improve our safety standards just as much?
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My concern with "black boxes" involve other technologies such as OnStar, which may create a bit of a privacy issue. I like your example of the traffic accident, but it raises the question of an individual's right to not self-incriminate. I definately agree that safety standards should be improving, and there are some amazing technologies in the works!
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