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01-12-2003
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I think that there actually are 2 black boxes on airplanes
But anyways..........this is what is recorded in the black box or Event Data Recorder (EDR)
* Vehicle speed (five seconds before impact)
* Engine speed (five seconds before impact)
* Brake status (five seconds before impact)
* Throttle position (five seconds before impact)
* State of driver's seat belt switch (On/Off)
* Passenger's airbag (On/Off)
* IR Warning Lamp status (On/Off)
* Time from vehicle impact to airbag deployment
* Ignition cycle count at event time
* Ignition cycle count at investigation
* Maximum velocity for near-deployment event
* Velocity vs. time for frontal airbag deployment event
* Time from vehicle impact to time of maximum velocity
* Time between near-deploy and deploy event (if within five seconds)
Using this data, insurance agents and police officers can reconstruct the events leading up to a crash.
I know that GM cars have this device. But i'm not sure about our cars.
But anyways..........this is what is recorded in the black box or Event Data Recorder (EDR)
* Vehicle speed (five seconds before impact)
* Engine speed (five seconds before impact)
* Brake status (five seconds before impact)
* Throttle position (five seconds before impact)
* State of driver's seat belt switch (On/Off)
* Passenger's airbag (On/Off)
* IR Warning Lamp status (On/Off)
* Time from vehicle impact to airbag deployment
* Ignition cycle count at event time
* Ignition cycle count at investigation
* Maximum velocity for near-deployment event
* Velocity vs. time for frontal airbag deployment event
* Time from vehicle impact to time of maximum velocity
* Time between near-deploy and deploy event (if within five seconds)
Using this data, insurance agents and police officers can reconstruct the events leading up to a crash.
I know that GM cars have this device. But i'm not sure about our cars.
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Rep Power: 400 The new M3's have it. I know this because BMW can void the warranty if you have the SMG set to the the fastest shift setting all the time... It beats the **** out of the tranny and despite the fact of them installing this setting you aren't really supposed to use it. It can also track top speeds and RPMS. As well as some other things that they can use to prove you were on a track and void your warranty. I don't get this... its basically a street legal race car, but you can't race it. So dumb
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[hr]Originally posted by: Boilermaker1
The new M3's have it. I know this because BMW can void the warranty if you have the SMG set to the the fastest shift setting all the time... It beats the **** out of the tranny and despite the fact of them installing this setting you aren't really supposed to use it. It can also track top speeds and RPMS. As well as some other things that they can use to prove you were on a track and void your warranty. I don't get this... its basically a street legal race car, but you can't race it. So dumb[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: Boilermaker1
The new M3's have it. I know this because BMW can void the warranty if you have the SMG set to the the fastest shift setting all the time... It beats the **** out of the tranny and despite the fact of them installing this setting you aren't really supposed to use it. It can also track top speeds and RPMS. As well as some other things that they can use to prove you were on a track and void your warranty. I don't get this... its basically a street legal race car, but you can't race it. So dumb
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Having a Black Box to prove your excuse wrong when you are explaining how you got into the accident, and make you look like a f00l! [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]
Having a Black Box to prove your excuse wrong when you are explaining how you got into the accident, and make you look like a f00l! [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]
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Rep Power: 0 Damn that sucks, but wouldn't the police have to ask your permission to start going through you car's electrical to get this info? Dealers wouldn't but i guess cops would 
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[hr]Originally posted by: Logan
No, no. You can race it, but they aren't going to support you doing so. [hr]
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[hr]Originally posted by: Boilermaker1
The new M3's have it. I know this because BMW can void the warranty if you have the SMG set to the the fastest shift setting all the time... It beats the **** out of the tranny and despite the fact of them installing this setting you aren't really supposed to use it. It can also track top speeds and RPMS. As well as some other things that they can use to prove you were on a track and void your warranty. I don't get this... its basically a street legal race car, but you can't race it. So dumb[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: Boilermaker1
The new M3's have it. I know this because BMW can void the warranty if you have the SMG set to the the fastest shift setting all the time... It beats the **** out of the tranny and despite the fact of them installing this setting you aren't really supposed to use it. It can also track top speeds and RPMS. As well as some other things that they can use to prove you were on a track and void your warranty. I don't get this... its basically a street legal race car, but you can't race it. So dumb
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i know that seems stupid....it's like buying a land rover discovery or a jeep and them telling you you have to stay on pavement all the time..
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[hr]Originally posted by: Logan
No, no. You can race it, but they aren't going to support you doing so. [hr]
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[hr]Originally posted by: Boilermaker1
The new M3's have it. I know this because BMW can void the warranty if you have the SMG set to the the fastest shift setting all the time... It beats the **** out of the tranny and despite the fact of them installing this setting you aren't really supposed to use it. It can also track top speeds and RPMS. As well as some other things that they can use to prove you were on a track and void your warranty. I don't get this... its basically a street legal race car, but you can't race it. So dumb[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: Boilermaker1
The new M3's have it. I know this because BMW can void the warranty if you have the SMG set to the the fastest shift setting all the time... It beats the **** out of the tranny and despite the fact of them installing this setting you aren't really supposed to use it. It can also track top speeds and RPMS. As well as some other things that they can use to prove you were on a track and void your warranty. I don't get this... its basically a street legal race car, but you can't race it. So dumb
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[hr]Originally posted by: FlyRiceRacer02
I think that there actually are 2 black boxes on airplanes
But anyways..........this is what is recorded in the black box or Event Data Recorder (EDR)
* Vehicle speed (five seconds before impact)
* Engine speed (five seconds before impact)
* Brake status (five seconds before impact)
* Throttle position (five seconds before impact)
* State of driver's seat belt switch (On/Off)
* Passenger's airbag (On/Off)
* IR Warning Lamp status (On/Off)
* Time from vehicle impact to airbag deployment
* Ignition cycle count at event time
* Ignition cycle count at investigation
* Maximum velocity for near-deployment event
* Velocity vs. time for frontal airbag deployment event
* Time from vehicle impact to time of maximum velocity
* Time between near-deploy and deploy event (if within five seconds)
Using this data, insurance agents and police officers can reconstruct the events leading up to a crash.
I know that GM cars have this device. But i'm not sure about our cars.[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: FlyRiceRacer02
I think that there actually are 2 black boxes on airplanes
But anyways..........this is what is recorded in the black box or Event Data Recorder (EDR)
* Vehicle speed (five seconds before impact)
* Engine speed (five seconds before impact)
* Brake status (five seconds before impact)
* Throttle position (five seconds before impact)
* State of driver's seat belt switch (On/Off)
* Passenger's airbag (On/Off)
* IR Warning Lamp status (On/Off)
* Time from vehicle impact to airbag deployment
* Ignition cycle count at event time
* Ignition cycle count at investigation
* Maximum velocity for near-deployment event
* Velocity vs. time for frontal airbag deployment event
* Time from vehicle impact to time of maximum velocity
* Time between near-deploy and deploy event (if within five seconds)
Using this data, insurance agents and police officers can reconstruct the events leading up to a crash.
I know that GM cars have this device. But i'm not sure about our cars.[hr]
. Seriously though, I think 5 ms (milliseconds) is more reasonable.
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[hr]Originally posted by: BlkVeloz
5 seconds before impact?? Am I missing something here - how does my car know (5 seconds before) that I'm gonna wreck? Sure our cars are well engineered but I really don't believe they have AI programmed into them . Seriously though, I think 5 ms (milliseconds) is more reasonable.[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: BlkVeloz
5 seconds before impact?? Am I missing something here - how does my car know (5 seconds before) that I'm gonna wreck? Sure our cars are well engineered but I really don't believe they have AI programmed into them
. Seriously though, I think 5 ms (milliseconds) is more reasonable.[hr]
Anyways. So by your theory if it doesn't work at 5 seconds then how could it work at 5 ms? 5ms wouldn't give you any data at all.
On with answering your attempt at making me look like an ***.........The recorder is always recording the car's stats for 5 seconds at any period of time. So when the accident happens, the last 5 seconds logged is what the black box has in its memory.
Now, go learn something or study about a subject before you try to run with the big dogs.
01-13-2003
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Rep Power: 0 Not too many cars have this, like he said GM does, and I believe most higher end cars too. And by 5 seconds, its the last 5 seconds that were recorded before the air bags were set off, so this recording only occurs in accidents severe enough for bags to deploy, not for fender benders. Seems like a good idea to me though, people can't BS accidents and say they were under the speed limit...
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