A bill already passed by the Senate and set to be rubber
stamped by the House would make it mandatory for all new cars in the
United States to be fitted with black box data recorders from 2015
onwards.
Section 31406 of Senate Bill 1813 (known as
MAP-21), calls for “Mandatory Event Data Recorders” to be installed in
all new automobiles and legislates for civil penalties to be imposed
against individuals for failing to do so.
“Not later
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall revise part 563 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to
require, beginning with model year 2015, that new passenger motor
vehicles sold in the United States be equipped with an event data
recorder that meets the requirements under that part,” states the bill.
Although
the text of legislation states that such data would remain the property
of the owner of the vehicle, the government would have the power to
access it in a number of circumstances, including by court order, if the
owner consents to make it available, and pursuant to an investigation
or inspection conducted by the Secretary of Transportation.
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