quote:Originally posted by Cuvee:
So what happens if there was an accident (lets hope not) and the Ins. Co. gets a hold of the GPS and sees that maybe the accident was caused by the fact that the car was doing say 140mph? Then they decide they don't what to pay for the claim? Some things BIG brother doesn't need to know. Just a thought.
This is a valid point. Since I own and control my GPS data, I would only use it to my benefit. I was surprised that they didn't ask for a monthly GPS report, which is how our customers get their insurance premiums reduced.
As far as the black box goes, I have heard stories from trucking companies where the box (ie. the ECM module or the older tachograph) would mysteriously go missing every time there was an accident. They had no way of "coaching" their (mostly young) workers to drive according to conditions.
The two biggest issues relating to speed here in Western Canada are 1) too many trucks on the road that drive way too fast and 2) absolutely ZERO lane discipline (the proverbial "left lane bandit"). Remove both those elements and the roads would be a much safer place - for us to drive at 200 km/h speeds!
