October 9, 2005
STEELY DAN IS WATCHING YOU:
'Black box' information driving convictions (Tim Sramcik, Oct 3, 2005, Automotive Body Repair News)
In what is becoming a familiar scene in courtrooms nationwide, information collected from a car’s “black box” was used to convict a motorist of criminal charges.Posted by Orrin Judd at October 9, 2005 8:52 PMOn June 30, a Peabody, Mass., District Court jury found Michelle Zimmerman guilty of misdemeanor motor vehicle homicide in the death of her front seat passenger, Kenneth Carlson. The jury concluded Zimmerman was driving negligently when she skidded out of control and struck a tree on Jan. 4, 2003. Information collected from the event data recorder (EDR), or black box, in her GMC Yukon reported that Zimmerman was driving 58 mph in a 40 mph zone—on an icy road, according to Essex Assistant District Attorney William J. Melkonian. EDR data also showed that Zimmerman never applied the brakes.
I consider myself a Dan fan, but you lost me there . . .
Posted by: Skunk at October 9, 2005 10:32 PMYou know the derivation of their name, right?
Then tie it in to this:
http://www.brothersjudd.com/blog/archives/2005/10/is_that_two_ton.html
Posted by: oj at October 9, 2005 10:55 PMWouldn't the title better apply to devices that report back to local authorities whether or not women are having a happy time by their lonesome?
Another idiot who thought that driving an SUV exempted her from the laws of physics.
Posted by: Robert Schwartz at October 10, 2005 2:44 AMRe: comments 1 & 2: OK - ah!
But "slice" and "penis" in the same sentence, oj?
I've never seen you looking so bad, my funky one. Any major dude will tell you ...
Is there gas in the car? Yes there's gas in the car...
Throw back the little ones ...
Posted by: skunk at October 10, 2005 2:29 PMOJ, vibration in the vehicle is usually a sign it's time to get a wheel alignment.
Posted by: John at October 10, 2005 4:28 PM