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Obama Bypasses Congress to Mandate Black Boxes for All CarsBeginning in 14
By: Pete Winn
December 13, 2012
Bypassing Congress, the Obama administration has issued a proposed administrative rule, which if adopted, would mandate the installation of black boxes in all automobiles and light trucks beginning in 2014.
The U.S. Department of Transportations National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed the regulation on Dec. 7, which it said would capture valuable safety-related data in the seconds before and during a motor vehicle crash.
The proposed standard would require automakers to install event data recorders (EDRs)so-called black box devicesto collect specific safety-related data in all light passenger vehicles beginning Sept. 1, 2014.
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