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Originally Posted by flappist
And if the black box is completely wrong what defense do you have?
Has anyone here had one of the computers in their car go silly and do stupid things?
I have had idle go up to 2700 rpm, doors lock and unlock randomly, speedo just stop and then start again just to name a few.
We have had a couple of threads on how inaccurate speedos are and this "black box" data comes from accelerometers in the same way that "G-Techs" measure 0-400m (and we all know how accurate and reliable those are).
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One could ask: How many times has an airbag deployed because the readings were wrong? Hmmmmm
Airbags are only designed to deploy above a certain speed (I think its 40kmh), however if the decelleration is excessive then it will (should) deploy.
i.e: when you are sitting still and are hit head on by a car going faster then 40kmh
Speedos are as accurate as the ADR allows..... so what is the difference between 110kmh or 100kmh if there is a 10% error?
If you as the owner of your car know your speedo is out by 10% then that is your fault for not getting it resolved.
Typically cars involved in serious accidents are towed to the Police compound for their crash investigators to inspect the vehicle. This means they seize the vehicle and anything inside. It is released back to the owner/ insurance company after their investigation is complete.
Id like to see how far you get if you refuse to have your vehicle checked by them in an investigation.