Fatal Exit: The Automotive Black Box Debate

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A compelling argument for automotive technologies that speak for the victim, tell the truth, and could save millions of lives

Fatal Exit: The Automotive Black Box Debate cuts through thirty years of political wrangling and institutional biases to provide an argument for the Motor Vehicle Event Data Recorder (MVEDR). This automotive equivalent of an airplane's flight recorder or black box is intended to solve the mysteries of car crashes and improve the safety of our roads. The reader is taken inside the automotive industry and the government highway safety establishment to foster an understanding of the politics and the positions on all sides of this safety debate. The author takes an unbiased approach, chronologically presenting each argument and uncovering the agendas and mandates of each of the stakeholders.

The information needed to understand the technology and to answer motorists' questions and concerns about the widespread use of MVEDRs are provided, including:

• Detailed bibliography plus more than 400 footnoted references that lead readers to detailed explanations of the technology as well as to further discussions of all sides of the argument
• Full examination of the unique legal and privacy issues that MVEDRs have raised
• Expert forecast of the future of the impact of MVEDRs on the automotive industry and on consumers
• Chronological summary of key events in the development of MVEDRs, including establishment of standards and key legislative milestones.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), motor vehicle crashes throughout the world killed 1.8 million people in 2002. Millions of others sustain injuries, with some suffering permanent disabilities. No country is spared this toll in lives and suffering, which strikes the young in particular. If current trends continue, the annual numbers of deaths and disabilities from road traffic injuries could, by the year 2020, rise by more than 60%, placing motor vehicle crashes at number three on the WHO's list of leading contributors to disease and injury. Given these statistics, this publication is essential reading for all consumers who need to have their voices heard on this critical issue, as well as for attorneys, public safety advocates, public policy administrators, engineers, automotive professionals, journalists, and insurance executives.

描述：
《致命出口：汽車黑盒辯論》是一本關於汽車科技的引人入勝的論述，它為受害者發聲、揭示真相，並可能拯救數百萬人的生命。本書深入探討了三十年來的政治爭論和機構偏見，提出了關於汽車事故數據記錄器（MVEDR）的論點。這種汽車版的飛行記錄器或黑盒旨在解開車禍之謎，提高道路安全性。作者以公正的態度，按時間順序呈現每個論點，揭示了各利益相關者的議程和要求。

本書提供了理解這項技術以及回答駕駛者對廣泛使用MVEDR所提出的問題和擔憂所需的信息，包括：
- 詳細的參考書目和超過400個註腳引用，引導讀者深入了解技術的詳細解釋以及對辯論各方的進一步討論。
- 全面探討MVEDR引發的獨特法律和隱私問題。
- 專家對MVEDR對汽車行業和消費者影響的未來預測。
- MVEDR發展的關鍵事件的時間總結，包括標準的建立和重要的立法里程碑。

根據世界衛生組織（WHO）的數據，2002年全球汽車事故造成180萬人死亡。還有數百萬人受傷，其中一些人永久殘疾。這種悲劇無國家可幸免，尤其年輕人受到的影響更大。如果現在的趨勢繼續下去，到2020年，由於道路交通事故造成的死亡和殘疾人數可能增加60%以上，使得汽車事故成為世衛組織對疾病和傷害的主要貢獻者排名第三。鑑於這些統計數據，本書對所有需要在這個重要問題上發聲的消費者來說都是必讀之物，同時也適合律師、公共安全倡導者、公共政策管理人員、工程師、汽車專業人士、記者和保險高管閱讀。