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22.7.10
BLACK BOXES * Europe - EU proposes 'one' for buses and taxis
Buses, taxis and lorries could be fitted with aircraft style “black boxes” under European Commission proposals to boost road safety
(Video from YouTube, by dogcamsport -29 Sept 2009: This is a higher quality version of a video recorded on the Roadhawk RH-1. A customer's Monaro being driven by a local garage at more than 125mph. A high speed dangerous chase on busy public roads... This is a screen capture of the software running on desktop. The original video is a smooth 25fps... The RoahHawk RH-1 is a vehicle black box data and video recorder. It stores GPS, Video and G-Force data on a constant loop on a normal SD memory card... When playing back the video on the viewing software provided it overlays your GPS co-ordinates on to a Google Earth map in real time and displays your current speed and shock data... RH-1 can be set to always record on a loop or in shock mode it only keeps the video if it detects a sudden change in G-Force... The video can be exported to a normal .AVI file and then used as evidence in the event of an accident...)
London,EN,UK -The Telegraph, by David Millward-20 Jul 2010: -- The Commission, which has set a target of reducing road deaths by half over the next decade, wants to examine putting the devices into commercial vehicles... The Commissionhas already spent £2.4 million on examining how the technology would work in a scheme known as “Project Veronica”... The black boxes could be used to help police piece together what happened following an accident. They could, for example, detect whether a car has braked suddenly or swerved... Opponents of the use of black boxes have warned their introduction would lead to the further growth of the surveillance state... Supporters of the scheme say it would help drivers involved in an accident prove they were not to blame for a collision... Other key plans of the road safety strategy include the compulsory installation of electronic stability control on cars as well as automatic braking systems for buses and lorries...
Black Boxes on Buses * Vietnam - Breath tests to improve traffic safety
Buses will have to install a black box to navigate their journeys as well as aid safer driving
Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam -Look at Vietnam, by Kap Thanh Long-February 21, 2009: --...According to the amendedLaw on Road Trafficto take effect July 1... The black box is a device to support the driver rather than just recording errors to apply penalties,saidNguyen Van Thanh, deputy chief of the ministry's Road Administration... As well as a navigational tool, the black box would also assess the safety of the vehicle, the number of passengers and warn the driver if he is speeding, he said...He said it would also help the transport enterprises to better manage their business, adding there would soon be a decree to clarify the boxes' function and criteria...There are around 1,000 transport enterprises nationwide of different sizes, he said...The amendedLaw on Road Trafficalso set a zero alcohol blood limit for drivers of automobiles, tractors and specialized land vehicles, while tightening the drink driving limit for motorbike riders...This means car drivers are not allowed to drink a single glass of beer or wine before driving, Nguyen Son of the Road Administration said...(Photo: Police take an alcohol breath test of a motorbike rider in Ho Chi Minh City)
*Students, poor residents fear bus fee increase
Ho Chi Min City,Vietnam -Look at Vietnam –February 23, 2009: --A proposal bythe HCM City Department of Transportto increase bus fares is causing a stir among many poor students and residents...At the end of last year, the department submitted a plan to the municipal People’s Committeeto increase local bus charges.If the proposal is approved, ticket prices would increase by VND1,000 from March 1st... The price of a ticket for routes under 31km would then be VND4,000. Moreover, monthly vouchers would be replaced with books of 60 tickets, costing VND120,000 (US$7), and VND85,000 ($5) for students...(Photo: Commuters from Nguyen Van Cu Street in Long Bien District take the bus from Ha Noi to neighbouring Hung Yen Province)
