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vehicledynamicsandsafetysystemsforashortperiodof recorded. However, other parties, such as law enforce-
time,typically30secondsorless.TheEDRinthisvehicle ment, could combine the EDR data with the type of
isdesignedtorecordsuchdataas:
personally identifying data routinely acquired during a
crashinvestigation.
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Howvarioussystemsinyourvehiclewereoperating;
To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is
required,andaccesstothevehicleortheEDRisneeded.
In addition to the vehicle manufacturer, other parties
Whether or not the driver and passenger safety belts
werebuckled/fastened;
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How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the such as law enforcement, that have the special equip-
acceleratorand/orbrakepedal;and,
ment,canreadtheinformationiftheyhaveaccesstothe
vehicleortheEDR.
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These data can help provide a better understanding of
thecircumstancesinwhichcrashesandinjuriesoccur.
Howfastthevehiclewastraveling.
Child Restraints
Everyone in your vehicle needs to be buckled up at all
times, including babies and children. Every state in the
NOTE: EDRdataarerecordedbyyourvehicleonlyifa United States and all Canadian provinces require that
non-trivialcrashsituationoccurs;nodataarerecordedby smallchildrenrideinproperrestraintsystems.Thisisthe
the EDR under normal driving conditions and no per- law,andyoucanbeprosecutedforignoringit.
sonaldata(e.g.name,gender,age,andcrashlocation)are
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