Tuesday, March 29, 2005
More on Car Black Boxes
As a followup to last month’s newsletter.
More states are considering legislation about black boxes. In an AP article, James Warden cites an official with the National Conference of State Legislatures, who says that North Dakota, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Virginia and West Virginia may join California with black box laws on the books.
Warden also notes that State Farm insurance requires its customers to assist in crash investigations. If you are a State Farm customer, this means that you have already given up your right to withhold black box data from them in the event of a crash. Forewarned is forearmed.
More states are considering legislation about black boxes. In an AP article, James Warden cites an official with the National Conference of State Legislatures, who says that North Dakota, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Virginia and West Virginia may join California with black box laws on the books.
Warden also notes that State Farm insurance requires its customers to assist in crash investigations. If you are a State Farm customer, this means that you have already given up your right to withhold black box data from them in the event of a crash. Forewarned is forearmed.
# posted by AmandaWelsh @ 1:25 PM 
Monday, March 28, 2005
Smile You're Driving by Candid Camera
The hottest gadget among tax collectors is a camera connected to a computer database of delinquent taxpayers, er non-payers. Designed to work on cars while parked or driving up to 60 mph, the Bootfinder camera is used to photograph car license plates. That information is cross referenced with a database, updated daily, of scofflaws who haven’t paid taxes or parking tickets. Autos belonging to the ne’er do wells are then tagged, booted or in some cases, impounded. So far, the camera is being used in Arlington VA and New Haven CT.
I suppose if you want to avoid paying in those jurisdictions, you can always risk a speeding ticket…
Here a handful of articles with more:
Washington Times
Forbes
CNN
UPDATE 5/28/05: The Boston Herald reports that Beantown has now jumped onto this particular revenue-generating bandwagon.
I suppose if you want to avoid paying in those jurisdictions, you can always risk a speeding ticket…
Here a handful of articles with more:
Washington Times
Forbes
CNN
UPDATE 5/28/05: The Boston Herald reports that Beantown has now jumped onto this particular revenue-generating bandwagon.
# posted by AmandaWelsh @ 1:32 PM
