EDR Technology in Motor Vehicles

All new motor vehicles which are manufactured after September 1st, 2014 are equipped with “Event Data Recorders” (EDR). These “black boxes” don’t record any audio or video inside or outside the vehicle, but they can provide valuable vehicle information to help reconstruct the circumstances of an accident and how it occurred.

EDRs can record:

– The vehicle’s speeding/braking patterns both before and after the accident
– Brake use
– Engine throttle
– Changes in velocity

While this technology has only been mandatory for new vehicles for less than three years, it is indeed improving each year and EDRs can now record as many as thirty different types of data. They can be stored in different ways depending on the severity of the accident; for example, when the vehicle’s airbags are deployed in an accident, all stored information will be permanently saved, including changes in speed, velocity, and brake use directly before and after the collision. If the accident does not deploy the airbags, however, the information is still retrievable, but may only be stored for a period of time.

EDR technology is highly beneficial for accident-reconstructionist experts and their work to recreate accidents exactly as they occurred, and this, in turn, helps personal injury claimants to fully establish their cases and earn compensation for their injuries and losses.

If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident due to another’s negligence, contact 844 See Mike for a free consultation. We are a Chicago-based injury law firm representing individuals (and their families) who have suffered an injury in an accident. We will handle your case quickly and advise you every step of the way, and we will not hesitate to go to trial for you.

Lastly, 844 See Mike is not paid attorneys’ fees unless we win your case. Our no-fee promise is that simple. You have nothing to risk when you hire us – only the opportunity to seek justice.

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