I would like to know if the EDR is able to tell the date and time of and incident or crash. There are claims that are made a day ro two after the inception of a new policy. These are single car accidents where there are no witnesses and I was wondering if the EDR has a clock to record these events to tell usa if the accidnet happened withinthe coverage period. Can anybody assist with the info?
Some EDRs do have a date stamp with the crash data but for the most part, the answer is no. Besides the traditional EDR recording, some GPS navigational units will also record data that would be able to give you date and time data.
The EDR is the property of the purchaser of the automobile. The owner paid for it and therefore has control over who can access it. Insurance companies and others should only gain access to it with the automobile owners consent. Gaining access to it without an owners consent should be a felony. Another point is that anyone that can access the EDR can alter the content. Example, to show the speed at the time of the accident as being 120 MPH instead of 35 MPH. Big Brother, keep your hands off my car.
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I would like to know if the EDR is able to tell the date and time of and incident or crash. There are claims that are made a day ro two after the inception of a new policy. These are single car accidents where there are no witnesses and I was wondering if the EDR has a clock to record these events to tell usa if the accidnet happened withinthe coverage period. Can anybody assist with the info?
Jerry,
Some EDRs do have a date stamp with the crash data but for the most part, the answer is no. Besides the traditional EDR recording, some GPS navigational units will also record data that would be able to give you date and time data.
The EDR is the property of the purchaser of the automobile. The owner paid for it and therefore has control over who can access it. Insurance companies and others should only gain access to it with the automobile owners consent. Gaining access to it without an owners consent should be a felony. Another point is that anyone that can access the EDR can alter the content. Example, to show the speed at the time of the accident as being 120 MPH instead of 35 MPH. Big Brother, keep your hands off my car.