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WM Auto Meter Patent- Safety - Data Logging

nother serious problem in the industry is that vehicles such as taxis used in for hire transportation require the most advanced safety equipment in order to maximize benefits to the public. While most recent automobiles sold in developed countries such as the USA may have event data recorders, older vehicles that are often used as taxis do not. Many other vehicles used in the for hire transport such as motorcycles have no commercial options for event data recorders. This lack of a critical safety feature constitutes a public health threat to transit users. An Aug. 11, 2003 article in Forbes magazine reports that a German taxi company installed event data recorders in its taxi fleet and traffic collisions dropped by 66%. With such dramatic increases in safety possible, it is critical that these solutions be made available to the public in a commercially viable manner.

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The lack of this safety equipment costs thousands of lives globally per year, as traffic accidents can result in fatalities. Another problem with the approach in the prior art is that operation of taxis is indirectly rendered substantially less efficient, as insurance rates are higher, and when accidents do happen the vehicle is unavailable for more journeys, leading to inefficiency of asset use. Also, without event data recorders police are often unable to properly assign fault at an accident, and often unfairly blame the taxi drivers who are unlikely to be wealthy and important citizens, especially if they are operating a relatively inexpensive means of conveyance such as a motorcycle.


http://www.google.im/patents/US20130006722