Michigan county using black boxes to rehabilitate drivers
A judge in Oakland County, Michigan is making use of black box technology to track driver's who've been convicted of moving violations. Since implementing the program last year, District Court Judge Brian MacKenzie has order the devices installed into 14 defendants' cars to track vehicle speed, acceleration, braking speed and turning speed. As part of a program called DRIVE (Driver Rehabilitation Incorporating Vehicular Education — yeah, clever), it targets reckless drivers and those with multiple driving infractions. The boxes emit a loud beep when the driver is speeding or accelerating too rapidly. The data is gathered and send to the driver's probation officer on a monthly basis; eventually, they'll be modified to be tracked by satellite. We guess the upside to all this is that at least the drivers are aware the box is there.
