A DC Federal Appeals Court judge has ordered the FMCSA to include a behind-the-wheel driver training requirement in its rule issued in 2004. No deadline for rewriting the rule was given.
Background Under NHTSA proposal black boxes must record info like speed, engine rpms, throttle/brake use, seat belt use, airbag deployment Administrator says new rule lays groundwork for automatic crash notification systems GM pioneered vehicle data recording technology in early airbag systems Favors making black boxes mandatory, prohibiting switches to disable them