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 Best Practices for EMS: Black Box Technology
One of the most dangerous tasks undertaken in EMS is driving an emergency vehicle.
An operator has to concentrate on traffic flow, emergency radio transmissions, geography...
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 Device Monitors Ambulance Drivers
Insurance for company dropping nearly 30 percent.
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 'Black Boxes' Keep Eye On Bad Drivers.
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 LifeCare Ambulance Touts Safety Program.
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 Device Improves Ambulance Drivers' Performance
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Sept 18, 2003 - Video: CNN FN
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☼ Audio: Commentary - Are black boxes right in cars?
Should cars, like airplanes, have black boxes? Well, a company called Road Safety has rolled out a black box for under $300. You plug in the device, then wait for the mean beep it delivers when you're not driving safely. But is it a waste of dollars or good sense? Commentators Barry Nalebuff and Ian Ayres say it’s not a necessity for everyone, but the box does help change drivers’ behavior behind the wheel. Does the car black box get in the way of privacy or help drivers move around more safely so they can obtain cheaper auto insurance? Both. They say the real mystery is why major car companies aren’t already using the device.
Commentators: Yale professors Ian Ayres and Barry Nalebuff
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| Black Box for Cars, column by Yale professors Ian Ayres and Barry Nalebuff
When we started this column last year, FORBES challenged us to report back if any why-not ideas make it to the product shelf. Road Safety International offers an inspiring example of bringing a why-not idea to market. Driving a car is one of the most dangerous things people do. There are 24 million auto accidents a year, and 2.4 million people are injured in them. Annually, the number of auto fatalities would be equivalent to the deaths from a 737 plane crash every day.
Most of us don't want to think about the dangers of driving. That fatalistic attitude is wrong. It's possible to make automobiles safer and make money in the process. To see how, take a lesson from airplanes. The first thing people do after a plane crash is look for the "black box" (more formally known as the event data recorder). Why not a black box for cars? It would allow police and carmakers to understand what happened just before the crash.
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March 21, 2003 - Video: USA Today
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Car crash “black box” recorders are moving from airliners to autos
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