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February 6, 2011 10:35 am

Tampering has been a big problem in Europe. Is this something that will be checked for at roadside inspections? Do cops know how to do this? What happens if the device fails on its own and it’s not the driver’s fault?

February 8, 2011 7:25 am

Thanks for your comment. Enforcement against tampering is definitely an issue that warrants further discussion. Do you know how European regulators have addressed this problem? Do you think there could be a different approach with the current rule? -Moderator

March 7, 2011 12:19 pm

Not only have there been problems in Europe, but in Canada with the speed limiters there have been instances where the ECM was damaged when an office plugged into the device. There are several court cases in Canada over this very matter. So, how do we know that an officer has the proper training or equipment to plug into our devices without causing damage to our devices or ECM? EOBRs are nothing more than another control mechanism that the governments wants to put on the population. What about our 4th Amendment Rights under the Constitution relative to Unreasonable Search and Seizure? The Federal Judge in MN recently ruled that MN’s Fatigue Profiling was unconstitutional based upon the 4th Amendment. Furthermore, these burdensome and invasive regulations are contrary to Obama’s… more »

…call for less burdensome and costly rules and regulations. EOBRs have nothing to do with safety – period end of story!!! « less

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