WreckData service retrieves information from your cars Crash Data Recorder

Whos telling the truth about what happened? New mail-in service provides the facts

Huntsville, Alabama, (PRWEB) November 21, 2003 -Have you ever needed to know exactly how fast a car was traveling-or whether the seat belt was fastened-during an accident investigation? You can know that and much more by retrieving the data from the Crash Data Recorder (CDR) that is part of the safety system of many late-model cars. WreckDatas data retrieval service will provide you with color charts and graphs of your vehicles crash data for a US$250 fee.

WreckData services are intended primarily for accident reconstruction professionals. WreckDatas mail-order approach means that police departments, insurance investigators, private investigators and ordinary citizens dont need the thousands of dollars worth of equipment and special training in order to know the facts behind a crash.

Depending on the make, model and year, a vehicles CDR can yield information such as

• Vehicle Speed
• Engine Speed
• Throttle Position
• Brake Status
• Seat Belt Status
• Delta-V (Crash Pulse)
• Latitude and Longitude of the crash location
• Number of accidents recorded
• Airbag system status
• Date and time
• Vehicle direction and principal acceleration of force

A Crash Data Recorder is a memory chip that is used to improve the effectiveness of in-car safety systems such as airbag restraint systems. A vehicles CDR shouldnt be compared with an airplanes black box" because the CDR was never intended to record the actions of the driver. CDRs have been installed in vehicle safety systems to provide data that has been used successfully to improve airbag safety systems. In fact, the longest period of time that any CDR records is just over 5 seconds-long enough, it turns out, to provide critical information used in accident investigation.

In the hands of an accident reconstruction specialist, the hard data from a CDR can strengthen an investigation. How fast a vehicle was traveling before impact and exactly when brakes were being applied cant always be determined accurately from observation.

The actual unit, about the size of a pack of playing cards, is easily removed with hand tools and mailed to WreckData. Results of each reading are returned with the CDR to the sender, but can be sent via email upon request. Locations of the CDR and data availability by make and model are available at www.wreckdata.com. Orders are usually processed within 48 hours of receipt.

More detailed information and technical explanations about CDRs and CDR data can be found at www.wreckdata.com.

Questions can be emailed to info@wreckdata.com.

Questions may be answered and telephone interviews may be arranged by calling Tina Hicks at 256 527 1424.

WreckData, Inc.
668 Highway 231 S.
P.O. Box 2013
Laceys Spring AL 35754
Telephone 256 527 1424
Fax 256 882 5332
Website www.wreckdata.com
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