Minister of Transport and Mining Hon. Mike Henry (centre), addresses the launch of the United Nations (UN) Global Road Safety Week, today at the Ministry’s Maxfield Avenue offices. Others (from left) are Minister of National Security, Robert Montague and Minister of Health, Dr Christopher Tufton. (Photo :JIS)

KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) – Minister of Transport and Mining, Mike Henry, says the Ministry is fully committed to using modern technology to analyse all traffic crashes.He noted that the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has been given two Black Box kits to ensure that they are able to better investigate and analyse accidents.

“I want to see the Black Box fully utilised to determine the cause of traffic crashes, and I am advising motorists that there are going to be consequences for their actions. I want the Accident Investigation and Reconstruction Unit to ensure that all motor vehicles involved in traffic crashes are subjected to a Black Box analysis,” Henry said.

Henry was speaking at the launch of the United Nations (UN) Global Road Safety Week, today at the Ministry’s Maxfield Avenue offices.

Black Boxes are data recorders that preserve inputs from the vehicle’s sensors. This often includes the five to 10 seconds before an accident occurs. After an accident, the data can be downloaded and stored to help determine conditions that contributed to the crash.

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