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Originally Posted by MAXUM
The huge sticking point on the ODBIII standard is that it will allow LE to come after those that are driving around in vehicles where the MIL/CEL (check engine idiot light) is on. As you may or may not know in NH if that bugger is on you automatically fail your inspection, other states want to monitor and actively ticket people for it, I hear that California is one. The reasoning behind that is generally if the MIL/CEL idiot light comes on, the problem is 9 times out of 10 going to be in the emissions control system.
The other piece of it is the fact it will have an on board data recorder similar to that of an aircraft so that should an accident occur information can be derived from the computer to give investigators detailed information on all the on board systems and other items such as speed and direction of travel. Finally that system will no doubt be tagged with a GPS as the ground work is being laid for a federal tax on mileage being driven which is supposed to replace the federal gas tax due to slumping revenues caused by more fuel efficient cars being produced. Granted, don't take this all as gospel, just stuff I've read about, how much of it is reality or fiction remains to be seen, but it all seems quite plausible.
So much for it's original intent which was to bring all the on board diagnostics into a single standard for all manufacturers.
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Thank you for stating this. This concept is in the works and not fabricated. It is amazing how naive some are. Most don't even know that their car/truck/SUV has OBDII.