Originally Posted by Read T I enjoy how this thread is like "The stupid forum won't let me talk about how these other cars wanted to "play" with me, so
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There's a device that plugs into the OBD-II port on the car. It measures the speed every few ms and detects changes in it. They only care about quick deceleration (> 7mph/s), which they call "had braking" (which is silly, because you can do that with 1 bad downshift). But the data recorded includes your speed, they just aren't allowed to do anything with that
As for how they get the data, Progressive has a contract with AT&T and the device sends its data log wirelessly every time you start your car. Last edited by Kaldaien; 02-06-2015 at 12:45 PM. |
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And I agree, if I am exploring the limits of my car outside of a track, I ensure the only person that is possibly at risk is me. Nothing wrong with that IMO. |
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Or the other fool in your rear view mirror
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