WHEREAS, the technological capability to record critical elements that occur prior to and during a motor vehicle crash including speed, direction, braking, seatbelt use, airbag deployment exists; and

WHEREAS, the data that can be recorded can be instrumental in determining causes of motor vehicle crashes; and

WHEREAS, the determination of the cause of a motor vehicle crash can lead to increased safety through improvements to vehicle and roadway design; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) duly assembled at its 108th Annual Conference in Toronto, Ontario encourages the automotive industry to increase the use of vehicle crash data recording technology and to increase the ability of government accident reconstruction specialists to access and interpret the data.