2013 Dodge Durango Owner's Manual - Page 86

84 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE • How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the accelerator and/or brake pedal; and, • How fast the vehicle was traveling. In addition to the vehicle manufacturer, other parties, such as law enforcement, that have the special equipment, can read the information if they have access to the vehicle or the EDR. These data can help provide a better understanding of Child Restraints the circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur. Everyone in your vehicle needs to be buckled up at all NOTE: EDR data are recorded by your vehicle only if a times, including babies and children. Every state in the non-trivial crash situation occurs; no data are recorded by United States, and every Canadian province, requires the EDR under normal driving conditions and no perthat small children ride in proper restraint systems. This sonal data (e.g., name, gender, age, and crash location) is the law, and you can be prosecuted for ignoring it. are recorded. However, other parties, such as law enforcement, could combine the EDR data with the type of Children 12 years or younger should ride properly personally identifying data routinely acquired during a buckled up in a rear seat, if available. According to crash statistics, children are safer when properly restrained in crash investigation. the rear seats rather than in the front. To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is required, and access to the vehicle or the EDR is needed.