Collision data equipment

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/24/2328 

Version Date: 14/10/2024

The Alliance Roads Policing Department have provided the following information.

Most modern vehicles store pre-crash data or ‘event data’ in their airbag control units when they are involved in a collision. The data can be accessed using specialist equipment (usually Bosch CDR or Crash Scan).

Does your organisation have crash retrieval equipment?

Yes.

If so, what equipment is used?

Bosch CDR.

How often is the equipment used?

No information held.

On average, how long is it between the data being acquired and those data being provided to the investigating officer? As all investigations are different it would be acceptable to report the average for prosecution cases only.

No information held.