I thought I would start a thread as a continuation/parallel topic of the body cam discussion.
https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...07160-body-cameras-who-uses-one-civilian.html
How many of you use a dash cam in your vehicles? Why, or why not?
I have been using mine for a couple months now and, fortunately, have not needed to review any footage from it. I decided to get one because I look at it as cheap insurance in the event something happens while I am driving. Will it capture everything? No. Can it tell the same story, over and over? Yes. Will it capture more details and remember it longer than I will? Definitely. As an unexpected side effect, I have also found I tend to drive a bit more defensively, safely, and legally* now that I have something monitoring my driving. I would hate to need to use the footage only to be reprimanded/dismissed because I failed to come to a complete stop at a stop sign.
*(Full stops on a red light before turning right, smoother lane changes, full stop with a 3+ count at stop signs, etc.)
This is the unit I went with. You will be into it for about $60-65 after adding in an SD card. In my searches of reviews, I found it to be the best for the money. You can spend more, but you don't gain much, if anything, for the added expense.
Amazon.com: Black Box G1W Original Dashboard Dash Cam - Full HD 1080P H.264 2.7" LCD Car DVR Camera Video Recorder with G-Sensor Night Vision Motion Detection WDR 140° Wide Angle 4X Zoom - NT96650 + AR0330: Cell Phones & Accessories
In addition to my above reasons, there were two recent experiences/events which caused me to consider installing a dash cam in my truck.
1) I was a juror in a case where the two parties were involved in a car accident. One was suing the other for pain and suffering caused by the accident. Ultimately, based on the limited information and evidence we were given, we found them to both be equally at fault and no damages were rewarded. Fortunately we were given an aerial photo of the intersection and were able to determine the length of the lane and given the supposed speed of the plaintiff that she had more than enough time to have seen the defendant's car and avoided the collision. Had either of them had a dash cam there is a good chance there would not have been 3+ years of nonsense and a stupid trial that stole my entire week off from work.
2) As my wife was going to work an officer changed lanes mid-turn through an intersection, cutting directly in front of her (two left turn lanes). In order to safely and successfully make the turn, she was forced to take the turn even wider into a lane that ended. She then had to increase her speed to get around the officer's car and subsequently "made an unsafe lane change." He pulled her over, and although he ran her license and just let her go, it was a BS stop with no reason to try and ticket her. Had she been cited for something the dash cam footage would have been counter-proof to the officer's dashcam showing her reaction to his actions. What gets me is the officer was oblivious to what he had done in the intersection and then wanted to lecture my wife on not being a safe driver.
https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...07160-body-cameras-who-uses-one-civilian.html
How many of you use a dash cam in your vehicles? Why, or why not?
I have been using mine for a couple months now and, fortunately, have not needed to review any footage from it. I decided to get one because I look at it as cheap insurance in the event something happens while I am driving. Will it capture everything? No. Can it tell the same story, over and over? Yes. Will it capture more details and remember it longer than I will? Definitely. As an unexpected side effect, I have also found I tend to drive a bit more defensively, safely, and legally* now that I have something monitoring my driving. I would hate to need to use the footage only to be reprimanded/dismissed because I failed to come to a complete stop at a stop sign.
*(Full stops on a red light before turning right, smoother lane changes, full stop with a 3+ count at stop signs, etc.)
This is the unit I went with. You will be into it for about $60-65 after adding in an SD card. In my searches of reviews, I found it to be the best for the money. You can spend more, but you don't gain much, if anything, for the added expense.
Amazon.com: Black Box G1W Original Dashboard Dash Cam - Full HD 1080P H.264 2.7" LCD Car DVR Camera Video Recorder with G-Sensor Night Vision Motion Detection WDR 140° Wide Angle 4X Zoom - NT96650 + AR0330: Cell Phones & Accessories
In addition to my above reasons, there were two recent experiences/events which caused me to consider installing a dash cam in my truck.
1) I was a juror in a case where the two parties were involved in a car accident. One was suing the other for pain and suffering caused by the accident. Ultimately, based on the limited information and evidence we were given, we found them to both be equally at fault and no damages were rewarded. Fortunately we were given an aerial photo of the intersection and were able to determine the length of the lane and given the supposed speed of the plaintiff that she had more than enough time to have seen the defendant's car and avoided the collision. Had either of them had a dash cam there is a good chance there would not have been 3+ years of nonsense and a stupid trial that stole my entire week off from work.
2) As my wife was going to work an officer changed lanes mid-turn through an intersection, cutting directly in front of her (two left turn lanes). In order to safely and successfully make the turn, she was forced to take the turn even wider into a lane that ended. She then had to increase her speed to get around the officer's car and subsequently "made an unsafe lane change." He pulled her over, and although he ran her license and just let her go, it was a BS stop with no reason to try and ticket her. Had she been cited for something the dash cam footage would have been counter-proof to the officer's dashcam showing her reaction to his actions. What gets me is the officer was oblivious to what he had done in the intersection and then wanted to lecture my wife on not being a safe driver.
Dash Cam technology is getting better and better every day so it never hurts to open up a new thread about it.
