Is it worth getting an in-car video camera

pendulum

Consider a HD 720p 808 #11 camera. ( View this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj26JjSiazQ )
I have one and it's great value for money. It has a huge following as well.

pendulum

vax2002 wrote: »

Now the problem with these cameras is, you can never permanently erase the data, so it could prove you were speeding, as most do and if you are in an accident, it would get seized as evidence and could ultimately see you blamed .
These things are for the drivers who think they are better drivers than anyone else

Some cameras like the #11 808 are tiny themselves, and record on to even tinier MicroSD cards. A MicroSD card is so small that it should be easy enough to 'lose' if you did have a fault crash and wanted rid of the evidence (assuming you were conscious :rotfl:) and the whole camera could be 'lost' quite easily.

I got mine to safeguard my insurance NCB, and also to capture interesting moments on the road. I didn't buy it to drive like an idiot, cause near misses, shout abuse at drivers and then upload the videos to Youtube to show my 'superior driving skills' which is exactly what Strider does. Don't let him give us all a bad name.

tomatoe_2

If you hit anyone from behind then the gap you left was to short and you failed to read the road ahead.

Strider590

pendulum wrote: »

and then upload the videos to Youtube to show my 'superior driving skills' which is exactly what Strider does. Don't let him give us all a bad name.

Your making pretty big assumptions, my motives are nothing like you seem to think. You don't know me, so don't judge me by your own "standards".

diable

tomatoe wrote: »

If you hit anyone from behind then the gap you left was to short and you failed to read the road ahead.

Unless it was a staged accident.

Mankysteve

vax2002 wrote: »

Now the problem with these cameras is, you can never permanently erase the data, so it could prove you were speeding, as most do and if you are in an accident, it would get seized as evidence and could ultimately see you blamed .

Quite easy to permanently erase data. Also as there not calibrated they may be admissible in court.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

Strider590 wrote: »

Your making pretty big assumptions, my motives are nothing like you seem to think. You don't know me, so don't judge me by your own "standards".

if you do not wish to have you driving standards judged by anyone dont put questionable footage on youtube of your and other peoples driving.

pendulum

Strider590 wrote: »

Your making pretty big assumptions, my motives are nothing like you seem to think. You don't know me, so don't judge me by your own "standards".

I've made no assumptions. Your Youtube videos show that's exactly what you do, and I will judge you on your driving, just as you judge people on theirs. If my camera caught me driving and behaving like you I'd be too ashamed to make the footage public.

George_Michael

Now the problem with these cameras is, you can never permanently erase the data, so it could prove you were speeding, as most do and if you are in an accident, it would get seized as evidence and could ultimately see you blamed .

First point.
Any data recorded can be overwritten to such a degree that makes it impossible to decode.
A very simply once or twice overwrite with a secure erase program will make this info unreadable to most people, but if you give it 35 overpasses to a Gutmann standard, it is to all intents, totally gone. (unless you have an absolute fortune and a supercomputer, and even this isn't guaranteed to retrieve any info).

Second point.
Unless the camera was pointing at your speedometer, there is no way that any recording could be used to prove that you were speeding.
The recording may be used to prove dangerous driving but not speeding.

worried_jim

ariba10 wrote: »

Have a look at this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK9-Ikcu0sY&feature=player_embedded

That is unbelievable. If I did loads of miles this clip would have sold me on the product instantly. Glad no one was killed, but just shows you how you can be in an accident at any moment with no control over at all. -Also shows you what absolute muppets some drivers are!