Anyoen have a dash cam?

[crazyjeepkid]

Would like to get a dash cam to protect myself and others after some bmw ****** runs a young woman off the road. Here is the aftermath of the crash

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3Dog05WRH8

 

[kage860]

I too am thinking about a dash cam. It would be great to have evidence in case of an accident.

 

[Dave]

I have thought about it. It would be interesting and would come in handy. I don't know which ones are good and started to do some research but got side-tracked.


Dave

 

[Hedsic]

I have thought about getting one of these many times. When I had my Mazda 6 I had 2 seperate incidents where people hit me than turned around and tried to blame it on me.

One was in a parking lot. I was sitting in my car, It was full shut off in the parking spot and an old lady in a nice new Caddy backed in to me. Cops didn't do a report since it was private property (grocery store parking lot) and the lady tried to tell insurance later that I slammed in to her.
Second incident was with a damn Avalanche. Was driving beside him down a 4 lane road. He decided he wanted the lane I was in while I was in it and slammed in to the side of me. Was like a quick hard tap than he backed off. Dude tried to tell the police and insurance that I was behind him and tried to fly past him and slammed in to him. The damage did not match his story though so he didn't make it out of that lie to well.

Both times would have been nice to have a rear and front dash cam though. Would have just saved all the back and forth if I could have just been like "oh really? well lets roll the tape and see"


That was all one of the many reasons why I was eager to get a Jeep as my next vehicle instead of another little plastic car though. Got sick of idiots hitting me and minor accidents causing huge amounts of damage.

 

[VAhlene]

Seems like most dash cam footage is from russia and involves roadrage and people getting into fights. :nutkick:

 

[Honduras]

I have dash cams in each of my cars. 720P recording. Records cockpit activity, too.

To drive without one is insane.

 

[CzarKJ]

I have dash cams in each of my cars. 720P recording. Records cockpit activity, too.

To drive without one is insane.

Depending on where you live I guess. I kinda want one for MA but at the same time that might be evidence against me.:hidesbehindsofa:

 

[CactusJacked]

Seems like most dash cam footage is from russia and involves roadrage and people getting into fights.

Here in the states, it can mean helping (or hurting) you in a court case. I've been looking into getting one as well, and pretty much narrowed it down to a (more stealthy) rear view mirror type.

 

[VAhlene]

Here in the states, it can mean helping (or hurting) you in a court case. I've been looking into getting one as well, and pretty much narrowed it down to a (more stealthy) rear view mirror type.

Im sure it can help or hurt you and it wouldn't be a bad idea, I was just stating that there is a lot of dash cam footage from Russia on the web and more than not it involves people getting into fights and roadrage!

I have seen people mount a GoPro camera to their bumper or roof and record wheeling down a trail which is kinda cool too.

 

[CactusJacked]

Im sure it can help or hurt you and it wouldn't be a bad idea, I was just stating that there is a lot of dash cam footage from Russia on the web and more than not it involves people getting into fights and roadrage!

Oh yeah I've noticed that too on youtube. There are a lot of crappy drivers and scammers with short fuses in Russia.

 

[Leeann]

Oh yeah I've noticed that too on youtube. There are a lot of crappy drivers and scammers with short fuses in Russia.

That's why a dash cam is acrually required in order to get insurance in Russia.

 

[Sephiroth]

I have one on mine. is not what one could call stealthy but I like it and has been useful a couple of times. I will take pictures of it tomorrow morning for you. It is a Black Vue don't remember the model number.

 

[LibertyTC]

I have a suction cup mounted 1080p.
I like it as it can be easily moved between vehicles.
32 gig stick if I remember right & continuous loop.
I run it at 720p though so I have a 7hr loop time.
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[dude1116]

I have a suction cup mounted 1080p.
I like it as it can be easily moved between vehicles.
32 gig stick if I remember right & continuous loop.
I run it at 720p though so I have a 7hr loop time.
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Problem with that is anything adhered to the window or hung from a mirror is illegal in New Jersey and I THINK New York as well (where the OP is from).

I would still do it (I have my GPS mounted on the window), but just for information purposes I figured I'd share.

 

[Luke]

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Needs more air fresheners!

 

[profdlp]

Problem with that is anything adhered to the window or hung from a mirror is illegal in New Jersey and I THINK New York as well...

I've been told that is true in Minnesota as well, or at least the windshield part.

Needs more air fresheners!

Well, that is bound to make the poor guy feel good about himself... :rotflmao:

 

[Snail Farmer]

I've been told that is true in Minnesota as well, or at least the windshield part.

That's true. I got a ticket once for having fuzzy dice hanging from the mirror of my '78 Lincoln. :whymewhyme:

 

[Jo6pak]

That's true. I got a ticket once for having fuzzy dice hanging from the mirror of my '78 Lincoln. :whymewhyme:

That breaks the laws of good taste, not just state laws:idiot:

 

[Snail Farmer]

Haha it's a '78 Lincoln. Gold exterior, cocaine white interior. It practically came standard with fuzzy dice.

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[72specialized]

I have a Gopro mounted in each of my vehicles. I have them mounted in the top passenger corner of the interior of the windshield. Can mount them outside when on the trail or at the track. The Gopro works well. Also use them mountain biking (bike ****, lol)

Alan