caught on camera: Driver's near miss with out of control lorry in ontario
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The lady said that "in Canada it's common to have a dashboard camera for insurance purposes"...
I believe she is wrong. However, I did purchase this camera yesterady: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320636896763
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seeing that still blows my mind
seeing that still blows my mind
Good driving. Guy would have been finished if her was changing the channel on the radio, or checking a text message.
that was crazy.. I actually know the guy who was in front of the cam car.. His car ended up rolling and is a write off. He managed to escape without serious injury though. I have been considering for a while to get a cam in my car as well. I was looking at getting the GoPro cam which they sell at Best Buy I believe.
I tried this unit, and it sucks. WIRELESS POLICE DASH CAM+LCD DVR CAMCORDER 1280X960 AVI http://cgi.ebay.com/WIRELESS-POLICE...588?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35af6296ac
Multiple ebay listings from various sellers - this one is from Ragecams. Average price about 80 bucks.
Light weight, fragile, very cheaply made, the suction cup mount ultimately failed, and once it fell off the windshield, it never worked again. But it was always problematic, requiring constant tweaking to get it to work, resetting, tapping the screen to get an image back, fiddly menu in nearly incomprehensible Chinglish... a total pain.
I have a Gopro, but I personally wouldn't use it as a dashcam. For one thing, it is too easily identifiable as a camera, and once some kid sees it, and recognizes it, he'll want it for his very own. Also, the menu is fiddlesome, and it would be a trial to constantly keep deleting old files.
I'm still looking for an ideal substitute now.
Considering the Drift Cam. In non HD - only about 150
Multiple ebay listings from various sellers - this one is from Ragecams. Average price about 80 bucks.
Light weight, fragile, very cheaply made, the suction cup mount ultimately failed, and once it fell off the windshield, it never worked again. But it was always problematic, requiring constant tweaking to get it to work, resetting, tapping the screen to get an image back, fiddly menu in nearly incomprehensible Chinglish... a total pain.
I have a Gopro, but I personally wouldn't use it as a dashcam. For one thing, it is too easily identifiable as a camera, and once some kid sees it, and recognizes it, he'll want it for his very own. Also, the menu is fiddlesome, and it would be a trial to constantly keep deleting old files.
I'm still looking for an ideal substitute now.
Considering the Drift Cam. In non HD - only about 150
... came crashing through the central reservation. Just sounds soooo sexy!
Just like any security camera footage, I'm sure LE would be happy to get their hands on a video of a road rage incident or accident.
West of Toronto, the Milton area.
Funny, I've been up and down that section four times in the last three days and haven't seen any evidence of this. They must have fixed it up quick.
It's common in this part of the world to have a camera on the dash for "insurance purposes?" Never seen it before... I don't think it's common. Maybe on a police car...
and if you ever get into accident that is your fault just hide the camera LOL.
