ElectriCute
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A few days ago I had a 3 channel dash cam setup installed in my new Leaf. For anyone sitting on the fence trying to decide whether to get one or not, I strongly advise you to go ahead and do so. A three channel, or three camera unit means; one camera up front shooting video through the windshield, one camera shooting video back into the interior of the vehicle, and one shooting video out the back window.
We decided on getting one about three years ago after my wife witnesses a fatal accident at an intersection. She was first in line in the left turning lane waiting for the green arrow allowing her to make her turn. Cross traffic had the green light. Soon, the cross traffic light turned red, and the left turning lane that my wife was in, turned green. Moments after she got the green arrow, some fool in a huge pickup truck ran the red light, going across her path from left to right. Had the driver of the truck entered the intersection a few moments later, my wife would have been right in his path. Fortunately for her, the truck driver entered earlier before my wife was to make her turn. At the same time this guy drove through the red light, another driver was trying to get out of the intersection making a left turn which put him right in the path of the truck. The left turn driver was hit, and hit hard. Unfortunately, he died instantly on impact. All of this taking place right in front of my wife to witness. The police report showed that from skid marks etc., the driver of the truck was going about 60 mph. The speed limit was 45. By the time my wife got home, she was shaking like a leaf. Soon after, I put a single camera cam on my front windshield. We were driving a Toyota Camry at the time. About three months later, my wife witnessed another fatal accident while driving to work around 5:30am. As she was approaching an intersection where the light just turned green, a pickup truck slammed the back of a Jeep Cherokee that was at the intersection going in the opposite direction to my wife. The jeep was pushed across the intersection and off to it's right. Fortunately not to the the left as it would have been in my wife's path. A few moments after the jeep was hit, it burst into flames, killing the driver. All of this was captured on our cam. The scene looked like a war zone. The video clip was given to the police and used as evidence. The driver of the pickup truck was impaired, coming home late from a party.
So, should we install dash cams in our cars? I personally think we should. Not only for what you might witness, but if you were involved in an accident yourself, and especially if there are no witnesses. And what about fraud, people who plan accidents in order to make falls claims on insurance?
I just thought I would post this in hopes of helping individuals think about getting a dash cam set up in their own vehicles. You never know when you might need it while sharing the roads with lunatics.
If you are wondering why I have an interior cam, there might be a time when I'm pulled over, and having to deal with a police officer that is giving me a difficult time accusing me of something I didn't do. Sorry, officer, but I have it all on camera! You sure you want to give me that ticked and make a full of yourself in court?
We decided on getting one about three years ago after my wife witnesses a fatal accident at an intersection. She was first in line in the left turning lane waiting for the green arrow allowing her to make her turn. Cross traffic had the green light. Soon, the cross traffic light turned red, and the left turning lane that my wife was in, turned green. Moments after she got the green arrow, some fool in a huge pickup truck ran the red light, going across her path from left to right. Had the driver of the truck entered the intersection a few moments later, my wife would have been right in his path. Fortunately for her, the truck driver entered earlier before my wife was to make her turn. At the same time this guy drove through the red light, another driver was trying to get out of the intersection making a left turn which put him right in the path of the truck. The left turn driver was hit, and hit hard. Unfortunately, he died instantly on impact. All of this taking place right in front of my wife to witness. The police report showed that from skid marks etc., the driver of the truck was going about 60 mph. The speed limit was 45. By the time my wife got home, she was shaking like a leaf. Soon after, I put a single camera cam on my front windshield. We were driving a Toyota Camry at the time. About three months later, my wife witnessed another fatal accident while driving to work around 5:30am. As she was approaching an intersection where the light just turned green, a pickup truck slammed the back of a Jeep Cherokee that was at the intersection going in the opposite direction to my wife. The jeep was pushed across the intersection and off to it's right. Fortunately not to the the left as it would have been in my wife's path. A few moments after the jeep was hit, it burst into flames, killing the driver. All of this was captured on our cam. The scene looked like a war zone. The video clip was given to the police and used as evidence. The driver of the pickup truck was impaired, coming home late from a party.
So, should we install dash cams in our cars? I personally think we should. Not only for what you might witness, but if you were involved in an accident yourself, and especially if there are no witnesses. And what about fraud, people who plan accidents in order to make falls claims on insurance?
I just thought I would post this in hopes of helping individuals think about getting a dash cam set up in their own vehicles. You never know when you might need it while sharing the roads with lunatics.
If you are wondering why I have an interior cam, there might be a time when I'm pulled over, and having to deal with a police officer that is giving me a difficult time accusing me of something I didn't do. Sorry, officer, but I have it all on camera! You sure you want to give me that ticked and make a full of yourself in court?
