What do you think of dash-cams in cars?

[mysteryowl]

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1. Seems like a good place for them

[YorkRd]

3. They should become standard equipment

Many vehicles already have 360 degree cameras built in.

[gab13by13]

2. My son-in-law has one.

3 way stop where he used to live, one lane has no stop sign. SIL took me to a house to play poker, one of the players was a school superintendent. Out of the blue my SIL asks him, why didn't you stop at that stop sign, you almost crashed into me? He denied it. Then my SIL showed him the video.

[Layzeebeaver]

4. The shortest way to tyranny...

Is to have citizens spying on each other for the benefit of the state and to game against each other.

I hate them but might be forced to get one.

[Hav]

7. It's not for the benefit of the state

It might help you in a dispute when someone else causes a crash but blames you.

[Ferrets are Cool]

12. This

[Layzeebeaver]

18. The Chinese governments adoption of...

… citizen watch concepts rewards people who comply and also report.

Just because the powers that be don’t currently use a technology against us, doesn’t mean that a particular current technology will never be used against us by the powers that be.

[Kaleva]

22. They can easily track you by your use of the internet

And follow you when you have your cell phone on. Are you willing to give up modern technology to reduce being watched? I've posted many a time that if I truly thought that there was a chance of a fascist takeover, I'd be off the Internet awhile ago. Why make it easy for them to identify me as a possible problem and locate me?

[GoneOffShore]

9. Take a look at some of the dashcam footage on YouTube.

Then get back to us.

[mitch96]

5. Saved my bacon.. A geezer pulled out across traffic, did not see me (as they put it)

and hit me.. They first told the police that they did not see me. Then they said I was speeding . Dash cam showed everything and it was their fault. Made things very clear and avoided the "he said/she said" thing...YMMV... btw I'm a geezer also...😁

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[ret5hd]

6. What is the controversy/question?

Is there a downside?

Is there an issue I hadn’t considered?

[Bobstandard]

8. They result in great YouTube compilations

Watching dash cam car crash videos can be a deep rabbit hole, after which you’re afraid to get anywhere near a car.

[GoneOffShore]

10. Particularly the ones from eastern Europe.

Scary stuff -

[Corgigal]

11. Had one for years.

Never needed it, but if I have a problem with my car insurance company, and the black box installed in my car, I want my own record.

[highplainsdem]

13. Very good idea.

[Major Nikon]

14. They belong on airplanes

[FoxNewsSucks]

15. I have one, it's great.

It helped prove I wasn't speeding and got me out of a ticket.

Someone from work lets their dog run loose, claiming it's OK because "they live in the country". Last year a delivery truck in the lane next to me hit a stray on a narrow road with nowhere to avoid it. It was awful to see, but I played that video for him as a lesson on why you don't let your dog run loose.

And I've saved some good video from scenic drives.

[Effete Snob]

16. It's a good place for them

I like them much better in cars than bedrooms.

[ironflange]

17. I like them

How else would we know how crazy the drivers in Russia are?

[Archae]

19. I have one for my e-bike.

Went on a local bike trail near me, called the "Old Plank Road Trail."

No accidents, but lots of scenery, trees, grass, and the highway to the north of the trail.

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[BluesRunTheGame]

20. I drive a semi and have a dash cam.

I’ve been involved in a couple accidents and it’s amazing how confident people are that they can blame their own fuck-up on the big rig driver.

I like dash cams.

[Kaleva]

21. Based on dashcam vids, I think everyone in Russia drives while drunk