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KharmaTrain

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1. A Camera In The Car Is Not A Bad Idea In The U.S. Either...

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Sat Feb 16, 2013, 06:40 AM

Feb 2013

Several years ago I was involved in an auto collision where the cop was too lazy to be bothered to sort out what happened. He wrote everyone tickets and said "let the judge sort out what happened". I was pissed but was told that this happens "all the time". Fortunately I had a camera in the car and took pictures of the accident scene that I gave to my insurance company. Those pictures were used in court to convicting the driver who hit my car (and 4 others) as well as having my "charges" dropped and no increase on my insurance.

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Why Russians have Dashcams on their cars [View all] Ichingcarpenter Feb 2013 OP

A Camera In The Car Is Not A Bad Idea In The U.S. Either... KharmaTrain Feb 2013 #1

San Francisco Drivers would Ichingcarpenter Feb 2013 #2

Brave New World... KharmaTrain Feb 2013 #3

Just put one pointing backward....duh Lochloosa Feb 2013 #10

Makes sense malaise Feb 2013 #4

So Russia doesn't have cameras at every intersection and along all the freeways like everywhere else blkmusclmachine Feb 2013 #5

In the US, most cars have EDR's (Event Data Recorders) installed at the factory to spy on your car's blkmusclmachine Feb 2013 #6

This is what happens when there is no legal system protecting citizens. loudsue Feb 2013 #7

Might also work to keep crooked cops a bit more honest. n/t MrModerate Feb 2013 #8

legit accidents, scam accidents, and crooked traffic police. most of Russia is thinly policed KG Feb 2013 #9