Dashcams

[rickshaw]

In Russia, dashcams pick up accidents, drunks and the occasional meteor.  In Germany they show us this.   

[ChernayaAkula]

Sporting proper regulation safety vests, no less! 

In Russia, dashcams pick up accidents, drunks and the occasional meteor.  <...>

Or a combination thereof.  Or something else entirely....

[scooter]

Sporting proper regulation safety vests, no less! 

In Russia, dashcams pick up accidents, drunks and the occasional meteor.  <...>

Or a combination thereof.  Or something else entirely....

Well, that's one way to beat the morning commuter traffic

[Librarian]

Russians started using them because of a serious problem with bent traffic cops. They've worked extremely well. I've advocated for years with the arrival of modern tech that all cars by law should carry both front and rear cams with a GPS etc slaved blackbox. Help deal with a hell of a lot of crashes and would certainly put an end to whiplash bullsh*t claims.

[PR19_Kit]

Or a combination thereof.  Or something else entirely....

Just like Salisbury Plain......... 

[Captain Canada]

I thought for sure that Storm Trooper was gonna shoot !

The tank one is pretty awesome....and scary !

[pyro-manic]

Russians started using them because of a serious problem with bent traffic cops. They've worked extremely well. I've advocated for years with the arrival of modern tech that all cars by law should carry both front and rear cams with a GPS etc slaved blackbox. Help deal with a hell of a lot of crashes and would certainly put an end to whiplash bullsh*t claims.

Fair point, but I don't like the idea of my whereabouts being tracked wherever I go....

[Go4fun]

I'd rather rely on my vehicle computer maps of throttle position, speed and such along with a pair of dashcams. Keep your GPS and the authorities ability to shut down your car.

[ennobee]

Sporting proper regulation safety vests, no less! 

In Russia, dashcams pick up accidents, drunks and the occasional meteor.  <...>

Or a combination thereof.  Or something else entirely....

Was that Bruce Willis looking through the apc's hatch?

[rickshaw]

Russians started using them because of a serious problem with bent traffic cops. They've worked extremely well. I've advocated for years with the arrival of modern tech that all cars by law should carry both front and rear cams with a GPS etc slaved blackbox. Help deal with a hell of a lot of crashes and would certainly put an end to whiplash bullsh*t claims.

Fair point, but I don't like the idea of my whereabouts being tracked wherever I go....

GPS cannot track where you are.  It can tell you where you are.  The system described would encode your position continuously onto the data recorded in the "black box".   You'd have to download it from the "black box" before you could read it.   Most "black box recorders" are just that, recorders.  They don't transmit anything.

I could foresee insurance companies may force you to have more than just a "recorder" though and instead have a transponder but considering the sheer number of cars on the roads, I can't see them being able to record all of their positions simultaneously unless they invest in some very, very heavy metal.

[eatthis]

Russians started using them because of a serious problem with bent traffic cops. They've worked extremely well. I've advocated for years with the arrival of modern tech that all cars by law should carry both front and rear cams with a GPS etc slaved blackbox. Help deal with a hell of a lot of crashes and would certainly put an end to whiplash bullsh*t claims.

Fair point, but I don't like the idea of my whereabouts being tracked wherever I go....

you got a google or facebook account? how about a mobile phone or tablet? if so then your movements ARE tracked

[scooter]

Was that Bruce Willis looking through the apc's hatch?

Pierce Brosnan

[PR19_Kit]

Russians started using them because of a serious problem with bent traffic cops. They've worked extremely well. I've advocated for years with the arrival of modern tech that all cars by law should carry both front and rear cams with a GPS etc slaved blackbox. Help deal with a hell of a lot of crashes and would certainly put an end to whiplash bullsh*t claims.

Fair point, but I don't like the idea of my whereabouts being tracked wherever I go....

you got a google or facebook account? how about a mobile phone or tablet? if so then your movements ARE tracked

Only if the hardware is switched on............

[zenrat]

They can track me all they like but they'd be wasting their time. Better they track those who need watching like politicians.

[Librarian]

They can track me all they like but they'd be wasting their time. Better they track those who need watching like politicians.

....whose bicycles could use saddle voice recording when dealing with policemen .