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Mandatory cameras on cars?

weflyhigh

weflyhigh

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Someone mentioned a cop car's dashboard camera and it got me thinking a little bit. Those cameras can be used for a whole array of things and it seems like it would be pretty useful if they were mandatory on all cars/at least all newly made cars?
Cameras are can be extremely cheap and a good amount of cars already have them implemented (but on the rear).
If it just recorded a few hours of footage it could help decide fault in insurance claims and help fight traffic violations.

I guess the camera would have to be non-mandatory since they could "malfunction" and then the evidence of any of your bad deeds is gone. That kind of makes things complicated, but what about this: why don't people optionally have cameras installed on their own in their cars? If if helps them get out of one $300 handicap-spot-parking ticket, it would pay for itself a few times over. Or if it saved them from responsibility of one fender-bender, the now non-existent increased cost over the years would pay for the system. (And if it was your fault... let's just say you forgot to plug a wire back in that day and it wasn't working. For all of you software-pirating-Sprint-contract-abusing members.)
Would insurance companies/court not accept the footage easily enough? What is the current legal standing on information from something like a LoJack?

Just thinking... any input?
 
weflyhigh said:
but what about this: why don't people optionally have cameras installed on their own in their cars? If if helps them get out of one $300 handicap-spot-parking ticket, it would pay for itself a few times over.
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Some people do. I remember it got a cop or two in trouble for threatening to file false charges against a guy who was waiting to meet a friend at a park-n-ride.....or something like that. I just remember both parties being douchebags.
 
I believe some insurance companies gives a discount if you have a camera mounted. You can get one for about $100. I would love to send in pictures of all the jerks I see on the road.
 
i've been looking for a good mobile dvr for some time now. the one i want has gps tracking, speed, IR, audio.....4 cams...... need lotta money for it
 
It's a good idea to have a camera, I agree. It's a terrible idea to mandate it and send people to jail for not having one.
 
I've wanted a cost-effective convenient solution for this for quite a while. I'd like it to be mounted next to me tho so it can also capture my dash, or utilize a second cam.
 
what'll be next, mandatory brakes? mandatory seat belts? i bet my great grandfather is rolling over in his horse & buggy
 
Insurance companies have researched onboard information gathering for a long time, such as gps devices that collect data on your speed, turning, and breaking habits etc. There are a lot of issues with introducing something like this into the marketplace in a way that its embraced by consumers tho.
 
Fear No Evil said:
Why stop here? Put cameras in everyone's house.
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if head cameras work for police, then we should all get them

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/San-Jose-Taser-Axon-Camera,news-5447.html
The Associated Press is reporting that San Jose police are fighting back against civilians with camera-embedded cell phones by wearing head-mounted cameras. As if stepping out of a science fiction movie, the officers are now wearing the cameras around the left ear like some small, one-eyed alien. A band, connected to the camera, runs around the back of the officer's head.
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Obviously it would raise issues if it were mandated and you were compelled to give it up as evidence in an accident.

I do have a camera in my car, but I'd love to get one that will record continuously on a loop (while the car is running) and plug into my cigarette lighter. My camera is battery powered and has about a 60 minute capacity (I don't think it supports SDHC), so it's never on when I wish it was on.
 
I had one in my car before. It helped me win this case where the other driver that caused the accident was lying straight through his teeth to the police. I don't know if they used the footage or not but my lawyer took the video and did a good job kicking some teeth in.
 
mugs said:
Obviously it would raise issues if it were mandated and you were compelled to give it up as evidence in an accident.

I do have a camera in my car, but I'd love to get one that will record continuously on a loop (while the car is running) and plug into my cigarette lighter. My camera is battery powered and has about a 60 minute capacity (I don't think it supports SDHC), so it's never on when I wish it was on.
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Something like this?
 
MotF Bane said:
GPS enforcement of speed limits next?
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Don't think the towns would like that. If people knew they would get a ticket for speeding 100% of the time, they wouldn't be as likely to do it. Now only a very small percent of speeders are given tickets but the fines from that are needed by the towns. They wouldn't want to risk that income.
 
JTsyo said:
Something like this?
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I was looking around on that site... that one is alright and it's in my price range, but the resolution is only 320x240. The 640x480 version is $199. They have a really nice one for $299. I may buy the $199 one at some point.
 
iFX said:
It's a good idea to have a camera, I agree. It's a terrible idea to mandate it and send people to jail for not having one.
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Yet this seems to be the Democrats' new approach so it is not as unthinkable as it would have been just a year ago.
 
I've often wanted a video camera in my car. I want the truth to be known if I'm ever pulled over or in an accident. But then every month or so another report goes around the news of someone arrested for filming or photographing police activities. So, I keep putting my video idea on ice.
 
SandEagle said:
another reason to get cameras in your car.

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/19/1961.asp

see video
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That's brutal. I hope that cop was fired. And what's that click noise? I'm just glad cops where I live don't abuse their power like that. I only had one bad experience and it was a traffic cop who was doing a bad job trying to control an accident situation and getting pissed off at people going too near the crash site (which was not an actual crash, just a car that broke down). If I lived in the states I'd probably get at least a handheld recorder in the glove box and I'd hit record when I go to grab my license.

I think it would be neat to have cameras in cars as standard actually. The audio is probably even more important then the video, it should record inside and outside on two separate channels.
 
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