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Why a dash camera can pay for itself in one incident

halik said:
I've yet to see this happening in the states
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UK: http://www.independent.co.uk/money/...gangs-in-huge-car-insurance-scam-9289335.html

US: http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/03/new-low-in-insurance-fraud.html

From 2007 to 2011, he’s said to have orchestrated 30 such car accidents, instructing the crews he’d hired to make it seem like the other driver was at fault. Some trolled parking lots, looking for cars innocently backing out of spaces, then zipping into their way at just the right time. Others waited at intersections for vehicles making turns, then strategically crossed the path of an oncoming driver.
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whats a good one that doesn't stick out like a sore thumb? i seen some that you mount onto the rear view mirror but i thought the reviews were mixed...thanks
 
Been using the G1W that you recommended op. It works well but the mount kinda sucks since the camera came loose a couple times while driving. Is there a better mount out there for this dash cam?
 
I've thought of setting up a dash cam, while the odds of a situation like this happening here is very slim, it would not hurt, not to mention you can capture crazy footage with them like if something out of the ordinary happens like a metorite or something like that.
 
LTC8K6 said:
Same video.

First car exits at last second, cutting second car off, causing second car to stop, camera vehicle hits second vehicle from behind.

I don't see the scam.

I see following too close and not paying attention.

Unless there's more info?
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Yeah, that one sure as hell doesn't look like a scam.
 
Dailyroads Voyager is a good phone app for free... just need to get a good mount for your phone. Until there's a discreet-looking solution out there that doesn't involve setting up and removing a camera every time you're in and out, I'll go with this.
 
Anonemous said:
Been using the G1W that you recommended op. It works well but the mount kinda sucks since the camera came loose a couple times while driving. Is there a better mount out there for this dash cam?
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I think there is a mount that attaches to the rear view mirror itself.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Car-Rearvie...846?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27e3006a86
Don't buy till you know it will work in your car or fixs your problem. Just something I saw and might get.

I would check this forum out here to see if others have had that problem and if the newer rear mirror mount works better.
http://forum.dashcamtalk.com/forums/gxw.39/
 
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Jimzz said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24IeAj9kwPQ

Without this their insurance would go up a good deal. I love it when scammers get caught like this.

You can get a decent dash camera for less than $60.

http://dashcamtalk.com/
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If you have a decent android smartphone there are a couple of apps that will make it a dashcam for you as well. The previously mentioned Daily roads voyager is one and there is another called Autoguard Blackbox that comes in both a free and a paid version that works pretty well.
 
Trucker definitely in the clear on this one. Truck drivers also need a bumper camera since just in front of the truck is a blind spot from the cab. Clearly he did not hit the car, as there would have been some damage to the car.
 
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