Why I got a dash cam

[Mochikomi]

Originally Posted by travace

how does he stay so calm? id be looking at the dents in my hood and prolly rage out.

He is a police officer. She really picked the wrong vehicle.

[WRXGuy1]

I ordred the BlackVue 400HD, can I use a 32/64GB class 10 card? I'd hate to buy one only to find out it doesn't support it.

[joshua]

Originally Posted by WRXGuy1

I ordred the BlackVue 400HD, can I use a 32/64GB class 10 card? I'd hate to buy one only to find out it doesn't support it.

32GB Max according to the documentation.

[SuperDave]

Originally Posted by drifter

^ Only problem with that vid is it looks like you may been going a little to fast. I didn't see the MPH in vid.

i agree, but i think he still has the right of way because he was very close to the truck, and the stupid suv still tried to turn.

[RRnold]

Right on, I got to buy me a BlackVue too! Too many idiots out there!

[Bfly]

Originally Posted by cgrey

You've had some close calls! Im glad I dont live in NYC

[WRXGuy1]

We'll have to start a dashcam video thread

[Propaganda]

Originally Posted by whateatsrabbits

Sweet vids man, God dam drivers from jersey/conn. need to learn how to drive. The bus drive probably lives in jearsy.

I've lived in NJ for 19 years, and have had a NJ license for almost 5 years now. I have another house in Virginia and have been there for 3 years (don't have residency since it's temporary, only for another 2 years). One thing I will say for certain is the first year i was in VA, I saw more accidents happen than I had for the 2 prior years that I was driving in NJ, and that was still more than I could remember even years past that. The first snow I witnessed there, dear god that was bad. People do not know how to drive there. It makes me sad that I saw 3 accidents, 2 of them being pretty bad ones, when it was drizzling.....drizzling. And you think NJ drivers are bad. Bad drivers exist everywhere.

(As an FYI, I have been doing autocross and drag racing for 3 years)

[epitaph]

Originally Posted by cgrey

This one is so confusing. The driver (looks like a Sentra?) tries to get over in the left lane late, not having noticed you were coming up. Then notices in time (thankfully), then tries to go into the right lane? Then goes straight? The whole time you're sitting there wondering if you should try to go forward or if they will try to hit you again!

I concur about the "bad drivers everywhere" statement. A lot of places get bad reputations, but my experience is that you need to drive just as defensively no matter where you go. It's always confusing to me how everyone complains of how bad other drivers are. You never hear someone explain how poor their driving is. Then I get in the car with them, and I'm digging my fingernails into the dash, or having a heart attack as they tailgate someone at 70mph. I'm 26 and have had zero accidents -- something that not many people I know can say. Most people claim i'm simply lucky, but I honestly believe that my driving habits and mannerisms contribute to this significantly.

Oh, and on people driving in inclement weather: I live in Cincinnati/Kentucky and we do get snow. If you want to see poor driving, just check out Cincinnati after a few inches. I'd say check it out after six, but people simply barricade themselves in their basements with cans of beans and bottled water at that point. Hell, I drive my Celica around all winter with no issues and people with AWD Audi's are sitting inside discussing how dangerous it is outside at the moment.

These videos are entertaining in that kind of train-wreck horror-show kind of way, so I'll probably keep watching. My favorite was the reactions, though! Want more of those!

[drifter]

Originally Posted by WRXGuy1

I ordred the BlackVue 400HD, can I use a 32/64GB class 10 card? I'd hate to buy one only to find out it doesn't support it.

Just so you know, it already comes with a 16 gb card. Either one will fill up fast but then just re-record over. As I posted previously, this thread has tons of info about the blackvue. The video helped out a lot when setting it up.


http://forums.redflagdeals.com/merge...hread-1147913/

[drifter]

Originally Posted by WRXGuy1

We'll have to start a dashcam video thread

Or an "idiot driver of the week" thread

[BRZranger]

Good stuff. The camera is nice for catching these near collisions. I think for most collisions, there is obvious physical damage which most of the time would accurately point to the person at fault.

The intersection ones would be the best ones to record, because they are always, "he said they had a green light, she said they had a green light" which would end up being a 50/50 dual fault in the eyes of an insurance company.

[megatron]

would this work to set it up?

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/ADD-A-CIRCUIT...item4abbe687c7

[drifter]

Originally Posted by megatron

would this work to set it up?

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/ADD-A-CIRCUIT...item4abbe687c7

hmm..haven't seen that before, mine is a clean job, you can't see the wires, and for not much cost.