Originally posted by hmacmill:
i think it is stupid for someone to drive around with a videocamera on. those videos are stupidest things I've ever seen. get a life.
You are entitled to your opinion, however it is my truck and I have my reasons for having the camera. It's not only just to get “cool videos” of stupid drivers or things that happen on the road ahead of me. Its main purpose is a silent witness for accidents or other incidents. I recently upgraded to a color camera with audio, repositioned it, and got a different VCR and recording setup. Only thing that didn't change was the DC/AC inverter. 3 days after the upgrade I was rear-ended while the camera was running. Luckily the guy didn't try to dispute it by saying I stopped for no reason or was going backwards down the road but it could happen, and it would be my word against his.
A couple years ago I was involved in an accident on a dirt road, came around a sharp corner and there was a truck sitting across the road and I skidded through the gravel into him. Driver of the truck called my insurance company to make the claim and told them I was speeding and sliding all over the road and crashed into him cause I was out of control! Course my insurance company believed him and raised my rates to $350 a month! Now had I had a camera it would have been different. So you may say its “stupid for someone to drive around with a videocamera on” and that's fine, but I think I'll keep it! It only involves pushing 2 buttons after starting the truck to make uncontestable proof of what happened.