You should get one

[Rum_Pirate]

Last week my wife was stopped just after a junction by a Police Officer.

There was no accident a little matter with various cars trying to cross.

She explained what happened.

The Police Officer started to berate her and contradict her story.

She listened patiently.

Then she said "Office, I hear what you said, but would you like to look at it on the Dash Cam recording?"

The Police Officer backed down and said " I am not here to waste time, please continue on your way".


Moral:

Get a reasonable quality (looping) 'Dash Cam' as they are not very expensive and they can stand you in good stead in various circumstances.

[Iceboy]

Yep, I run them in both of my vehicles. Saved me a lot of cash after an accident and they are useful for catching strange things on the road as well.

[bluedog225]

Any brand recommendations?

[AlanMc]

my dash cam would only show me running all those stop signs

[Rum_Pirate]

my dash cam would only show me running all those stop signs

You may also have to turn off the microphone to avoid your voice describing those idiot drivers etc.

[ishmael]

Sumpthin' I never thought of, but sounds like a good idea.

[Rum_Pirate]

Any brand recommendations?

Have a look here.

https://www.banggood.com/search/dash-cam.html

The cheap ones are not that good.

Look for looping (automatic rerecording on chip).

Check the size of the memory chip or you have to buy one.

I would suspect that the circa $100 ones are adequate.

[AlanMc]

You may also have to turn off the microphone to avoid your voice describing those idiot drivers etc.

and my horrendous singalongs to 60's music.

[bobbys]

Do they record sound cause i sing show tunes as i drive.

[Iceboy]

I use this one with the rear camera option in my Fj cruiser. Works very well. https://www.amazon.com/HaloCam-C1-Pl.../dp/B06XCCSW53



The one in my BMW was made specifically for the vehicle and won't be useful to other vehicles.

[purri]

Popular in Russia

[Gerarddm]

^ The YouTube vids of Russian road accidents is at the same time hilarious and hair-raising