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Dashcams
#1611213
08/11/2017 12:17
08/11/2017 12:17
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Just over a week ago, I was the ‘victim’ of road rage. A nice young gentleman decided to cut across in front of me and come to a complete stop while striking the front left quarter of my car against his right rear in the process. He then jumped out of the car and accused me of brake checking him a number of times, all the while adopting an aggressive stance, while his pal circled around behind my car.
After getting out and making it clear they weren’t going to intimidate me, we exchanged details, took photos of what turned out to be nothing more than a few scuff marks and went our separate ways. I’ve heard nothing since so I figure it has likely blown over now. What is apparent is that a dashcam would have captured the moment this chap pulled across in front of me before stopping and then jumping out like a madman, and I could have taken this straight to the police.
Does anyone have any experience of these cameras? I’ve read lots of reviews but thought I’d see if anyone has any tips on what to look for. I quite like the look of the Nextbase 512GW having read a lot of positive reviews but I’m really wondering what sort of experience people have had with either this model or any other.
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Re: Dashcams
[Re: Trappy]
#1611214
08/11/2017 12:19
08/11/2017 12:19
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Oh, I was in the daily work hack, not the Coupé.
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Re: Dashcams
[Re: Trappy]
#1611215
08/11/2017 12:41
08/11/2017 12:41
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came2dance
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I think they are becoming a must have thing. I have a cheap one in my motorhome and a mate has just given me one similar to the one your looking at i think i'll be fitting one of them in the coop. (pity there's no coop versus thread nowadays :)) I haven't done any research but I believe some of them have motion sensors on so you can use them to safeguard your car too.
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Re: Dashcams
[Re: Trappy]
#1611269
08/11/2017 23:06
08/11/2017 23:06
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DaveG
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Most of them start recording as soon as the ignition is switched on, and record in chunks of several minutes until the memory card is full, then it records over the oldest chunks. You can protect chunks from being overwritten so as to preserve "evidence" and if the DashCam has GPS it can record your position and speed, good for logging progress at track events!
1996 Portofino 20vt & 2000 Pearl White Plus 2008 Ferrari F430 & 2017 Fiat 124 Spider
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Re: Dashcams
[Re: DaveG]
#1611277
09/11/2017 07:48
09/11/2017 07:48
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proccy
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Just having this hard-wired into my ST next week, cost more than I wanted to pay but a LOT cheaper and more secure than some fool deliberately making you crash in to them - and if they do it to me, I would hope the footage would assist Plod in making an arrest........ You can get Dash Cams for as little as £14 off Wowcher and they work ok, just less reliable and far less stable. http://www.costco.co.uk/view/p/cobra-cdr905bt-dual-hd-frontrear-facing-dash-cam-1145245
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Re: Dashcams
[Re: MeanRedSpider]
#1611280
09/11/2017 08:42
09/11/2017 08:42
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I’m suspicious of the intent of these things. If you’re driving well and with consideration for other road users then I think the need for these things is minimal. They’ve become quite common for bicycle commuters but there is also a sense that people using them are looking to be outraged.
I had a twunt threaten me after I flashed him for jumping a red just across my bows but I could deal with it without a camera. I undertand what you mean, but for me, after this incident the other day, if I'd had to 'deal with it' in a different way, it would be nice to have some evidence of how it got there. Despite this bloke stopping sideways across the road in front of me, no one nearby slowed in the slightest so there was no chance of a witness. I've also heard and read a lot of experiences about this whole 'crash for cash' thing lately too. As others have said, it would just be nice to have something in the car you can forget about until that one moment. It's also pretty good to have a decent camera in the car if you ever wanted to record a drive, trackday, or car meet etc. I'v ordered a Garmin 55 one now
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Re: Dashcams
[Re: bockers]
#1611329
10/11/2017 07:56
10/11/2017 07:56
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For some good recomendations and reviews check out Techmoan YouTube channel. I've been following this chap for years and have bought a few items based on his reviews. Unfortuntely, he doesn't seem to have reviewed any of the dashcams recomended by the other sites I use such as TechAdvisor, Techradar etc.
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Re: Dashcams
[Re: barnacle]
#1611594
15/11/2017 20:19
15/11/2017 20:19
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The thing with that camera is that you see an awful lot of bare bottoms. This may or may not be an issue for you... I would just want it to work without any problems. No ifs, ands, or butts.
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Re: Dashcams
[Re: Trappy]
#1611605
15/11/2017 22:08
15/11/2017 22:08
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