It is still a camera...
Oct 20, 2021 21:20:13 #
Any advice on a dash cam; forward and rear facing (in case of being rear-ended) for a pickup with canopy? Thanks.
Oct 20, 2021 22:56:57 #
Oct 21, 2021 04:07:33 #
I used a DOD 460 in my old truck. It had a very high rating (image quality and night vision) when I bought it. It was only forward facing. Fortunately, I never needed the footage.
Oct 21, 2021 09:07:41 #
I have the Viofo A119 in the front, and I put another one in the rear window. It's not a front/rear combo, but two separate cameras. That Viofo has gotten good reviews. I bet all cars will come with front and rear cameras before long. I'm sure that insurance companies would like that idea. Take a look on YouTube at car crashes, and you'll see how important they are.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07SRQH4R7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07SRQH4R7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Oct 21, 2021 09:08:00 #
bsprague wrote:
I would have put "dash cam" in the title for more response!
Oct 21, 2021 09:19:31 #
I use this Rexing - good quality video, easy to install and doesn't break the bank... As far as the canopy goes, it should not affect the camera unless you mount the camera where the canopy blocks the view.
Oct 21, 2021 12:07:06 #
Perhaps my personal experience may help. Many years ago I was driving on a two-lane highway on a rainy day. A deer ran across the highway of the car in front of me and he hit his brakes hard which caused the front of the car to dip and the read to rise. Unfortunately, I could not stop in time and the front of my car went under the rear of his.
My car was heavily damaged yet I was uninjured. His car sustained no noticeable damage and he too was uninjured.
The highway patrol told me that because I hit his rear, "I am at fault for I am expected to have control of my vehicle at all times regardless of what the car in front of me does." So...if you are hit in the rear, they are at fault. You are responsible for what is in front of you so your camera should face forward.
My car was heavily damaged yet I was uninjured. His car sustained no noticeable damage and he too was uninjured.
The highway patrol told me that because I hit his rear, "I am at fault for I am expected to have control of my vehicle at all times regardless of what the car in front of me does." So...if you are hit in the rear, they are at fault. You are responsible for what is in front of you so your camera should face forward.
Oct 21, 2021 17:21:08 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
The highway patrol told me that because I hit his rear, "I am at fault for I am expected to have control of my vehicle at all times regardless of what the car in front of me does." So...if you are hit in the rear, they are at fault. You are responsible for what is in front of you so your camera should face forward.
Yes, that is standard procedure, and it makes it easy for authorities. Of course, there are exceptions. If someone runs a red light or pulls out right in front of you, hitting the car wouldn't be your fault. That's why I like in-car cameras.
Oct 22, 2021 07:21:54 #
Four years ago I bought dash cams for each of our vehicles. They are made my Papago. They are 1080p with excellent day and night video. The model I chose, forward facing only, is no longer in production, but, the last I checked they make a front and rear model for around $200. Both of ours have worked perfectly. I bought them from B&H which has a good selection of dash cams.
Oct 22, 2021 07:43:14 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Yes, that is standard procedure, and it makes it easy for authorities. Of course, there are exceptions. If someone runs a red light or pulls out right in front of you, hitting the car wouldn't be your fault. That's why I like in-car cameras.
Years ago a friend of mine, a NYS Trooper, was the last car in a multi-car pile up on the NJ Turnpike one foggy morning. The NJ Trooper, who did not ticket him, naturally, explained that NJ, at that time anyway, only ticketed the last car in a multi-car pile up, no matter who caused the pile up. My friend, long since retired, had never heard of anything like that and found it rather odd. In Pennsylvania a uniformed trooper has to be in full uniform, including his/her hat, to issue a traffic ticket. They also can't clock you across the median of a divided highway. They have to be in your lane. In Ohio the Troopers cannot exceed the speed limit unless in pursuit or answering a call. If they couldn't speed, they made sure nobody else did, and all of us truckers knew it. Those are old examples and may well have changed, but, every state has its oddities.
Oct 22, 2021 13:30:26 #
Oct 23, 2021 08:05:02 #
I'm 90, been driving a pickup since my mid '30s and I've never need a cam, front or rear. Do you live in an area of bad drivers? Even the fast driving kids around here know better than to tangle with a pickup! Harry
Oct 23, 2021 08:26:36 #
hrblaine wrote:
I'm 90, been driving a pickup since my mid '30s and I've never need a cam, front or rear. Do you live in an area of bad drivers? Even the fast driving kids around here know better than to tangle with a pickup! Harry
It would only take one bad driver with a good lawyer to make you change your mind. I've driven over 3 million miles and never needed a dashcam either but I won't have a vehicle without one. In too many cases it's one driver's word against the other as to what happened. Want to gamble who has the best lawyer? A camera can often settle things beyond doubt. Trucking companies spend a lot of money installing dashcams in their fleets. They don't do it because they like spending money.
Oct 23, 2021 14:10:54 #
[/quote]...if you are hit in the rear, they are at fault. You are responsible for what is in front of you so your camera should face forward.[/quote]
I was rear-ended by a hit and run on the freeway once. Really wanted a rear facing camera that day.
I was rear-ended by a hit and run on the freeway once. Really wanted a rear facing camera that day.
Oct 23, 2021 14:13:24 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Yes, that is standard procedure, and it makes it easy for authorities. Of course, there are exceptions. If someone runs a red light or pulls out right in front of you, hitting the car wouldn't be your fault. That's why I like in-car cameras.
Yep. My son had a lady pull out in front of him. He could not see her car because a tractor-trailer rig was ahead of him to the right, stopped to let her out of a side street. He T-boned her brand-new Civic. (No one was hurt.) It was deemed her fault.
Trevor got more from the insurance settlement than he’d paid for his used car, so it worked out okay.
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.