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I have decided to get a dash cam, anyone on here have one or can recommend one?
Here is my situation and what I want to do, I have a 2006 Toyota Tacoma long bed double cab with a camper shell.
Due to the camper shell & over all length it is hard to see behind me, camper shell is in the way.
So I figure I will get one of the dash cams that replaces your mirror and can accept 2 cams and switch between them. This way I can get a better view out back, like a backup cam but always on, plus have the front and rear cam recording.
I have not got into any situations yet where the dash cam was needed but have witnessed some stuff I wished I had been recording. Short time ago I saw a local link bus blow through a red light while going pretty fast like the driver was thinking, if I just speed up I can make that light... This is stupid behavior and triple stupid when you are driving a public transit bus.
That retard would no longer be a bus driver if I had a dash cam as he entered that intersection hauling arse just after it turned red and made a left turn. No excuses on that one, if another car had entered the intersection and not saw that bus coming it could have been bad. I was coming the other way and if I had a dash cam it would have had a perfect view of the entire thing as the bus entered opposite from me and swept across in front of me as he made the left turn on the red light.
I decided not to try and report him as it would have just been my word against his etc. If I had that dash cam I would have simply uploaded the video to youtube and then sent a link to the link bus people and to the local paper.
Not much worry of this in Wenatchee where I live but I have heard of situations where road rage type incidents have happened and then the road rage driver ends up reporting the victim driver as the aggressor or if a gun was involved as in, the road rage drive was harassing you and you finally had enough and felt you where justified in brandishing your fire arm at him, he reports you and lies about the incident saying you where the aggressor and pointed a weapon at him for no reason.
What would happen then? Well, a dash cam would have got you out of that one easily, specially if it has the rear facing cam also.
Such an incident could be done purposely by anti gun people who may find out you are a concealed carry permit holder. These people are upping the anti gun tactics into terrorist levels and we need to protect ourselves from this type thing if it were to happen.
Here is a link to a dash cam that would meet my needs.
Android WiFi Dual Lens 5" HD 1080P Car DVR GPS Navi Rearview Mirror Dash Camera | eBay
I'll look around for a while and if I don't find one I like better I'll probably try this one I linked to.
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Here is my situation and what I want to do, I have a 2006 Toyota Tacoma long bed double cab with a camper shell.
Due to the camper shell & over all length it is hard to see behind me, camper shell is in the way.
So I figure I will get one of the dash cams that replaces your mirror and can accept 2 cams and switch between them. This way I can get a better view out back, like a backup cam but always on, plus have the front and rear cam recording.
I have not got into any situations yet where the dash cam was needed but have witnessed some stuff I wished I had been recording. Short time ago I saw a local link bus blow through a red light while going pretty fast like the driver was thinking, if I just speed up I can make that light... This is stupid behavior and triple stupid when you are driving a public transit bus.
That retard would no longer be a bus driver if I had a dash cam as he entered that intersection hauling arse just after it turned red and made a left turn. No excuses on that one, if another car had entered the intersection and not saw that bus coming it could have been bad. I was coming the other way and if I had a dash cam it would have had a perfect view of the entire thing as the bus entered opposite from me and swept across in front of me as he made the left turn on the red light.
I decided not to try and report him as it would have just been my word against his etc. If I had that dash cam I would have simply uploaded the video to youtube and then sent a link to the link bus people and to the local paper.
Not much worry of this in Wenatchee where I live but I have heard of situations where road rage type incidents have happened and then the road rage driver ends up reporting the victim driver as the aggressor or if a gun was involved as in, the road rage drive was harassing you and you finally had enough and felt you where justified in brandishing your fire arm at him, he reports you and lies about the incident saying you where the aggressor and pointed a weapon at him for no reason.
What would happen then? Well, a dash cam would have got you out of that one easily, specially if it has the rear facing cam also.
Such an incident could be done purposely by anti gun people who may find out you are a concealed carry permit holder. These people are upping the anti gun tactics into terrorist levels and we need to protect ourselves from this type thing if it were to happen.
Here is a link to a dash cam that would meet my needs.
Android WiFi Dual Lens 5" HD 1080P Car DVR GPS Navi Rearview Mirror Dash Camera | eBay
I'll look around for a while and if I don't find one I like better I'll probably try this one I linked to.
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