Dash Cams - Who's Using One?

[djvoodoo]

There has been a huge increase in the use of Dash Cams in the past year in Oz.

Who on SAU is using one?

Thinking of buying 2 for myself.

1 for the daily and 1 for the gtr.

And......... discuss....................

[Jordy32]

It's definitely on my list of things to buy!

Friend had one the blackvue HD, good quality video, would recommend

[Sinista32]

Bought one from a group buy on here but still haven't used it

I like the idea and the benefits

[GTR-N1]

There'll be a rush on them over the next 6 weeks I presume!

[Aqua]

heard good things about the blackvue HD as well but pretty $$$ compare to other dashcams

Wonder what else is good out there as well

[MrFijiGold]

Anyone running a front and rear view setup? If not, would you consider it?

Overkill I know, but it has known to be helpful in rear enders.

[GH05T]

would definatly get onboard a group buy

Edited November 28, 2014 by GH05T

[djvoodoo]

Hmmmmmm.

Anyone have any contacts for a group sau buy?

[niZmO_Man]

I have one in the GT-R, it's a GT3000 or something, costed me about $150. Good night vision (for the price).

[NISSAN GTR]

G1W on Ebay $48 , i have been running two , one in my work car and misses car for 2 years now - no probs

high def , works perfectly well in low level light/night and bad weather .

There is a G1W Review by Techmoan on YT .

[blind_elk]

I have 2, 1 for 32 and 1 for work. Basically there "in case". (actually, didn't have it on once and had a near miss, so always have it on now). I run them off the cig lighter socket so I know they will be working.

Although its supposedly HD, doesn't look the clearest when played back on my laptop, but laptop doesn't have HD monitor.

[GTRPSI]

I had one in my delivery ute for about 2 years now.

About 3 months ago a B Double changed (swerved) lanes fast on the Westgate bridge, i was in the left lane and he didnt see me at night, whole drivers side was torn apart, passanger side was crushed into the guard rails, suspension was busted, ute was totaled and he did a runner.

Dash cam caught the whole thing, handed a copy on USB to the police, truck driver lost his licence and from the footage they made a pretty long charge sheet including hit and run, tail gating, dangerous driving, plate on the rear obscured etc.

Police told me i may not need to attend court as the footage is pretty much showing the whole thing from the drivers seat.

If they can prove in court he knew it happened (you can see his trailers swerving as they bounced off the side of my car and he first made contact with his steering wheels so he felt it through the steering wheel), police said it would be a mandatory 6 months jail for the driver as its a hit and run.

Lets see how good his lawyer is.

Cannot tell you all how good it is to have a onboard camera.

Without it he would have got away and i would have paid the excess and taken the blame for it.

And the punch line for the truck driver is when police called him into the interview room once they caught up with him by getting the plates from up the side as i was next to him, he said he was home, his wife could vouch for it and the truck was locked up in the yard on the night of the accident.

Police asked him if that was his statement, he said yes, they got him to sign the statement, then they spun a lap top over to him and hit play, the guy went red when he saw the footage and they asked him if he wanted to make another statement.......they got him for making a false statement too.....

Dickhead.

Get a dash cam, you think you will never need it (my family use to laugh at me for getting one) and it paid itself.

Edited December 6, 2014 by GTRPSI

[GTR-N1]

Your family is not laughing anymore!

[r32-25t]

The fake statement really is the icing on the cake, what a f**ktard

[Whoa Black Boaty]

LOL GG that's awesome. I'm def' getting one now.

[niZmO_Man]

^^ exactly why everyone should have one.

[GTRPSI]

The part that had me worried was when police asked me if i got the rego number of the truck, i didnt know if i did.

I looked at the police officer and said, when it happened, i went into survival mode, i actauly ducked my head to the left while keeping the ute as straight as possible thinking one of the trailers might collect the B pillar behnd my head and take the roof off (and my head) with it.

The part of the bridge where it happened was near its highest, a good 100m up over the city, im in the left being smashed into a steel guard rail by a B double, if that guard rail failed it would have been game over very quickly.

Then the breath test, and the doubt i was telling the truth (police need to be like this), they called the people who montor the cameras on the westgate bridge while is was there only to be told they dont record and are monitored in real time and that the camera operator missed it.

I mentioned to the police i had a onboard camera but had not looked at it for close to 2 years, i knew it worked because everytime i started the car i could hear it chime as it turned on.

Got home, put the memory card into the PC and the whole thing could be seen as clear as day, my unit was on the back window looking over my left shoulder so you could see my speedo in real time, it also has GPS Tracking so you can see where you are on google maps, it also shows the speed on screen from the GPS tracking to backup my speedo reading and the date and time.

The other good thing is i wont need to waste my time going to court to back up the police, its a birds eye view of the whole event, before, during and after, police were surprised to see i survived and said i was very lucky, it could have easily turned into a fatality.

For court, nasty images help the judge come down harder as the seriousness of the crime is shown.

The truck driver certainly would have got away without the camera.

[GTR-N1]

Great testimony Peter

[Whoa Black Boaty]

What cam do you have? If it was clear as day from the back window, I want to buy that shit!
I'd put it on my dash so it didn't show my speedo though

[GTRPSI]

What cam do you have? If it was clear as day from the back window, I want to buy that shit!

I'd put it on my dash so it didn't show my speedo though

https://www.facebook.com/guardtrak

It was on the back window of the ute, not the back window of a sedan.

Clear as day at night, HD, GPS, google maps trackings, g force in all directions, knock detection recording etc.....

The business owners name is Rick, i know him through the Austech forum (jok11n).

http://www.austech.info/showthread.php?t=79469&page=4

Post # 66

Edit; you have the option not to show the speed on the recording in the options menu, i like it on, especially if caught for alleged speeding.

I sent him a PM there about this thread, he might chime in, if he reads this maybe he could do a group buy? Up to him.....

Edited December 7, 2014 by GTRPSI