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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy Russians have Dashcams on their cars
In Russia, everyone should have a camera on their dashboard. Its better than keeping a lead pipe under your seat for protection (but you might still want that lead pipe).
These fights happen all the time and you cant really press charges. Point to your broken nose or smashed windows all you want. The Russian courts dont like verbal claims. They do, however, like to send people to jail for battery and property destruction if theres definite video proof. That is why theres a new, growing crop of dash-cam videos featuring would-be face-beaters backing away to the shouts of Youre on camera, fucker! Im calling the cops!
Dash-cam footage is the only real way to substantiate your claims in the court of law. Forget witnesses. Hit and runs are very common and insurance companies notoriously specialize in denying claims. Two-way insurance coverage is very expensive and almost completely unavailable for vehicles over ten years oldthe drivers can only get basic liability. Get into a minor or major accident and expect the other party to lie to the police or better yet, flee after rear-ending you. Since your insurance wont pay unless the offender is found and sued, youll see dash-cam videos of post hit and run pursuits for plate numbers.
Russian websites go for the uncut, the horrible accidentstrucks flipping over, people being smashed into pieces and sedans flying up in the air and exploding. Given that television programing is mostly vacuous and heavily censored, dash-cam videos are very popular in Russia. Its uncensoreddrama, comedy, tragedy, horror, thriller and educational genres fused into one super-genre of dash-cam. Who needs Klitschko when you can watch two tough guys box in the street?
http://www.animalnewyork.com/2012/russian-dashcam/
KharmaTrain
(31,706 posts)Several years ago I was involved in an auto collision where the cop was too lazy to be bothered to sort out what happened. He wrote everyone tickets and said "let the judge sort out what happened". I was pissed but was told that this happens "all the time". Fortunately I had a camera in the car and took pictures of the accident scene that I gave to my insurance company. Those pictures were used in court to convicting the driver who hit my car (and 4 others) as well as having my "charges" dropped and no increase on my insurance.
Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)have had better videos of the meteor. LOL
I think its a good idea myself
and they are getting smaller, cheaper and record for hours using digital storage. I wonder if they have one recording what is happening behind them?
KharmaTrain
(31,706 posts)100 plus years ago when the Tunguska "event" occured the first movies from the impact scene didn't occur for another 15 years. No sooner was yesterday's meteorite reported then YouTube was flooded with home/cam video. I expect that future cars will have cameras mounted front and rear...we'll all become our own "big brother".
Cheers...
Lochloosa
(16,066 posts)malaise
(269,054 posts)Rec
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)around the world?! Wow.
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)operation, mph, belt buckles, braking, lights, defoggers, tire pressure, etc., to be used against you in court by your insurance company.
loudsue
(14,087 posts)In America, our legal system doesn't protect Americans from theft by corporations, or any laws broken by the rich or powerful.