I use a Garmin MiVue. I like the GPS data , it proves where I was. Mine is old.
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I use a Garmin MiVue. I like the GPS data , it proves where I was. Mine is old.
Latest below.
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/661782
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I really like the dashcams, I'm looking for one myself. A few times they have come in handy to help assign fault to the other driver, when it would have been a toss up due to no witnesses, which I think would be costly for the person who wasn't at fault.
At an accident scene, can an officer demand to review footage?
If you are at fault and you have a dash cam, how fast can you delete coverage?
Without a warrant? No.Originally Posted by Eric P
Lessons cost money. Good ones cost lots. -Tony Beets
I could swallow that tiny chip real fast. LMAO
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Police don't have to determine if anyone is at fault, and often don't.
Jesus, it's a car accident, not a secret mission
No. If you're at fault you can just say no, please don't swallow the SD card.
No matter what happened pro Tip: The 1st thing you do after an accident is take the dash cam off and toss it in the glovebox, or whatever equivalent action you can take. Whether or not you're at fault, they're at fault, it doesn't matter. I wouldn't mention you had a dash camera at all. Of course, that's after you've checked to make sure your passengers are ok, unless of course, they have substantial life insurance policies, then do the dash camera thing first.
On a more serious note though, you won't even know if you "got it" until you review the files. And the last thing you want to do is give your only copy of your SD to someone else. The officer could lose it, not give a shit at all, or he might even be a 2nd cousin to the other driver. Not only that, but you may very well lose the entire poker game if you have a "tell" and that applies to anything involving scumbags in life, and you don't yet know if you collided with a scumbag. Let them know what you have prematurely, and they'll adapt their story to accommodate it. On top of it all, if your camera is recording audio, the last thing you want to do is share that without reviewing EVERYTHING first. There's no telling what conversations you may have recorded that you do not want to "share" with LEO or your potential adversary.
So step one: Check on passengers. Throw dash camera into console or glovebox.
Step two: Check on your other passengers.
Step three: Reluctantly check on the other driver and their passengers.
Don't point back at your car and say "I HAVE A CAMERA JACKASS". Let them make their statements to police first, aight people? Then come back with your insurance company.
Cams & Nav
I'd like to get the Garmin GPS with the rearview camera license plate frame. It helps with backing up.
Also has:
Live Traffic, Live Parking, Live Weather
& Live Track -via Smartphone Link App
The old one I had died. It used to tell me when I was near an accident scene. I have an obsolete Magellan for now. It has a camera too. I don't usually use the camera function, unless there is an incident. Two sets of video is better than one!
The GPS has a "Where am I now" which is great to be able report where you are in unfamiliar terrain.
If it gets really crazy, I breakout the laptop. Mil Spec Dell 7424 maxed out with a "Street Atlas" program and external "LT 20" GPS sensor. With "Topo USA" program I can navigate Forest Service Roads. Laptop has internal GNSS that can use any nations satellites. External sensor and programs are from defunct Delorme Co., but still work great. Most of these item were bought on Ebay and are now available dirt cheap.
An example:
https://g.factoryoutletstore.com/cat...waAv8aEALw_wcB
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