Are dashboard cams widely used in the trucking industry?

Private cam or not, if involved in an accident and Law Enforcement discovers the cam you can expect to have it supena'd ... to help or hurt you ...

 

Yes...if your wife sees the lot lizard you picked up, then you may be in trouble at home. Other than that, seems it would be very useful in court, say if you have an accident, or get a pesky red-light ticket that you have proof you couldn't stop for.

 

Like oXo said...court can supena it. If you use it in court, remember there might have been a mistake you did before accident that can cost you your CDL. You might think you are in the right, but there might be something showing that you didnt know that can hurt you. Example...if cam shows that you passed someone that was running the speed limit 2-5 minutes before a different car pulled out in front of you that you hit and was his fault? YOU recieve a ticket or worse, cause if video shows if you were running the speed limit, you would not have been there in the first place. Doesnt matter if it was only 2 miles over the spped limit...It IS still speeding. YOU are at fault. Dash cams are a double-edge sword. Not everything is as it seems. Your point-of-view isnt always right. Be safe out there drivers.

 

I have a GoPro mounted on the windshield. I use it to record some of the cool places out west.

 

I'm thinking of doing something like that too, and maybe something that show side view too. in case someone runs into the side and accuses me of running them over during a turn

 

Wow, someone woke up on the pessimistic side of the bed and saw the glass of water on their nightstand half empty. 1) These simple cams do not record speed like the law enforcement full on data recorders. Just a simple fixed video in the direction that you point it. 2) Just because some one subpenas something does not mean they are going to get it. I don't mean to violate a subpena but the data card could be long gone before the subpena even arrives if you feel it needs to be. 3) If you are running safe most of the time, the cam will likely catch your actions as safe most of the time. Trucking is one of the most highly regulated industries in the country. The video would likely back you up and show where the true problem is (not the trucker), 4) You would not allow the video to be shown in court unless it really backs up your side of the story. You would vet the video with your lawyer and an outside expert before you decide to display it before the court. 5) Just the fact that you have a video record will most of the time save you from having to be in court in the first place! People will not fight and make up a one sided story of how you are wrong if they know you have a video record of the actual events. Go ahead and get a video dash cam recorder, may as well get used to running with one. It is likely in the not too distance future all vehicles on the public roadways will be REQUIRED to have one.

 

lThe Original Poster Appears to be from the Phillipines laws might be different there.

 

...well written...
...I'm seriously considering a dash cam...
...spoke to an O/O several months ago, he used it to video DOT doing a level 1, to avoid them falsely citing him for violations...
...which probably never happens anyway( getting cited for false violations).
...anywho, I disagree that they be required in the trucks....legal thing..my opinion..

crusin