Camera question

Many drivers buy their own cameras to protect themselves from fraud from other vehicle drivers.
I know a guy that was so paranoid about fraud that he had 4 cameras in his car; had his whole car covered with protection.
It paid off eventually. He was in a city and heard a thump and woman scream.
He stopped and there was two high school girls, one laying in the road.
She said he hit her, but she wouldn't file charges if he would give her $2000 in cash and a new violin that was damaged.
He laughed and told her that her scam is on camera and showed her the 4 cameras. The two girls ran immediately.

 

The cameras in the trucks only start recording when panic driving or a sudden swerve. Yet some people think that the camera is recording all the time and the camera is a invasion of privacy. It doesnt work that way. The camera is activated solely by the truck. Yet some people prefer believing the lie. So they make a big annoying rant about how the man is spying on them.

The funny part is. If your not doing something illegal? Why are they protesting so much?
Tho if having a cam in a company truck is such a turn off. Go buy your own truck and stop being a pain.

Just my 2 cents

 

First, let's separate a driver-installed camera such as a Go-Pro from a carrier-installed tracking/security camera. A driver generally is tracked by GPS on the QC as well as through things like PRE/EZ-pass, (yes this data is available). I am no longer driving. There are two things I WILL NOT put up with. That dang-hard brake call home to mommy device, and a rearward-facing camera. I would clean out my truck and go home first. I'm OK with the general tracking. However, these devices are an invasion as far as I am concerned.

 

Should be none of the above. They dont need to know if you scratch your nads or powder your chest for sweat. As it would be an invasion of privacy. They just want the camera to turn on during evasive action.

 

Many insurance companies this is inclusive in there policies and I’m sure it will mandatory for most big fleets to have driver facing Cameras , many trucking companies have a camera facing out the windshield one Above the passenger door looking at the driver and 2 mounted underneath the trucks mirrors facing back down each side of the truck so to have Evidence in Case of RTA .

 

I’m sure if you went into you tube and searched that you Could find a video

 

The new cameras will start recording if your eyes leave the road for too long, if your following distance is under 2 seconds for too long, if you drift out of your lane and on and on. At least that is what I was told when I received training for the new camera system in our trucks. These are driver and forward facing.

Check out this link to see how intrusive it is. Continual Behavior Reporting | Lytx