Driver Facing Cam Question

@AdmiralRodCawker

First thank you for your service. I think I speak for all of us when I say there are only a few places seamen should be seen on camera.

 

Well there goes my plans for tomorrow

 

How do you think Ron Jeremy got his start?

He drove for Thurston Motor Lines before he got his big start in XXX films. I think his first notable film was called "The Long Ranger"

Think about it

 

Thurston Motor Lines was founded by Thurston Howell from Gilligan's Island. He was working for an outlaw company going broke. He switched to a company that ran Elogs and cameras.

He was so much more rested and efficient that he was able to build huge cash reserves quickly. His monthly safety bonuses were the capital used to buy equipment.

 

That’s how he was able to afford cruises with lovie.

 

Simple answer : invasion of privacy

 

If the driver video shows him doing everything but paying attention before he causes a crash the company may find a way to shift liability to the driver.

Insurance companies are willing to try anything to weed out bad drivers or move liability.

 

There's a famous case where that logic backfired. A few years ago a driver IIRC was eastbound on I-10 in Arizona and failed to see police cars with their flashing lights on the shoulder, investigating a previous accident. That driver was looking at porn on Facebook instead of paying attention to the road. He plowed into the cop cars, killing at least one peace officer. IIRC correctly that driver was sentenced to 20 years. The driver facing dash cam sealed the deal.

If anyone cares to find and link that thread, please do so. I'm about to get in the horizontal position.

Swift disabled the driver facing camera, as I understand, because their business model was failing when they implemented it. They had difficulty recruiting new drivers because of it. Their business model accounts for high driver turnover, typically 100% a year. Once their bean counters saw a drop off of willing recruits AND they identified the driver facing camera as a major buzz kill, they deactivated them.

 

Well he does look like an old trucker doesn't he?