Well, given my driving history it is statistically much more likely that some texting moron will hit me than the other way around and in that case, the camera is a plus, not a negative. Like any other decision, it is about the odds, and in my case, the odds favor putting one in.
That is how I'd feel, too; however, I wanted to throw it out there....knowledge is power to make better decisions, IMHO.
Good point and good to know! Yes, I was looking at the hardwire kits and would not need the blind spot and collision alert stuff since I will have an RTL-E and that is built in if I choose to use it.
The NSA thinks so...
Heres how you don't worry about that. You just show the cop on scene the video and he writes a ticket. Problem solved once the driver is ticketed for being at fault. The rest is insurance companies, lawyers and courts.
That, however, would be very difficult to subpoena and then actually get, even if they kept if for any length of time. Dash cam video? Easy peasy. They might even take the camera right then and there if it's a bad enough accident with major injury and/or death. Hard to keep that out of evidence and could even backfire on one side or the other civilly by showing a small percentage of 'fault' on the 'victim's' part depending on the actions observed. Those defense attorneys in civil matters are looking for anything to reduce the monetary liability of their client and this could provide them with some valuable ammo to reduce a judgement or put some of the judgement onto another party.
Not to get too far off-topic here, but lane-splitting, or rather, lane-sharing, is legal in many states. Or, more accurately, it is not illegal. Unless it is specifically illegal in your state, a motorcyclist cannot be ticketed for it. OTOH, if the motorcyclist is being an idiot, they can be ticketed for reckless driving. There're always a few bad ones out there that make life hard on the rest of us...
I know that in Texas, there is no law for or against it. This was according to the Texas State Trooper who taught my MSF course. It is that way in many states, i.e. - no laws specifically for or against it. The reason you see it occur more in CA is because it is more socially accepted in that state. It may not be a good idea to do it much in TX because ******* Bubba may not think it's right or fair and may take offense to it (which could be lethal to the smaller vehicle).
