porthole
Retired
Dash cams - everyone I'm sure has seen the plethora of Russian dash videos and the need - want for a dash cam.
The latest great video out there is some Good Sam's pulling a grandparent and child out of a terrible wreck involving a fire.
I'm sure there will be a lot to come of this video with the lack of effort on the part of the van driver, the police and the fire department to supply aid to the victims.
And a big Bravo Zulu to the Good Sam's that did the deed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeSmeZ5nvWU
So, that said. Last year while heading up to the New York rally at Turning Stone Resort we were cut off by some ignorant dumb azz Canadian truck driver.
Right lane closed for construction ahead, we were doing the posted limit (whatever it was at the time) Tractor trailer came flying up behind us and just as we were in the one lane section he began to pass us on the right.
He knocked over cones to pass on the right and ran us off the highway unto the shoulder.
I looked for troopers for the next 20 or so miles, of course the 2 times we saw one they were well hidden and we were well past by the time we saw them.
But - if we had a dash cam, I absolutely would have stopped to visit a trooper. If nothing else, I would have implored on the troop to at least stop the trucker, and perhaps do a roadside inspection and do something to ruin his day.
I did write the company and posted on their facebunk page, but we never heard anything.
So, back to dash cams.
Using one?
Happy with it?
Quality?
Can you actually read a plate number or truck ID number with it?
While at Urbanna I bought one of the cams that the vendor Techno RV was selling.
I guess you get what you pay for. The camera is about useless for what I wanted it for.
The video quality is poor, certainly not HD, the buffering can be excessive at times and it does not maintain a date memory. And, if you leave it off too long, the battery goes dead and will not restart until it has been on a 12 volt supply for a good long time.
Lets begin
White Oak Transport, truck number 2684R, if your ever lucky enough to be near this moron, be careful.
The latest great video out there is some Good Sam's pulling a grandparent and child out of a terrible wreck involving a fire.
I'm sure there will be a lot to come of this video with the lack of effort on the part of the van driver, the police and the fire department to supply aid to the victims.
And a big Bravo Zulu to the Good Sam's that did the deed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeSmeZ5nvWU
So, that said. Last year while heading up to the New York rally at Turning Stone Resort we were cut off by some ignorant dumb azz Canadian truck driver.
Right lane closed for construction ahead, we were doing the posted limit (whatever it was at the time) Tractor trailer came flying up behind us and just as we were in the one lane section he began to pass us on the right.
He knocked over cones to pass on the right and ran us off the highway unto the shoulder.
I looked for troopers for the next 20 or so miles, of course the 2 times we saw one they were well hidden and we were well past by the time we saw them.
But - if we had a dash cam, I absolutely would have stopped to visit a trooper. If nothing else, I would have implored on the troop to at least stop the trucker, and perhaps do a roadside inspection and do something to ruin his day.
I did write the company and posted on their facebunk page, but we never heard anything.
So, back to dash cams.
Using one?
Happy with it?
Quality?
Can you actually read a plate number or truck ID number with it?
While at Urbanna I bought one of the cams that the vendor Techno RV was selling.
I guess you get what you pay for. The camera is about useless for what I wanted it for.
The video quality is poor, certainly not HD, the buffering can be excessive at times and it does not maintain a date memory. And, if you leave it off too long, the battery goes dead and will not restart until it has been on a 12 volt supply for a good long time.
Lets begin
White Oak Transport, truck number 2684R, if your ever lucky enough to be near this moron, be careful.