avalonandl
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Crap wrong thread
Watch out for RED LIGHT runners
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iamdub
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And it still has side windows!
Late yesterday morning, I was headed to a job in New Orleans. I was stopped at the light at the end of the exit ramp from I-10, first in line. It was a very wide intersection under the freeway and I saw the cross traffic coming to a stop, so I knew I was about to get a green arrow (turning left to go under the freeway). I got my arrows and proceeded as I still watched the other cars. All the cars had stopped except for a small sedan- Elantra, Jetta, etc.). The guy and his wife were both looking down at their laps and maintaining their speed- no braking or anything. I had to double check to make sure I actually did have green arrows. By the time I looked back towards them, they zipped past, still looking down.
Had I not been paying attention, they would've been seriously injured if not killed, and never would've seen it coming. Being in a cargo van, I would've been hurt, but likely nothing life-threatening.
Be observant is the best advice. My dash cam has captured several accidents, here is a 'red light' runner about 47 sec into the clip, look for the small SUV turning left under the underpass. I gave a copy of the video to the guy driving the brand new pick-up so there would not be any doubt , you can see the light is still red for the SUV.
What are y’all using for dash cams?
Glad to hear your daughter is doing well.
I am a firm believer in these trucks from a safety standpoint. When in high school, our daughter was involved in an accident driving our old Suburban. The guy that hit her went to the hospital in an ambulance and his car was toast. Our daughter drove the Suburban home after all the police had finished getting the information they wanted. The Burb was down for a week at the body shop, most of the time waiting for parts.
When we sold that truck my wife and daughter cried.
I am a firm believer in these trucks from a safety standpoint. When in high school, our daughter was involved in an accident driving our old Suburban. The guy that hit her went to the hospital in an ambulance and his car was toast. Our daughter drove the Suburban home after all the police had finished getting the information they wanted. The Burb was down for a week at the body shop, most of the time waiting for parts.
When we sold that truck my wife and daughter cried.
I researched the market at the time for Dash Cams, but I did not want one that stuck to the windshield or on top of the dash ( too easy to see and to steal). I wanted front and rear camera, High resolution. I found a unit from KD Links, It mounts over your rear view mirror, its hard to tell that I is dash cam. You can see front view or rear view or PnP both, either case both are being recorded. The rear camera can be installed to be not only a rear cam but when you shift into reverse it will give you back-up camera guide lines. I will give you the link to their web page, but you can get it on Amazon for around $89.00 (last I checked), they have a top-notch customer/Tech service. Five Star review from me. There are several good YouTube “how to installs” to hide your power cable and rear camera cable.
I only have two ‘cons’ in my review; 1. The rear camera is not water proof and has to be mounted inside on the rear window. 2. The unit that mounts over your rearview mirror has great resolution for both camera views but it just does not have as clear view as a rear-view mirror, being used to driving freight trucks I got used to using the outside rearview mirrors. The same when I am in the Tahoe. So that is not a big negative for me but I thought I would mention it.
Thank you. Might be time for me to invest.
Yep, you never need it til you need it. Plus it provides some pretty good video of 'road trips' through the countryside. It also can take snapshots that will not be overwritten until you delete them. This was an interesting snapshot during a sunset drive home, I just clicked the dashcam to save.
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TollKeeper
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Yep.. Already put a comment about it in the censorship thread.. Nothing yet.
TollKeeper
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My company uses a dashcam which has the ability to have side cameras. But the camera is big and bulky, designed to stick on the windshield.
We dont use the side cameras, but it does have inputs for 3 additional cameras.
The other problem with them, they are EXPENSIVE. Like 1000 bucks, and that only gives you forward and inward facing cameras. Still would have to buy the side mount cameras.
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We dont use the side cameras, but it does have inputs for 3 additional cameras.
The other problem with them, they are EXPENSIVE. Like 1000 bucks, and that only gives you forward and inward facing cameras. Still would have to buy the side mount cameras.
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swathdiver
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Truck did its job, now go get another one! Going to part this one out?
Probably not, she and our son in law live in another city, he is not inclined to take the time to do it. The investigating officer did not give either one a ticket because it could not determine who had the green light , but s in l and daughter went back to the seen and found a auto repair shop that had a security cam and it showed that daughter had the green so they took the evidence to the police station , BAM
swathdiver
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It's sad when citizens have to step in and help the folks we hire to protect and serve do their jobs as thoroughly as they should have. I reckon though that they are overwhelmed or trained to just get it done using witnesses and skip the more detailed "investigating".
avalonandl
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Bad Boy.. i mean maladjusted male person LOL
petethepug
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This is the new defensive driving technique. My neighbor 7 doors down tailgated me until I finally pulled over to let him go by. I kid you not he told me where he lived and a good park down the street to fight.
I offered to send a deputy to his house since he told me where he lived. The 3 cars behind him honking were the only thing that got him moving. Yep, a deputy did roll out to his home and turns out he was renting the house from the owner who moved.
The cat was just nuts and seemed to have just ingested a bag of Afghan talcum powder. Now my neighbors and I are trying to figure out how a dude coming back from surfing can be all jacked up like this.
Dash cam! The Deputy who knew me inferred I had a dash cam too. That made my guy change his story from I was following him to he was tailgating. He self reported himself afterwards. Gotta get a dash cam in this day and age.
So glad your herd is ok. Both my girls will be driving soon. This has me rethinking things.
swathdiver
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Yep, been running a dash cam for three years now, need to get one for the Sierra and the other car.
Wow for a tank like that to get banged up that way, that other car must have been hauling. Glad the daughter is ok
My daughter did not have a dash cam but our son in law was able to get video from a auto shop that was at the intersection, gave it to the insurance co and the other driver then admitted fault. I thought Houston drivers were crazy from still having to deal with Hurricane Harvey and the COVID lockdown, but we are up in East Brunswick, NJ visiting in laws and Damn if NJ drivers are just as crazy and running RED lights. That is the real pandeminic , ha.
that intersection would benefit from a large 12" circle RED traffic light sitting in the center median area
it's pretty clear they only got the 8" ones installed which is the incorrect size for that location
do suggest it to the city most likely they will install it
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ScottyBoy
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I need to get a dashcam for my rig as well. I installed on in my wife's Jeep almost a year ago. I love it, thinking about getting the same one for my Burban. It's made by "Rexing" and it's actually two cameras. The main dashcam mounts on the upper windshield and there's a small second camera that l mounted in the upper rear glass to get a good view of what's going on behind the car. Was a pain running all the wiring above the headliner, but the end result is definitely a clean factory looking install.
