Locally there was a fatality recently on our roads ( two vehicle head-on collision b/w opposing lane traffic, at a sweeping downhill curve over a bridged river ), the prodrome of which was caught by a hi-res Go-Pro on another un-involved vehicle and later forwarded to the police. Which the perp was unaware of. The clever-dick defense solicitor was crowing about no reliable witnesses ( dead men tell no tales ) and 'my client is unreasonably accused' etc. Now the case is a lay-down misere. And of course there are the the drugs charges too in addition to making a false statement to the police.
I really like the way the police held that video undisclosed until the driver had completed presenting his sworn 'evidence'. Again the defense squawked : it was unfair to 'disadvantage' their client's case by the timing of that presentation. Fortunately the judge told him to go suck a lemon prior to re-consulting with his client about the plea. Some marvelous police work there.
I reckon I might get a GoPro .
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
The video was taken by the dash cam in my vehicle. A little too close to home.
GoPros are a bit pricey, but they are good cameras. This camera was around $90.00.
There was a long discussion a few years ago hereabouts regarding the quality of monitoring cameras at various public locations, say outside a nightclub or a carpark etc. Often all one could say from such grainy sources was that some blobA punched/chased another blobB. So apart from timing an event, possibly an outside chance at contradicting some other evidence, there wasn't much point.
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
The video was taken by the dash cam in my vehicle. A little too close to home.
GoPros are a bit pricey, but they are good cameras. This camera was around $90.00.
There was a long discussion a few years ago hereabouts regarding the quality of monitoring cameras at various public locations, say outside a nightclub or a carpark etc. Often all one could say from such grainy sources was that some blobA punched/chased another blobB. So apart from timing an event, possibly an outside chance at contradicting some other evidence, there wasn't much point.
Cheers, Mike.
The problem around me is the need to store the video for x amount of days, how long is that storage to be as each bit requires someone to actually store it, often at a cost. Even the Police cameras require maintenance and storage and the ability to search thru them when needed, no one wants to end up watching 10 days of camera footage for something that happened 10 days after you started recording. Personal dash cams though, with their built-in storage cards, were GREAT during the latest Russian meteorite storm, without which few cameras would have recorded anything.
Cameras CAN be a two way thing though, they don't lie, so if YOU are at fault it will show that too!! In robl's video the car crossing his path was obviously at fault, you can see the front tires of the car turning before it actually crosses robl's path. But if you are an aggressive driver any onboard video could show that too, but there does not appear to be ANY of that, by robl, in that video.
Many cops have been in trouble after the video surfaces of their interactions with the public, as has many of the publics account of what their side of the story is has changed as well.
The video was taken by the dash cam in my vehicle. A little too close to home.
GoPros are a bit pricey, but they are good cameras. This camera was around $90.00.
There was a long discussion a few years ago hereabouts regarding the quality of monitoring cameras at various public locations, say outside a nightclub or a carpark etc. Often all one could say from such grainy sources was that some blobA punched/chased another blobB. So apart from timing an event, possibly an outside chance at contradicting some other evidence, there wasn't much point.
Cheers, Mike.
The problem around me is the need to store the video for x amount of days, how long is that storage to be as each bit requires someone to actually store it, often at a cost. Even the Police cameras require maintenance and storage and the ability to search thru them when needed, no one wants to end up watching 10 days of camera footage for something that happened 10 days after you started recording. Personal dash cams though, with their built-in storage cards, were GREAT during the latest Russian meteorite storm, without which few cameras would have recorded anything.
With respect to storage one thing to consider is your car's power points. In my case my power points are alway hot, i.e., the camera is always running when the ignition is turned off so while the car is in the garage it videos the wall. Its annoying in that it fills the memory card, but when it is full it continues to record over the old videos. This is not a problem since you are most likely going to "save" that video when you get home. Also most dash cams have a option to allow you to permanently protect that video you do not want to loose with the press of a button on the camera. It would be nice if your power points shut down when the ignition is turned off.
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Cameras CAN be a two way thing though, they don't lie, so if YOU are at fault it will show that too!! In robl's video the car crossing his path was obviously at fault, you can see the front tires of the car turning before it actually crosses robl's path. But if you are an aggressive driver any onboard video could show that too, but there does not appear to be ANY of that, by robl, in that video.
Interesting observation regarding the turning of the front tires. I always watch at the front tires/wheels of any vehicle I am passing because that is the first indicator of what that driver is "planning".
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Many cops have been in trouble after the video surfaces of their interactions with the public, as has many of the publics account of what their side of the story is has changed as well.
The video was taken by the dash cam in my vehicle. A little too close to home.
GoPros are a bit pricey, but they are good cameras. This camera was around $90.00.
There was a long discussion a few years ago hereabouts regarding the quality of monitoring cameras at various public locations, say outside a nightclub or a carpark etc. Often all one could say from such grainy sources was that some blobA punched/chased another blobB. So apart from timing an event, possibly an outside chance at contradicting some other evidence, there wasn't much point.
Cheers, Mike.
This camera is 1080P so the quality is quite good for a camera under $100. The motion is also smooth unlike what you see in this video. I think the stop/go action came during editing a 5 minute clip to a few seconds. Also nite quality is quite good too.
Cameras CAN be a two way thing though, they don't lie, so if YOU are at fault it will show that too!! In robl's video the car crossing his path was obviously at fault, you can see the front tires of the car turning before it actually crosses robl's path. But if you are an aggressive driver any onboard video could show that too, but there does not appear to be ANY of that, by robl, in that video.
Interesting observation regarding the turning of the front tires. I always watch at the front tires/wheels of any vehicle I am passing because that is the first indicator of what that driver is "planning".
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As a rookie firefighter we had a guy come in and teach us a class using the old back and forth method of watching a video, he pointed out the many problems of trying to drive fast but safely too. One of things he pointed out over and over was the tires another was 'movement' at intersections. If something is stationary you don't care as much about it as you do if something is moving. People often hit motorcycles because they are 'looking' for a car or truck, not something smaller. Pedestrians often get hit the same way with the driver saying 'I never saw them!' If you learn to look for 'movement' then you WILL see the motorcycle, person, kid on a bike or skateboard, dog etc. While the stationary car that is running could be important, as long as it stays sitting still you will be past it and onto the next thing before it becomes an issue.
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Certainly. Typical brain dead motorist.
Locally there was a fatality recently on our roads ( two vehicle head-on collision b/w opposing lane traffic, at a sweeping downhill curve over a bridged river ), the prodrome of which was caught by a hi-res Go-Pro on another un-involved vehicle and later forwarded to the police. Which the perp was unaware of. The clever-dick defense solicitor was crowing about no reliable witnesses ( dead men tell no tales ) and 'my client is unreasonably accused' etc. Now the case is a lay-down misere. And of course there are the the drugs charges too in addition to making a false statement to the police.
I really like the way the police held that video undisclosed until the driver had completed presenting his sworn 'evidence'. Again the defense squawked : it was unfair to 'disadvantage' their client's case by the timing of that presentation. Fortunately the judge told him to go suck a lemon prior to re-consulting with his client about the plea. Some marvelous police work there.
I reckon I might get a GoPro .
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
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The video was taken by the dash cam in my vehicle. A little too close to home.
GoPros are a bit pricey, but they are good cameras. This camera was around $90.00.
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There was a long discussion a few years ago hereabouts regarding the quality of monitoring cameras at various public locations, say outside a nightclub or a carpark etc. Often all one could say from such grainy sources was that some blobA punched/chased another blobB. So apart from timing an event, possibly an outside chance at contradicting some other evidence, there wasn't much point.
Cheers, Mike.
I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter ...
... and my other CPU is a Ryzen 5950X :-) Blaise Pascal
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The problem around me is the need to store the video for x amount of days, how long is that storage to be as each bit requires someone to actually store it, often at a cost. Even the Police cameras require maintenance and storage and the ability to search thru them when needed, no one wants to end up watching 10 days of camera footage for something that happened 10 days after you started recording. Personal dash cams though, with their built-in storage cards, were GREAT during the latest Russian meteorite storm, without which few cameras would have recorded anything.
Cameras CAN be a two way thing though, they don't lie, so if YOU are at fault it will show that too!! In robl's video the car crossing his path was obviously at fault, you can see the front tires of the car turning before it actually crosses robl's path. But if you are an aggressive driver any onboard video could show that too, but there does not appear to be ANY of that, by robl, in that video.
Many cops have been in trouble after the video surfaces of their interactions with the public, as has many of the publics account of what their side of the story is has changed as well.
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With respect to storage one thing to consider is your car's power points. In my case my power points are alway hot, i.e., the camera is always running when the ignition is turned off so while the car is in the garage it videos the wall. Its annoying in that it fills the memory card, but when it is full it continues to record over the old videos. This is not a problem since you are most likely going to "save" that video when you get home. Also most dash cams have a option to allow you to permanently protect that video you do not want to loose with the press of a button on the camera. It would be nice if your power points shut down when the ignition is turned off.
Interesting observation regarding the turning of the front tires. I always watch at the front tires/wheels of any vehicle I am passing because that is the first indicator of what that driver is "planning".
RE: RE: The video was
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This camera is 1080P so the quality is quite good for a camera under $100. The motion is also smooth unlike what you see in this video. I think the stop/go action came during editing a 5 minute clip to a few seconds. Also nite quality is quite good too.
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Some towns around here are starting to use police body cameras.
Meanwhile, see if you can figure whether it's legal to record police activity in Illinois.
David
Miserable old git
Patiently waiting for the asteroid with my name on it.
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Unfortunately, that video link is not working for me. Something broke.
Pluto will always be a Planet to me.