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RottenApple wrote:I experienced more violent road rage, including people trying to open my car doors...

Kanuk wrote:

strider67 wrote:Just out of curiosity, what was the 'for whatever reason' he was so upset about?

I was in a new area. I made a right on red when I did not see any cars. I did not realize it was a 55 Mph area, and a mustang came right up my rear. there was a semi next to me so I accelerated as quickly as I could and moved over.

Not saying I was not at fault, just concerned for my life right after that.

dicion wrote: I pulled a small part of my drive home from work from my camera for ya to see it's quality.

Ericstac wrote:^^ some would say you instigated it by laying on the horn when it was really uncalled for. His actions were done so there was no need to alert him with a long annoying honk.

One night one a single lane country road I had this driver in front of me out of no where pull off the road in a hurry and slammed his breaks.. I was in shock and slowly went around seeing if he needed aid. As I passed he got back on the road and began tailgating hard and I ignored him just making a bankable comment to my wife. Then he proceeded to fly by me and cut me off and do the whole slamming of breaks thing in front of me so I passed him. He tailgates more so I pulled into a turn lane when I approached one and he rols by then slams on his breaks. At this point I was now in the mood so I took off and cut him off perpendicular so he couldn't move again except in reverse and I reached down to unbuckle so I could rush to this mans aid and realized my three kids were in the backseat. I lrealized at that point I'm endangering my family stupid and backed up and drove off the other direction and he waited then left.

I was shot at as a teenager for in a similar situation but but kids we got out and ran towards the car slamming the breaks in front of us and boy was that a mistake and it stays in my head every time something like this happens. It's best to just remove yourself from the situation even though you really feel like ramming this person.

seamusTX wrote:You put the headlights on when it's dark (or in a funeral procession). You put the wipers on when it's raining.

The only legal use of the horn is to immediately avoid a collision. It's not to wake up the neighborhood or otherwise express anger. It's not a substitute for going to the door for lazy people.

I don't even know if the horn on my car still works. I think they check it at inspection.

While I'm on a well-earned rant (not having a traffic ticket since 1982), this stuff about "breaking the law" seems rather subjective. The speed limit is a law. Inspection stickers, insurance, registration, and license plates are laws. They are not that hard to conform to. If you don't like them, write to your state representatives.

- Jim

anygunanywhere wrote:I baited. You bit. Good morning Jim!

dicion wrote:

Kanuk wrote:

dicion wrote:

Keith B wrote:

EEllis wrote:

Dashcam.

I got mine for $70,

Where does one get a $70 dashcam? is it forward and rearward?

And how have you used it? Can I produce it as evidence?

Mine is forward and audio only, but there are models that do both, as well as track GPS position and speed, but after long hard thought, I didn't need all that stuff.
Even if the camera is simply looking forward & recording audio, it is usable to show what you were doing, even if the other car isn't visible. Eg, if you get sideswiped, and the other driver claims you changed lanes into them, the camera will show you were just driving straight when you got hit, etc.

I have not personally done this yet, but I know a friend of mine who had some guy hit him while he was driving, and tried to start something when they pulled over. My friend pointed at the camera, and told the guy 'dashcam', which shut him up immediately and caused him to back off.

You can produce anything you want as evidence in court, if it gets that far, but the real beauty of it is, if I'm ever in an accident, and the officer comes to me asking what happened, I can go "here officer, let me SHOW you what happened", since it has a display, and can instantly playback whatever it just recorded, right there, on the spot. In addition, it makes a nice submission to any insurance claim, and I'm sure your insurance company will love you if you can produce video clearly showing another party at fault.

Mine is the first one on this page, the DVR027:
http://dashcamtalk.com/dash-cam-comparison/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I bought it via Ebay from one of the sellers with thousands of positive feedback.

I got it via a recommendation from a friend of mine who had one.
I have two, one for my car, one for the Wife's. Since I bought mine, two other friends of mine have bought the same one as well, and many others are considering one, and none have any complaints, all from the same place.

EDIT: I pulled a small part of my drive home from work from my camera for ya to see it's quality.
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suthdj wrote: Good tunes and quality vid..I used to use my smart phone as a dash cam, there are many apps out there that have all kinds of cool features and a mount for your phone is cheaper than a dash cam at times. That being said if you can afford it get a dash cam as it is so much easier.

dicion wrote:Mine is the first one on this page, the DVR027:
http://dashcamtalk.com/dash-cam-comparison/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I bought it via Ebay from one of the sellers with thousands of positive feedback.

JALLEN wrote:Avoid the best you can while getting on 911 with description, license number, and location.

Usually when the idiot sees you on the phone, that discourages them from really serious nonsense. No guarantees.

At some point, if you really are endangered, you may have to consider your alternatives.