Why you need a dashcam...

[Dominic]

"Most of the time refused to respond. Kept sticking on London area and salford. This is the third model I have tried and they all have the same fault. I asked the seller and they told be to check with the manufacturer."

[boycott]

Road users are now able to submit footage of dangerous driving to police in England and Wales, using a platform set up by a dashcam manufacturer.
The website allows visitors to upload videos before sending footage to the right police force.
It also redirects visitors to those forces with their own submission websites.
One road safety charity called the website a "fantastic initiative, which couldn't be more timely".
Fragmented system
The rapid adoption of dashcams in recent years, as well as the availability of cameras on mobile phones, has left the police scrambling to keep up with a growing supply of road footage.
A fragmented system has emerged, with road users submitting videos on social media, email and even DVD to different police forces.
The new website, built by dashcam manufacturer Nextbase, aims to streamline submissions, though some geographic variability still exists.
If you film an incident in Stoke, for example, you can now fill out details online but will still need to submit the report via email to Staffordshire Police.
If you are in Worcester, however, you can submit your video through the platform to West Mercia Police as it is a partner.
"While the benefits to motorists of this groundbreaking portal are clear, this convenience extends to police forces," said Supt Paul Moxley, of West Mercia Police.
"A process which previously took hours can now be reduced to a matter of minutes."
'Elegant solution'
Joshua Harris, director of campaigns at road safety charity Brake, said: "This is a fantastic initiative, which couldn't be more timely."
He hopes that the website will help the police process video evidence more efficiently.
"This portal is an elegant solution, which enables the police to process this vital data without wasting their scarce resources," he added.
Though the platform should make it easier for road users to submit footage, it remains for the police to decide whether to prosecute.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-44682669

[boycott]

Is this sort of person the reason why dashcam's are a good idea?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... affic.html

[galexinda]

Not only is it a recording of the standard of other people's driving, but it is interesting to see how good you are on the road!

[mike strand2]

I have posted this before but it is part of a video off my wife's Dash-Cam, a reminder about getting a dash cam, this chap a Cypriot was hit in the side of his Jeep by a blue truck still moving in front of those shops, he came straight out of a side road, you can see the truck in front of a shop that he also hit!..we gave the Cypriot chap the SD card.Its a little long, so advance the film a little forwards about 2.45seconds.That blue truck went on to hit another parked car and a shop front.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcD4fXcKZqE

That is a very dangerous X road & needs light control!