Dashcam in a Bus
 

Dashcam in a Bus

Started by Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM, May 16, 2023, 02:45:00 PM

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Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM

Who besides me, travels with a Dashcam in your bus' windshield and has it running all the time even when parked? 

What was the primary reason you bought your Dashcam?
1999 Prevost H3-45
Gary@BusConversionMagazine.com

freds

I do but it records all the camera's with a fisheye view for a total of 360 degree view that might go out ten feet from around the bus.

So a very delayed technical item as to how I would give the footage to someone else that was useful? (Note it records to a USB stick)...

Actually the best view is backing the trailer hitch ball up to the trailer. Dammit time to clean the lenses on the rear most cameras...





dtcerrato

Our dash cam is on all the time. Mostly for proof of other motorists at fault.
Dan & Sandy
North Central Florida
PD4104-129 since 1979
Toads: 2009 Jeep GC Limited 4X4 5.7L Hemi
             2008 GMC Envoy SLT 4x4 4.2L IL Vortec

Dave5Cs

Because a girl in a car crept up next to us at an off ramp and then pulled in front of our Bus and slammed on her brakes and tried to make us hit her. I slammed on our air brakes and swerved around her. She tried again and then sped up and took off. We were shaking afterwards
"Perfect Frequency"1979 MCI MC5Cs 6V-71,644MT Allison.
2001 Jeep Cherokee Sport 60th Anniversary edition.
1998 Jeep TJ ,(Gone)
Somewhere in the USA fulltiming.

Melbo

I have a dashcam that comes on and off with the gauges.  I got it after I was behind an accident in Chicago and no one stopped or slowed down.  Damaged vehicles and they just kept going.

Melbo
If it won't go FORCE it ---- if it breaks it needed to be replaced anyway
Albuquerque, NM   MC8 L10 Cummins ZF

buswarrior

Dashcam is a reliable witness.

Whatever it saw, is what it saw.

Humans are not reliable, guilty humans have a propensity to lie, nefarious humans are intending to lie.

If I screwed up, the camera will establish the limits of my screw-up, and defend against some lawyer exaggerating my irresponsibility.

Similarly, if someone else screws up, the extent of that is documented.

The mere presence of a working dashcam suggests you are a more responsible motorist than the norm, going above and beyond.

A nasty lawyer will absolutely destroy many busnuts as grossly negligent in careening around untrained, unlicenced, medically unfit, doped up on medication, poorly maintained, death machines, or worse...

Get a camera to slow this crap down.

happy coaching!
buswarrior



Frozen North, Greater Toronto Area
new project: 1995 MCI 102D3, Cat 3176b, Eaton Autoshift

Jim Blackwood

That's a good point. Both I and my wife have been victimized by other drivers who caused a wreck and then somehow managed to turn it around so it was our fault. A dash cam would have made it clear who caused it. I think these days they are fairly inexpensive.

Jim
I saw it on the Internet. It MUST be true...

luvrbus

Dash Cams can be a double edge sword ,A judge in Mohave county would not allow one in a suit because the picture was to grainy.we have cameras watching everything we do in our life already.Wrecks  happen now the 1st thing a officer does  in a faultily wreck is plug his reader in and it tells all the speed,the  braking the whole deal leading up to a wreck.Insurance writers are offering you better rates if you have one of their gizmo's that monitor you every time you get in the car 
Life is short drink the good wine first

Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM

Quote from: luvrbus on May 18, 2023, 06:38:55 AM
Dash Cams can be a double edge sword ,A judge in Mohave county would not allow one in a suit because the picture was to grainy.we have cameras watching everything we do in our life already.Wrecks  happen now the 1st thing a officer does  in a faultily wreck is plug his reader in and it tells all the speed,the braking the whole deal leading up to a wreck

Yes, some cameras are better than others. I have a $250 Dashcam and it is very high quality and shows great detail.  You can buy Dashcams for $25 in Quartzsite at the RV Show, but they are very poor quality with plastic lenses and very low resolution.  Like the old saying goes "You get what you pay for."
1999 Prevost H3-45
Gary@BusConversionMagazine.com

windtrader

It won't be long before video will be questioned as to being factual. Today, AI is creating amazingly realistic images out of thin air. One could load the AI with image of the scene, vehicles, then tell it to create a crash showing what you want! LOL
Don F
1976 MCI/TMC MC-8 #1286
Fully converted
Bought 2017

Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM

Quote from: windtrader on May 18, 2023, 09:09:36 AM
It won't be long before video will be questioned as to being factual. Today, AI is creating amazingly realistic images out of thin air. One could load the AI with image of the scene, vehicles, then tell it to create a crash showing what you want! LOL

How can that be?  You mean like this video I took the other day?

https://www.facebook.com/hritesh.aggarwal.3/videos/842764582590623
1999 Prevost H3-45
Gary@BusConversionMagazine.com

buswarrior

Quote from: windtrader on May 18, 2023, 09:09:36 AM
It won't be long before video will be questioned as to being factual. Today, AI is creating amazingly realistic images out of thin air. One could load the AI with image of the scene, vehicles, then tell it to create a crash showing what you want! LOL

Continuity of evidence will take care of that. Card comes out and into Officer's possesion, good as gold.

Waste of money if it doesn't time stamp, speed, gps locate, etc.

I carry a few cards for my camera, swap 'em out if something interesting happens, to lift the clip later.

If i remember, or still care...

Happy coaching!
Buswarrior
Frozen North, Greater Toronto Area
new project: 1995 MCI 102D3, Cat 3176b, Eaton Autoshift

Jim Blackwood

It should be against the law for them to run around like that causing all that mayhem.

Jim
I saw it on the Internet. It MUST be true...

windtrader

Exactly. And literally, every day the tech improves leaps and bounds. Mark my words. The election cycle next year is going to be scary as there will be floods of fake videos and pictures that will affect voter's opinions. Not to make this a political slant, just using this as an example of the peril truth becomes clouded. And my dashcam video is only offered up when it is the other driver's fault.
Don F
1976 MCI/TMC MC-8 #1286
Fully converted
Bought 2017

Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM

Quote from: Jim Blackwood on May 18, 2023, 12:45:15 PM
It should be against the law for them to run around like that causing all that mayhem.

Jim

1999 Prevost H3-45
Gary@BusConversionMagazine.com