03-17-2025, 01:47 PM
I had to turn the volume waaaay down as I too, am not a fan of his strident voice.
But it was an interesting test.
At one time, when considering a dash cam, my bar was set at 1080/60fps.
I forgot what fps was used overall for his testing; maybe I'll watch it again, after a respite.4K/60 cameras around.
At the time I was looking, there were no
The license plate test was the most important to me.
Being able to catch the plate of a an errant, at-fault vehicle is pretty much the key element for me.
Should there be a hit-and-run situation, capturing a plate is really important.
Not all drivers will boogie when they cause an accident, but it happens a lot more than one might think.
Without identifying the Other Guy, establishing one is not the cause or at fault may be moot.
The license plate metric is not always needed, of course.
A friend was side-swiped by a driver overtaking him in the lane to his right then making an abrupt dive for a lane two to the left of him.
The driver was in the wrong lane for their turn and took out my friend's bike.
He sustained major road rash but no broken bones.
The driver has such a bad driving recored, traditional car insurance was unobtainable, and to drive legally a bond, $1M, was held with the State.
The poor driving record was extensive, with several at-fault collisions, all apparently caused by driving HUA or DWU (Unconscious).
The driver denied everything, but my friend was fortunate there were several witnesses who stuck around and give accurate statements.
He did win a civil suit and got a 'decent' amount after the 30% fees, but the driver didn't get their license suspended or revoked, getting only a temporary to-and-from-work restriction.
So he got a dash cam for his bike that works fairly well.
Our interest was for a 0-50' range, or maybe a little less, and the ability to read a plate at similar speeds while moving.
Specs for a rear-facing camera were less stringent as vehicles of interest would generally be approaching, and not crossing or heading away.
The camera w/internal screen is stored under the bike's seat, with the front and read cameras mounted to the bike's plastic.
The card can be removed, or WiFi'ed to a 'Phone for better viewing and editing.
Some riders use GoPros or some of the CN imports for travel logs, and that gets as boring as the '50s-60s vacations slide shows.
Nothing like hearing wind noise and bike engines drone on and on and one and on...
The GoPros work much better but then that shouldn't be too surprising.
But it was an interesting test.
At one time, when considering a dash cam, my bar was set at 1080/60fps.
I forgot what fps was used overall for his testing; maybe I'll watch it again, after a respite.4K/60 cameras around.
At the time I was looking, there were no
The license plate test was the most important to me.
Being able to catch the plate of a an errant, at-fault vehicle is pretty much the key element for me.
Should there be a hit-and-run situation, capturing a plate is really important.
Not all drivers will boogie when they cause an accident, but it happens a lot more than one might think.
Without identifying the Other Guy, establishing one is not the cause or at fault may be moot.
The license plate metric is not always needed, of course.
A friend was side-swiped by a driver overtaking him in the lane to his right then making an abrupt dive for a lane two to the left of him.
The driver was in the wrong lane for their turn and took out my friend's bike.
He sustained major road rash but no broken bones.
The driver has such a bad driving recored, traditional car insurance was unobtainable, and to drive legally a bond, $1M, was held with the State.
The poor driving record was extensive, with several at-fault collisions, all apparently caused by driving HUA or DWU (Unconscious).
The driver denied everything, but my friend was fortunate there were several witnesses who stuck around and give accurate statements.
He did win a civil suit and got a 'decent' amount after the 30% fees, but the driver didn't get their license suspended or revoked, getting only a temporary to-and-from-work restriction.
So he got a dash cam for his bike that works fairly well.
Our interest was for a 0-50' range, or maybe a little less, and the ability to read a plate at similar speeds while moving.
Specs for a rear-facing camera were less stringent as vehicles of interest would generally be approaching, and not crossing or heading away.
The camera w/internal screen is stored under the bike's seat, with the front and read cameras mounted to the bike's plastic.
The card can be removed, or WiFi'ed to a 'Phone for better viewing and editing.
Some riders use GoPros or some of the CN imports for travel logs, and that gets as boring as the '50s-60s vacations slide shows.
Nothing like hearing wind noise and bike engines drone on and on and one and on...
The GoPros work much better but then that shouldn't be too surprising.