As an adjuster, I often get two versions of the car wreck. Sometimes the versions are the exact opposite of each other with one party finding the other responsible for the accident. I was not there when the accident happened and when there are no witnesses, I wish I had a way to figure out which party is telling the truth. More and more, people are driving with a dash camcorder (dash cam) in their vehicle, and the video can be used in assessing what exactly happened and how is at fault for the accident.
I think about this concept and part of me gets excited about how much easier it will get to see what happened in the accident. Part of me is worried about what this will do to the job of a claims adjuster. When both parties are arguing who is at fault, then so are their adjusters. If one adjuster gets the video that puts one party at fault and shows it to the other adjuster, then that ends the argument. Each company has to assign a representative to each party to ensure a proper investigation independent of each other takes place. However if video from a dash cam can prove who is at fault, then companies will not need to send out field staff to obtain measurements and light timing sequences to try to prove who is at fault.
I do have to say though, that if technology can help make drivers safe, then I am all for it. Red light cameras help people become more aware of the color of the light before entering the intersection and photo radar systems in cities help people pay more attention to their speedometer in order to avoid getting tickets. If people think that they will always be filmed and if they are at fault, the film can be used against them, they may stop driving distracted by their cell phones and their texting. More importantly, maybe they will stop lying about what really happened in the car wreck because they know there may be a video that puts them at fault that may surface.
Also, remember those things called GPS units? Dash cams now have GPS built-in making it a nice little mult-purpose gadget for your car. Watch out James Bond! Now you can locate where you need to go, and have a record of your journey too!
These are just my thoughts and opinions. I did get a dash cam myself and I am going to start a dash cam page on this site so we all can post videos from our dash cams. Whether you agree with me or not, please join in on the conversation and let me know what you think. I want this site and the blogs to be a place where we as drivers can offer our thoughts and feelings about driving in an effort to try to come up with practical resolutions to the problems that plague our streets.
mrhelper@bestcarwreckinfo.com
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