Be careful when posting your dash cam video to Facebook.
Check out this video. Um, yeah, it is my opinion that he clearly ran that stop sign.
Whether you feel the issuing of the ticket after the fact was right or wrong, you should always be careful on what you post on to social media. When you post your actions on social media or the Internet, it can be used against you just as if you committed the actions in the general public. Only now they can just hit replay on your Facebook video over and over, for as many times as the jury needs to see it in order to come to a final ruling.
I knew someone that was seen making an illegal left turn by an off-duty police officer, and had the ticket mailed to her house. Also, I have heard other stories about off-duty police officers who see someone committing a traffic violation, writing down that offender’s license plate number, and going to their house to give them the ticket when they go back on-duty. Whether you think that is right or wrong, it happens and it’s perfectly legal.
So what’s the difference between those stories and this Facebook video? The difference is that the person that posted this video should have thought “oh, I’m running a stop sign in this clip. I’d better not post this.” This person sealed his own fate when he posted that video to Facebook.
It goes to show you that you never know who is watching you when you are driving, or the clips that you choose to post to Facebook. So it is better to just obey the traffic laws whether you have a dash cam or not. Then you will never have to worry about getting a ticket days after you violated the traffic laws.
I am worried that this story might turn people off to wanting to have a dash cam. I have thought if I get in a car accident, and my dash cam shows that I am at fault, that maybe it can be subpoenaed and used against me in a lawsuit. Perhaps. However, I feel that the benefit of having the dash cam to protect you from other drivers violating the law, or worse, fleeing the scene of an accident, far outweigh the small risk of the dash cam being used against you by anyone. Especially if you drive cautiously and follow the law. I do not worry about my driving or my friends/family members’ driving, I worry about the other guy’s driving. That unknown factor is what makes that dash cam so useful. You don’t have to worry about the other person making up lies about how the accident happened, because you’ll have the visual proof.
So just make sure if you are recording your driving that you are driving as perfect as you possibly can, so no one can say anything to you about it. Click on this link to see a dash cam that goes for less than $60:
SKydot F30 Car DVR 2.7″ TFT LCD HD 1080P Dash Cam Dual Camera Rotated lens Vehicle Driving Digital Video Recorder Night Vision Portable Camcorder
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Thank you for reading this and be safe out there!
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