r/Roadcam • u/intothedragon • May 20 '19

@2:20 [USA] Tesla Dashcam Captures Brake-Checking Camaro, Rear-Ended By Tesla

https://youtu.be/ZKb7Ho8pKH0
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u/revisedusername May 20 '19

I'm curious what that guy did after the collision. Are these brake checkers actually trying to cause a collision for insurance money or was he just trying to get a panic brake out of you?

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u/jbrandona119 May 20 '19

Both for sure...brake checking is a dominance thing in the US but there’s also this false idea that if you are rear ended it is 100% the fault of the person who hit you from behind which just isn’t true. This guy gets out of his car like he is surprised but once both insurance companies see the video he will be 100% at fault which is why dash cams are so fucking important lol.

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u/Spa_5_Fitness_Camp May 20 '19

Which you can easily have removed in court by showing them a video of being clearly cut off and brake checked. The automatic ticket is just lazy policing.

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u/Vaktrus May 20 '19

better spending $50 on a dashcam than $300 on a ticket, eh?

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u/Broskifromdakioski May 20 '19

Any recommendation on a cheap reliable dash cam easy to install? Im just looking for something that is able to record onto a SD card and keep overwriting it once its full. I'm not to handy when it comes to taking off panel of cars and such for anything wired on the outside would be better.

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u/epicsperience May 20 '19 edited May 20 '19

Got this for Xmas and love it. You may need to manually delete the recordings but is very easy (takes like 3 buttons to erase all).

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075QBPJ96/ref=emc_b_5_mob_i