Are dashboard video cameras legal??
Just heard a (unconfirmed) report that some lawyers are trying to sue users of dashboard cameras for "invasion of Privacy". because the cameras can record license plates and private information such a...
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beemerphile1 wrote:cameronpatentlaw wrote:
Generally, anything that is relevant to litigation is discoverable. If there is evidence that leads to a finding of the facts, the courts typically allow it be discovered and introduced. So if you have a running GoPro on your dash, and your phone beeps announcing the receipt of a text message (caught on audio), and you pick up the phone to read the message (time message read recorded on phone) and you rear-end someone (video of accident caught on camera) while reading the text, chances are quite good that the lawyer for the other side is going to subpoena that GoPro video and your cell phone records and match them up. The lawyer may also subpoena the black box of your vehicle. So, drive safe out there!
None of that really makes any difference.
Fact one - you rear ended another vehicle
fact two - you are at fault, open and shut case
Quoting myself to respond to those that think they need to correct me. I responded to a specific case where the driver was already at fault. The camera did not make them any more at fault than they would have been otherwise!
Yes, a dash cam can prove innocence if the driver in the rear is innocent. I have a dash cam and have had it for a couple years.
