is it silly to get a 2nd dash cam aimed at the back of my car?
I personally think it's necessary. When I was backing out of a parking spot, another guy in the spot opposite me backed into me.
Here's what happened: I turned my head and saw no car moving, so I backed out of my spot and came to a full stop to change gear. I started to look ahead . 1 second after I put my gear into Drive, I heard a bump from the rear. The guy had backed into my rear bumper. He absolutely insisted that I back into him first. There were no witnesses in the parking lot at the time.
If I had a rear-facing dash cam, it would have proved that he was at fault. Even the police officer who came out to make the incident report agreed with me. Unfortunately, I had no camera. He said in cases with no witnesses, both parties share equal blame, unless I have video to proof. His insurance company will pay only 50% of the repairs to my rear bumper.. and my insurance company will pay 50% to him to fix his bumper.
I personally think it's necessary. When I was backing out of a parking spot, another guy in the spot opposite me backed into me.
Here's what happened: I turned my head and saw no car moving, so I backed out of my spot and came to a full stop to change gear. I started to look ahead . 1 second after I put my gear into Drive, I heard a bump from the rear. The guy had backed into my rear bumper. He absolutely insisted that I back into him first. There were no witnesses in the parking lot at the time.
If I had a rear-facing dash cam, it would have proved that he was at fault. Even the police officer who came out to make the incident report agreed with me. Unfortunately, I had no camera. He said in cases with no witnesses, both parties share equal blame, unless I have video to proof. His insurance company will pay only 50% of the repairs to my rear bumper.. and my insurance company will pay 50% to him to fix his bumper.