Radios aren't mandatory in cars and yet every manufacturer installs something.
Maybe not mandatory to fit a cam as factory standard BUT compulsory to have a cam when driving - in the same way that manufacturers don't include a tax disk (in the UK) or insurance but it IS a legal requirement to have these when driving?
I appreciate it would be difficult to police this, however, from an accident point of view, they could let it be known that no camera = severe penalties & possibly even blame.
Perhaps manufacturers will include some sort of moulding to the headlining which houses courtesy light, mirror and power/mounting point for a dashcam, with them including some sort of industry standard cheapo - the G~1W, for example, seems to be a common shape/size, so a moulding which could accommodate this or the DR32 or go-pro style of box-shaped cams?
They might even start including some sort of polarizing filter to the front of this moulding?
The automobile industry say they want cars to be safer & throw in all sorts of expensive gadgets (reverse sensors, lane departure, satnav etc) & yet they are clearly missing out on one of the most important tools.
And what makes this even more crazy - those reverse sensors aren't brilliant, they are only good down to a certain distance (often 12", sometimes 6"), as an option, they cost far, far more than they are worth. Many people turn off the lane departure devices becasue they are annoying & how many people like their pre-installed satnavs?
I keep calling for compulsory use of dashcams because I feel it would be of enormous benefit to the driving community.
Anything that can help police clear up an accident scene quickly must surely be of benefit?
Insurance companies can only benefit from the invaluable information a dashcam gan provide?
