Old4570, .. I totally agree with you and your comments. I, too, think that we ALL should have car dash cams shoved down our throats.
When I posted this topic, I knew there was going to be controversy. But this is good. We need to talk about an important issue.
In my humble opinion, once a person gets into a car, ... privacy is GONE. Period. The public roadways are NOW in use, ... because, now, ... this very act of a person getting into their vehicle, starting it, and putting the car's transmission into "D ", then we must throw privacy out the window (for safety's sake, and the protection of everybody (all drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists).
The only two reasons why a person does not want car dash cams to be mandated as a necessary item of a every new car is because of these two issues: 1/this particular person (that is anti-car-dash cam) has occasional bad driving habits & does not want to get caught or 2/ anything that is potentially mandated (or highly recommended) becomes a threat to their beliefs (sort of like vaccination/immunization shots).
Look, ... I speed all the time. Not excessively, but certainly above the speeding limit. Every day, actually. Also, I tend to roll thru stop signs etc (when there is no-one around like at 6 a.m. or 11:co pm). But the police & judicial system, are not out to crack down on this type of behaviour. This type of behaviour is really not the cause of accidents. Poor drivers are the problem. Some people just shouldn't be issued DL's. One thing that I know and that is that I am a VERY safe driver. I have never been in an accident that was my fault in 36 years of driving experience, with more than 1.4 million miles logged. In addition, I never put anybody's lives at risk. I just don't, .. not even mine. I know what my boundaries & capabilities are, ... this is the key. The lousy drivers do not know the parameters of their abilities. This is what causes accidents.
I think that we at these forums agree on one thing: Car dash cams are a very good idea. This is why we are here talking about about them. We all want to protect ourselves.
It is also my own personal belief that a car dash cam should be in every vehicle, but that it can be voluntarily turned off, like some vehicles that have airbags that also can be turned off by the driver.
In any event, for a light hearted reprieve, one should go to YouTube and type in Jeff Jefferies (the comedian) + gun control. This video clip of his stand up comedy is so worth watching. I chose this because Jeff Jefferies is Australian and his accent sooooo enhances his comedy act. But a word of warning: your cheeks will be sore from laughing so hard.