ta240
New Member
A cop pulled me over today for 'running a red light and reckless driving'. After initially standing firm after I said I had a dash cam, as I pulled up the footage he wavered on maybe he mistook me for another car. I ended up leaving without a ticket but that got me thinking.
If I had gone to court, how would I prove that the video was from the same time as I was pulled over. Time stamps can be easily set and the front camera that caught me going through the green light and me, sanely passing a car that cut me off, didn't catch the police car or officer in frame.
If I leave the car in accessory mode so there is power to the camera and remember to turn the audio recording on as he walks up it could link him to the video. But if it does a recording split after I pull over but before he gets to the car it wouldn't help.
And I have to remember to turn on the audio if it happens. In California I have to tell everyone that gets in the car that I'm recording their audio if I leave it on all the time.
In a wreck you can usually see the impact with the car but it would be easy once pulled over for traffic infractions to set the clock back on the camera and then do the same drive while breaking no laws and even pull over in the same spot.
If I had gone to court, how would I prove that the video was from the same time as I was pulled over. Time stamps can be easily set and the front camera that caught me going through the green light and me, sanely passing a car that cut me off, didn't catch the police car or officer in frame.
If I leave the car in accessory mode so there is power to the camera and remember to turn the audio recording on as he walks up it could link him to the video. But if it does a recording split after I pull over but before he gets to the car it wouldn't help.
And I have to remember to turn on the audio if it happens. In California I have to tell everyone that gets in the car that I'm recording their audio if I leave it on all the time.
In a wreck you can usually see the impact with the car but it would be easy once pulled over for traffic infractions to set the clock back on the camera and then do the same drive while breaking no laws and even pull over in the same spot.