• nbailey@lemmy.ca
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    2 years ago

    If you have a car get a dashcam. It’s more valuable than any insurance because it will definitively prove what happened when something goes wrong. Bonus: you can post videos of bad drivers doing stupid things on the internet for imaginary points.

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      2 years ago

      If only there was actually a good car dashcam, but every time I go down that rabbit hole I give up frustrated. The quality (build, mounting, video, whatever) is shit in pretty much all of them, and the “passable” ones look like a web cam from 2005 still.

      • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nz
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        2 years ago

        There’s a reason for that, Linus Tech Tips did a great video on it. You’re better off buying an old go pro and using that.

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        2 years ago

        I’ve bought the N2 Pro from Vantrue a couple of years ago and I’ve been super happy with it. The quality is pretty good and it has actually capable night vision and parking surveillance. I’ve also bought one for my brother in law (who got into an accident just a month after) and one for my grandma. Not to sound like an ad, but these are definitely worth checking out even if it’s an older model.

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        2 years ago

        People lie. Even a shittiest, cheapest dashcam will be better than nothing, when you have to prove to your insurance company who was really at fault after a collision.

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      2 years ago

      Definitely get one for your teenage driver. It keeps them honest and safe. And they will pay for themselves many times over if you get in an accident that wasn’t your fault. It’s like having your very own personal unimpeachable witness riding with you.

    • dditty@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      I’d say before you even get a dashcam get an AC jump-starter. Those are less than $100