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Smart Copilot. Smarter Pilot<\/h3>\nSmart Copilot. Smarter Pilot<\/h3>\nEveryone needs a copilot and a smart one. \u00a0The simple\u00a0story is that about four years ago we were at ShowHauler talking to another owner. \u00a0He is a professional photographer using his coach to shoot Indy and NASCAR races around the country. \u00a0Like us, his coach is a capitalist tool.<\/p>\n
First off, He shared a story of how a truck crossed the median crashing into him and then tried to blame him for the accident. \u00a0Sitting on his side of the road, they had the audacity\u00a0to blame him. \u00a0This incident caused him to think differently wondering how to prevent this in the future. \u00a0The result was an investment in a digital dash cam. \u00a0He showed us this digital camera strategically mounted to the windshield that records everything on a flash card storing any sequence after a shock like an accident. \u00a0The result, we were convinced and a week later I was on eBay buying my own.<\/p>\n
Religiously, I move the dash camera from the Jeep to Grizzly, our motor coach, and back, because I want the insurance of a unbiased eye on the maybe of an accident. \u00a0About ten days ago I was running out to get some supplies readying to leave Florida. A woman sideswiped me out of the blue. \u00a0 When we pulled over, she acted strange, almost afflicted. \u00a0Her passenger was overly aggressive. \u00a0Almost nasty. \u00a0I asked, “Did you not see me?”<\/p>\n
I called my insurance company, they said that she would probably blame me. \u00a0I was covered all except the deductible and maybe it would be best to just make the claim. \u00a0They acted as if it is the norm that people lie. \u00a0She acted as if the other person being at fault did not matter. \u00a0She said\u00a0it would be better to just make the claim to save the pain of the process. \u00a0I then told my agent that I had a HD video from my dash cam of the entire incident. \u00a0She laughed. \u00a0She changed her tune. \u00a0She told me to call the other insurance company and wait until the end to drop the “V” word. \u00a0I did and there was dead silence on the phone. \u00a0The call ended quickly.<\/p>\n
Consequently, I received a\u00a0call back in just a few minutes and the agent told tell me they were excepting liability. \u00a0Funny, she put me on hold and came back telling me that it was her client on the phone and she wanted to see if, “she was changing her story again.<\/p>\n
My little $99.95 camera saved me at least $1000. \u00a0I am now in the process of buying one of these simple little machines for all my rides.<\/p>\n
Below is a video of the accident edited down to the nuts and bolts part.<\/p>\n
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My camera records about 6 hours of driving before it starts writing over top of itself. \u00a0If there is an impact, a ‘G’ shock gauge records a sequence ten seconds before and after an impact. \u00a0There is a date time stamp in the video and some of the newer ones have a GPS that marks the location. \u00a0You can download video or stills onto a smartphone and there is a bluetooth button that you can snap video or stills.<\/p>\n
Below are a couple of snaps to see how clear the images are. \u00a0Good enough to be a event camera for our micro blog shot from the cab of the Grizzly.
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Here is a camera that I am looking at for my daily driver and maybe for my street rod. \u00a0Well maybe not. \u00a0I may not want a record of that driving \ud83d\ude09 \u00a0It is around $70 on Amazon, but eBay has some even cooler versions<\/p>\n
Description<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Compared to normal car DVRs, this new model introduces two new functions:<\/span><\/p>\n *GPS Logger: Open up Google Maps and you can instantly see your vehicle’s driving track, speed, time, and date.<\/span><\/p>\n *G-Sensor: Also known as the gravity sensor, this car DVR detects and records any sudden motion or speed changes in X, Y and Z axis. As soon as any sharp braking, rapid acceleration, excessive cornering or sudden impact occurs, you can be sure this car DVR remembers.<\/span><\/p>\n *Screen: 2.7 inch high definition screen<\/span><\/p>\n *Lens: f: 2mm; F, 2.0 (IR lens)<\/span><\/p>\n *Camera: Front: 140 degree wide angle Back: 120 wide angle<\/span><\/p>\n *Color sensor: 1\/4″” color CMOS<\/span><\/p>\n *Video format: AVI<\/span><\/p>\n *Cycled recording: Yes<\/span><\/p>\n *Memory: 32GB Kingston class10 SDHC TF card<\/span><\/p>\n *Microphone \/ speaker: Built-in<\/span><\/p>\n *Time stamp: Yes<\/span><\/p>\n *Battery: Built-in lithium polymer battery or car charger<\/span><\/p>\n *Battery life: about 30 min depending on usage, or use car charger<\/span><\/p>\n So if you are not convinced, my insurance company is now offering me a discount because I have the camera.<\/p>\n Bob<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"dashcam\"](\"http:\/\/www.chilltravelers.com\/chill\/wp-content\/uploads\/dashcam-300x300.jpg\")
This Car DVR has two cameras that can both be rotated 270 degrees, allowing for recording high definition videos from two different angles. The night vision feature will also allow you to make clear recordings in relatively dark environments.<\/span><\/p>\n