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Dash-cams: Russia’s Last Hope For Civility And Survival On The Road (2012)

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Re: Dash-cams: Russia’s Last Hope For Civility And Survival On The Road (2012)

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Post by stcredzero »

jacquesm wrote: post #43
stcredzero wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"How does a whole country get to be so sociopathic?"

Consider me dumb but I still don't get the relation with Russian girls. I know quite a few of them and they don't strike me as particularly sociopathic. If you mean to say that such generalizations are not applicable then yes, of course not everybody in the country is like that, but at the same time I doubt you'd see young people throwing themselves in front of cars in order to be able to sue the drivers in many othe…

> Consider me dumb but I still don't get the relation with Russian girls.

I thought you were saying that sociopathy from the top can effect the entire society. However, you have specific mechanisms in mind having to do with the workings (or not) of law enforcement.

Re: Dash-cams: Russia’s Last Hope For Civility And Survival On The Road (2012)

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Post by stcredzero »

justincormack wrote: post #32
ww520 wrote: post #21

Do they have the video upload to an offsite server in realtime? What are some of the feature people looking for in a dash-cam and/or a dash-cam service?

You have a free data upload link from your car?

Using cellular broadband, but only in case of an emergency, would still be useful.

Re: Dash-cams: Russia’s Last Hope For Civility And Survival On The Road (2012)

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Post by smackfu »

coldtea wrote: post #30
ryusage wrote: post #11

Russia sounds like a pretty scary place, to be honest. Is it really as bad as this makes it sound? How does a whole country get to be so sociopathic?

Well, some people think the same about the US from stories they hear.

I guess the question is whether Russian really need dashcams so much, or whether they are just overreacting.

Re: Dash-cams: Russia’s Last Hope For Civility And Survival On The Road (2012)

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Post by smackfu »

freehunter wrote: post #41
Domenic_S wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A coworker uses a gopro. Seems like overkill to me, but they're small...

I've been eyeballing a GoPro for a dash cam since it also overlaps with my other hobbies (cycling and ATV riding). The big drawbacks seem to be the low-light filming and the fact that it doesn't automatically turn on or automatically rewrite when the disk gets full.

Yeah, plus it's much more tempting to thieves or kids who want a GoPro.

Re: Dash-cams: Russia’s Last Hope For Civility And Survival On The Road (2012)

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Post by shn »

sakopov wrote: post #7

Here is a quick story about Russian police from a few years ago. This should give you an idea why a dashboard camera is not an option, but a necessity. My mother was in Russia visiting my uncle (her brother) in Krasnodar 3 years ago. He picked her up at the airport and they started their drive back -- about 2 hours away from the city. As soon as they got on the highway, they noticed a civilian sedan on the side of th…

Wasn't corrupt before the collapse? :)

Re: Dash-cams: Russia’s Last Hope For Civility And Survival On The Road (2012)

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Post by cobrausn »

stcredzero wrote: post #50
ryusage wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's fair, and that's partially why I'm asking. I know many have the impression that the United States is incredibly dangerous, to which I would say that's only really true in very specific areas - generally the poorest areas where people are desperate. This sounds really widespread, though. I've never heard of people in the US carrying around weapons purely in case of road rage, for example.

> I've never heard of people in the US carrying around weapons purely in case of road rage, for example. I've had a friend of mine in Texas give me specific (un-solicted) advice on how to have a gun for protection in case of road rage. (Involving what features not to get, because you don't really need them and they make juries think you're a gun nut itching to shoot someone.) Also in Texas, once I got out of the car…

Personal anecdotes? How about some real numbers?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_rage

A 2007 study of the largest U.S. metropolitan areas concluded that the cities with the least courteous drivers (most road rage) are Miami, Phoenix, New York, Los Angeles, and Boston. The cities with the most courteous drivers (least road rage) are Minneapolis, Nashville, St. Louis, Seattle, and Atlanta.[11] In spite of this, in 2009, New York, Dallas/Fort Worth, Detroit, Atlanta and Minneapolis/St. Paul were rated the top five "Road Rage Capitals" of the United States.[12]

In other words, any big city. And (from what I can tell), deadly incidents are not that common.

Re: Dash-cams: Russia’s Last Hope For Civility And Survival On The Road (2012)

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Post by ryusage »

stcredzero wrote: post #50
ryusage wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's fair, and that's partially why I'm asking. I know many have the impression that the United States is incredibly dangerous, to which I would say that's only really true in very specific areas - generally the poorest areas where people are desperate. This sounds really widespread, though. I've never heard of people in the US carrying around weapons purely in case of road rage, for example.

> I've never heard of people in the US carrying around weapons purely in case of road rage, for example. I've had a friend of mine in Texas give me specific (un-solicted) advice on how to have a gun for protection in case of road rage. (Involving what features not to get, because you don't really need them and they make juries think you're a gun nut itching to shoot someone.) Also in Texas, once I got out of the car…

Hm, fair enough. But how often do your friends actually get attacked? Is it really a reasonable fear for them? I've never been there myself so I might be completely wrong, but my impression of Texas is that the culture there is more paranoid than necessary, and unusually preoccupied with the idea of lethal self-defense.

And what kind of area was this? Part of my surprise about Russia is that it sounds like this kind of thing happens everywhere.

Re: Dash-cams: Russia’s Last Hope For Civility And Survival On The Road (2012)

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Post by ryusage »

smackfu wrote: post #53
coldtea wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, some people think the same about the US from stories they hear.

I guess the question is whether Russian really need dashcams so much, or whether they are just overreacting.

Yes, this is really what I'm wondering.
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