Matthew

I bought a dash cam after I was T-boned at a major intersection.  Two witnesses stayed until the police arrived.  Witness confirmed I had the green light.  "Lady" that hit me didn't appear to speak English, didn't have a Driver's License or insurance either.

The dash cam I bought clamps over my inside rear-view mirror.  One camera facing forward and the second camera facing rear.  Forward camera can be easy rotated to record any interactions between the Driver (me) and anyone standing outside the driver's door.

I've recorded a real nice video of me stopped at an intersection, a large dump truck turning too close my way for my comfort and me backing my truck up to put my hitch through a Cadillac's front end. 

My dash cam records with a time and date stamp.  I personally chose a unit that DID NOT record my vehicles speed too.  IF you were speeding and involved in an accident, your dash cam recording could be used against you.  AND IF you erashed the incriminating evidence, you could be arrest for doing so.

On 4/19/2019 at 12:28 AM, sandsys said:

Maybe they are new and still afraid to back their rig?

I have co-workers who are "afraid" to back the company vehicles into the main garage.  I ask them how do they park in their personal garage?  They drive in!  And how do you get your vehicle out of your garage?  They back out!  Well if you can back out why can't you back in? 

Mental block, fear or who knows?

A mailman meets a boy and a huge dog. ‘Does your dog bite?’ asks the mailman. ‘No,’ replies the boy. And the dog bites the mailman’s leg. ‘You said he doesn’t bite!’ yells the mailman. ‘That’s not my dog,’ replies the boy.

On 3/6/2019 at 3:19 PM, Alice said:

Actually, we won't have any payments.  ... plenty of money to pay for a new(ish) truck and 5th wheel, pay off any still unpaid credit cards/loans, and finish a few projects we need done to our cabin......and still have a bit in the bank. .. Our house note will be taken care of by selling it.  My only large worry is a student loan we may be still stuck with until we die.

..., we have a Chevy Colorado that we're upside down on.  ...

 

IMHO.  Don't make the purchase. 

You have a house mortgage (implied), under water on vehicle loan, have credit card debt, need repair items to your cabin and a unpaid student loan.  And you want to add to that debt by purchasing another truck and 5th!?!?  With the hopes of using money you are promised 5 years down the road to pay off most of the debts leaving very little "emergency" money in the bank?  I'd have cold feet too.