Should a helmut cam be compulsory ?

new001 · Nova Slayer Joined: 05 Mar 2012 Karma :

I noticed recently more and more motorcyclists/cyclists seem to be wearing helmet cams.Are insurance companies so tight that they need video/photo evidence before they even consider paying up even if the fault rests on the shoulders of the other driver ?

What do you think should motorcyclists wear a helmet cam and record all the time ?

Are they really worth because if you crash then theres always the possibility the video is destroyed ?

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scarborough_lad · Trackday Trickster Joined: 17 Feb 2012 Karma :

No a £200 accessory shouldn't be compulsory. Gear, petrol and maintenance costs are too high anyway.
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pepperami · Super Spammer Joined: 17 Jan 2010 Karma :

again NO !
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Marmaduke · Scooby Slapper Joined: 08 Jan 2013 Karma :

No, then I wouldn't feel speshul using one.
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Pie-Roe · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Karma :

Okay, I might get a better chance at an insurance claim that has happened to me once in 6 years of riding.

But I won't be riding anymore when a random check reveals I was speeding a bit, pulled a wheelie on a deserted road and filtered the wrong side of an island to get to the front of a level crossing.

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Knightsy · World Chat Champion Joined: 21 Jun 2012 Karma :

No.
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N cee thirty · Banned Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Karma :

should they put a camera in every room in every house in the country to stop murders?

no, fuck off
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cameron1590 · Nova Slayer Joined: 24 Jul 2011 Karma :

I might buy one if I was sensible all the time and it was fitted in the nose cone (as my bike was knocked over once) but in answer to the question no, as these insurance companies will do anything to get out of paying ! Thumbs Down

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Moo. · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Jan 2009 Karma :

Umm... NO.
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bikertomm · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Jul 2010 Karma :

No.

These 'black boxes' GPS systems are coming in quicker and quicker, the future's hardly bright as it is.

The day they make me put that on my weekend warrior will be a... slow one.

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new001 · Nova Slayer Joined: 05 Mar 2012 Karma :

So wearing a helmet cam purely for evidence gathering if someone were to ruin your day isn't worth the hassle/cost ?

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3illy · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 10 Jan 2013 Karma :

Your making the presumption that the video evidence captured by the camera won't be used against you during a claim/ court.
For example I was in a car once with a mate who caused an accident, it was his fault. But due to 0 witnesses the blame was spilt 50/50 between both parties. Just imagine if their was video evidence? He would of been screwed.

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hellkat · Super Spammer Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

Plus, you look like a complete gonk with a helmetcam.
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Joncrete Cungle · World Chat Champion Joined: 31 Jan 2012 Karma :

NO! My early morning trip down the motorway sometimes merits speed that a judge who got out of the wrong side of bed that morning would put me in prison for. If I got caught.

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No.
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andys675 · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Karma :

feck sake no!

why should I supply the evidence that will convict me?
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