Originally Posted by
CommuteCommando
My $0.02. I think the bigest benefit of a helmet cam is as a deterrent. I am all for mounting the camera to the helmet where is is very visible. First it takes care of the issue of covert recording. Second, seeing a camera, I am sure, will make a lot of people behave much better than they otherwise would.
Not for me. My route is almost all 60 MPH roads. By the time someone wanting to do something to me saw the camera, it would be embedded in their windscreen.
Also, even when I have my helmet on walking around, people don't know what it is. I've been asked.