Originally Posted by
KonAaron Snake
I bought a Contour and don't use it - here's why:
1. but passes look closer than they really were and speeds look faster. I think camera footage is likely to make me look more negligent (at least my contour).
3. Unlikely to get a readable plate in hit and run. I have to be looking JUST RIGHT.
I find that a contour camera pointed forwards on the helmet makes close passes look about the right distance of the pass. A contour camera pointed backwards on my left wrist makes close passes look like they were not close at all due to the wide angle lens (just like the mirror that says 'objects are closer than they appear'.
Maybe you should try the camera facing backwards. I have gotten plate numbers on footage of near misses. So with one front and one rear camera, there is a good chance of getting a plate number other than some guy that broadsides me.