Originally Posted by
Phil_gretz
I can see the value to prove fault in the case of negligent homicide. My wife and my heirs will be well taken care of.
Not only is there the initial cost of the equipment. Then there are data storage requirements. Storage is not free.
The biggest cost would be time. Time to fiddle with another piece of gear. Time to transfer/download video, time to watch or edit it. And for what? There is too little time for things that matter.
I know what I did on each day's ride. I was there. And if I'm dead, do I want my family to re-live the event? Heck no.
Seems like a huge waste to me. One man's opinion.
On average, I spend about an extra few minutes per day on it. only takes a moment to charge delete, etc. There's no need to watch it unless you want to or there's an incident that you know you want to cut out and save. But even saving something only takes a couple minutes. I don't consider it a huge waste at all, it's minimal.
but it does more than just allow my family to relive my death, it gives proof of what happened. All too often bikers are automatically blamed. If you've got video proof of what happened, then you can force them to blame the driver. Whether you're just hurt or injured, or killed, that can make a huge difference.
*shrug* to each their own, but I think it's minimal effort that's totally worth it. Hopefully I won't ever need it, but I'd rather have the evidence just in case.