Driving in Russia

[Miguel]

[midnightblues]

Cool find, so does everyone in Russia drive around with Video cameras on there dash board? Looks like it,

[Tusk]

When I was researching the 'spy cameras' , there did seem to be many videos that came from Russia more than anywhere else.

Entertaining video

[Miguel]

Point to your broken nose or smashed windows all you want. The Russian courts don’t like verbal claims. They do, however, like to send people to jail for battery and property destruction if there’s definite video proof. That is why there’s a new, growing crop of dash-cam videos...

...Dash-cam footage is the only real way to substantiate your claims in the court of law. Forget witnesses. Hit and runs are very common and insurance companies notoriously specialize in denying claims. Two-way insurance coverage is very expensive and almost completely unavailable for vehicles over ten years old–the drivers can only get basic liability. Get into a minor or major accident and expect the other party to lie to the police or better yet, flee after rear-ending you. Since your insurance won’t pay unless the offender is found and sued, you’ll see dash-cam videos of post hit and run pursuits for plate numbers.

And sometimes drivers back up or bump their pre-dented car into yours. It used to be a mob thing, with the accident-staging specialists working in groups. After the “accident,” the offending driver–often an elderly lady–is confronted by a crowd of “witnesses,” psychologically pressured and intimidated to pay up cash on the spot. Since the Age of the Dash-cam, hustle has withered from a flourishing enterprise to a dying trade, mainly thriving in the provinces where dash-cams are less prevalent.

http://www.animalnewyork.com/2012/russian-dashcam/

[Tusk]

And sometimes drivers back up or bump their pre-dented car into yours. It used to be a mob thing, with the accident-staging specialists working in groups. After the “accident,” the offending driver–often an elderly lady–is confronted by a crowd of “witnesses,” psychologically pressured and intimidated to pay up cash on the spot. Since the Age of the Dash-cam, hustle has withered from a flourishing enterprise to a dying trade, mainly thriving in the provinces where dash-cams are less prevalent.

http://www.animalnewyork.com/2012/russian-dashcam/

I actually watched one of these...You can see the driver indicates she is turning right, then stops the car, then shifts into reverse hitting the car with the camera.

You can see the 'victims' jump out of the car immediately, the passenger is dressed like a lawyer, with a briefcase, the woman angrily gesticulating...

As soon as the driver points out he recorded it all on his camera, the couple jump back into their car and drive away LOL

[Miguel]

Here are some more:

[buzzenator]

^ Life is dangerous...more so in some countries than others.

[Babbs234]

What is the world coming to! These videos make me mad watching them. And Im sure some of these people are making money faking they are hurt.

[Miguel]

A jetliner crashed in Russia yesterday. A returning charter flight, there were 8 crew members on board, no passengers. Five have died.

A dashcam video recorded the impact:

[My Alter Ego]

A jetliner crashed in Russia yesterday. A returning charter flight, there were 8 crew members on board, no passengers. Five have died.

A dashcam video recorded the impact:

Or flying in Russia -- and then crashing into general roadway areas? A jetliner overshooting the runway -- oh my, how sad! But once again ilustrastrating, why it's useful to have a dashcam.