Fitting all cars with cameras

[bormotello]

Was just watching Crimecall and there was some atrocious examples of bad driving on there. I'm not a driver myself but have been on plenty of journeys in the passenger seat where I've had one of those 'oh Jesus they didn't just do that' moments. Anyhow I was wondering whether or not it would be a good idea to introduce a scheme where if a motorist voluntarily gets their car fitted with a camera, similar to the ones the Gardai use, they can qualify for a rebate on their insurance?

Off the top of my head, the advantages I can think of-

-Easier for to identify and convict bad\dangerous drivers.
-Better records of analysis of accidents if and when they occur (would certainly benefit insurance companies)
-The 'big brother' effect may encourage drivers in general to be more careful.
-Empowerment of good drivers. Gay as it sounds, I think this is the biggest advantage of all-as I mentioned in the opening post, everyone's had those moments where they've just went 'what the f**k?) -having a record on film would allow them to do something about it if they felt the offense was bad enough. And again, having solid proof to hand (and allowing the evidence to be submitted anonymously) would lead to a big rise in convictions.
-Less stress on the Gardai. I know they get a bit of grief about being lazy buggers, but as regards the roads, they cant be expected to be everywhere at once. In time, if the results are impressive, they may be able to dedicate resources spent on traffic monitoring to other causes.

Disadvantages
-Cars being private property, some would be bound to see it as an invasion of privacy (hence why I believe it should be voluntary)
-Potential blackmail of drivers by other drivers that have caught them being naughty (something that would have to be legislated for)
-Cost of having the cameras fitted (again, tax\insurance relief should cover this)

The amount of road deaths has dropped considerably in recent years (thankfully) but its still pretty high. Could something like this help reduce them further, any thoughts?

Main market for video recorders are countries which have epidemic levels of false insurance claims through prepared accidents and having footage of accident could help judges to decide who was responsible
Average cost of this recorder is about 100 euro and could save more on saving non-claim bonus

[EvotingMachine0197]

Thus speaks out fascist supporter Nicky ODonnel the voice of oppression that wishes to impose state surveillance on every aspect of life.
The late Adolf hitler would be proud of you.

The late? He died over 65 years ago.

[mhagain]

Thus speaks out fascist supporter Nicky ODonnel the voice of oppression that wishes to impose state surveillance on every aspect of life.
The late Adolf hitler would be proud of you.

Godwin's law. You lose.

[sking81]

"As an online discussion about civil rights grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving 1984 approaches 1."
Splash's law.

Only took three posts!

Lol-aye it descended pretty rapidly! Rare to break both Godwins and your own on the first page...

[RainyDay]

This guy has some cool in-cab technology for keeping an eye on what goes on around him;

Cyclists won't like this guy - YouTube

[Rory Carr]

I suppose the one advantage of this scheme would be to encourage women to apply their make-up before leaving home as those who care about such things would die rather than being photographed without their 'slap' on in the morning much less being filmed applying it while driving.

And, as for the men - nose pickers beware !

[sking81]

This guy has some cool in-cab technology for keeping an eye on what goes on around him;

Cyclists won't like this guy - YouTube

A perfect example of what Im talking about.

[Roman Emperor]

A perfect example of what Im talking about.

I wonder if the cyclisy is still alive. Must be the unluckiest (or maybe the luckiest ?) cyclist in Britain.

[Twin Towers]

We should be glad not to have to drive in these conditions. See this pile up of cars slamming into each other on snow in Finland after an earlier accident.