There are nice people everywhere......

[cave76]

"In Russia, motorcyclists, like car drivers, have to drive with cameras. This rider had a helmet-mounted camera turned on when he saw an old man trying to cross a very busy street. He stopped and shielded the pedestrian from traffic with his bike. How kind of him!"


Watch This Motorcyclist Help an Old Man across the Street - Neatorama

 

[Roll_Bones]

They "have" to drive with cameras? Cars too?

 

[cave76]

They "have" to drive with cameras? Cars too?

I don't know if it's a law but, according to Wired:

"The sheer size of the country, combined with lax — and often corrupt — law enforcement, and a legal system that rarely favors first-hand accounts of traffic collisions has made dash cams all but a requirement for motorists."

Why Almost Everyone in Russia Has a Dash Cam | Autopia | WIRED

Wiki says

"A dashcam (dashboard camera) refers to a portable and specialised onboard camera that attaches to the vehicle's interior windscreen by either via a supplied suction cup mount or tape mount. These dashcams basically continuously record whilst the vehicle is in motion or driven on the roadway.[1]

Dashcams are widespread in Russia[2] as a form of sousveillance, additional evidence in court, and as a guard against police corruption and insurance fraud.[3] They have been called "ubiquitous" and "an on-line obsession", and are so prevalent that dashcam footage was the most common footage of the 2013 Chelyabinsk meteor,[4] which was documented from a dozen angles."

 

[Roll_Bones]

What if the cops take the camera away from those wanting to preserve the recording for legal purposes? I could see this happening here in the US. A cop and motorist fighting over the camera. Cop winning as usual of course.
I had no idea this was prevalent anywhere.

 

[cave76]

What if the cops take the camera away from those wanting to preserve the recording for legal purposes? I could see this happening here in the US. A cop and motorist fighting over the camera. Cop winning as usual of course.
I had no idea this was prevalent anywhere.

I think the person might be in deep ****. Unless another motorist was taking pictures too.

 

[Oldvine]

I think "have to" is for self preservation. Or it was per the report I saw.

 

[cave76]

I think "have to" is for self preservation. Or it was per the report I saw.

I think you're right.

 

[taxlady]

What if the cops take the camera away from those wanting to preserve the recording for legal purposes? I could see this happening here in the US. A cop and motorist fighting over the camera. Cop winning as usual of course.
I had no idea this was prevalent anywhere.

Just my guess here. Since dash cams are ubiquitous in Russia, a judge just might believe a motorist who claimed the cop stole it. And, it's probably mounted somewhere that isn't easy to grab from outside the car.

Once dash cams are that commonplace, I think it makes the cops think twice before doing something they don't want recorded.

 

[Addie]

And on the subject of "Nice People", a teenager in Ohio took his Great Grandmother to his senior prom because she never got to go to her own. They were home by nine pm. They did dance together. And a good time was had by all.