Mount Shasta, through a bug splattered windshield

Video from a Mobius standard lens dash camera.

Gee, I wonder what those yellow lines on the road are for?

Manic 4 wheelers compilation

The Wayward Bus First Student bus #82, St, Louis, MO 05-30-15

This 'First Student' bus can't stay in one lane!

Video from an A118-C, and Mobius (Standard lens) Dashcams.

Washington, DC Area, I-495 Van rearends Subaru

Jeep using shoulder to pass trafffic backup, forces way back into traffi...

This video is via the A118C dashcam, which has been working well for the last week or so.



It's pretty common to have impatient, selfish drivers using the shoulder of the highway to get around slower or stopped traffic.   Usually when one gets away with it, others follow, and the shoulder becomes a new, 'unofficial' traffic lane.    Along with creating chaos when these pigs need to get back into the normal traffic lane, due to a cop or obstruction on the shoulder, they also can potentially block emergency vehicles that need to get to a scene of an accident.   I love it when I see these people get ticketed, which doesn't happen often enough.     So you save a few minutes or seconds in your drive time?    Are you still so smug if you realize you delayed paramedics getting to a crash victim?    My guess is these pigs don't care.  

Always use the tollbooth furthest away from your exit ramp

Deltasonic truck

A118C 'Wedge' Dashcam sample video

The A118C is a decent, budget priced Dashcam with good 'bang for the buck' features. Simple to use. Reliable. Good quality video. It does need to be 'semi' permanently mounted by two sided tape, but the camera unit removes and replaces easily on the mounting plate. (As opposed to using a suction cup mount) I've been using one in my tractor trailer for a few months. The Capacitor (C) version is the better choice for big truck use.

First impression A118-C Dashcam

Ok, ordered one, it arrived, and it's stuck in the windshield of my truck. Think carefully before you mount this unit. On my truck the adjustable lens is at the limit of it's travel when positioned at the top of the windshield. Car windshields probably have more of a slope. I am getting the view I wanted, with just the end of the hood and corner mirrors in the bottom of the frame. The video looks good. Will post some road video once I get moving. I did get the GPS module. I'm not going for a 'permanent' installation, but the self stick tape mounting aspect means if you want to move the camera and gps, you better have some extra two sided tape handy. The camera does get warm. (thought the capacitor avoided that?) It's not hot to the touch, just warm. Quality seems ok. No impressive heft, here.

Programming was fairly simple,if you are familiar with dashcams. You'll probably want to fumble with the buttons with the camera renoved from the mount, as opposed to stuck in the proper place in the windshield. The buttons and screen are small. A separate power source and cord helps, if you have tucked the OEM wiring away under your headliner, etc. The plug is the same as one most Garmin and other GPS, some cell phones, you may already have a spare cigarette lighter plug setup that will work. I still prefer 'temporary' setups, that can be moved to another vehicle, or hidden from crooks, at will, but the features of this dashcam were too tempting. More information on the A118-C dashcam here

A118 HD 1080p Car Dash Camera - $79.95
from: Spy Tec

Venezia Truck #1287 Tailgating, I-85 in South Carolina 05-08-15

This video was made near Blacksburg, SC on I-85, heading north.   The Venezia truck tailgated the white car for as long as they were in my sight.   Truckers like this one can kill people.   Yes, cars drive this way, also, but the consequences of a big truck running into the back of you are usually much more deadly.   Slow down.   If you see a large truck driving like this, keep away from them, and try to contact the safety department at his company, with the truck and trailer number, or call the police.

It's no fun looking in the rear view mirror and only seeing the front grill of a large truck, a few feet behind you.   They tailgate other trucks, also, and if  you had a CB, you would hear what kind of moronic pig these drivers are.  

Video via an HP F200 dashcam, and Mobius dashcam

The two cams are mounted in my windshield about 8 inches apart, an

Transport America truck tailgating South Carolina I-85 05-07-15

Transport Corporation of America, Inc.
1715 Yankee Doodle Road
Eagan, Minnesota 55121

MAIN Number: 651.686.2500