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A good budget helmet cam? (self.casual_cycle_uk)

submitted 2 months ago by DakRalter to c/[email protected]

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Any recommendations? I don't know if I want to splash out on something expensive. I was thinking of getting some cheap tat to act more as a deterrent, but then I thought, what if I actually need the footage? My commute is pretty short, but the amount of drivers who are happy to risk my life to shave 5 seconds off their journey is a problem.

Would any £5 cheapo camera make drivers think twice before trying to run me into the kerb or am I better off getting a decent quality camera? I'm cool with refurb/second hand.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

I feel the issue is that most drivers that are willing to risk your life, probably wouldn't even notice the camera to be a deterrent for them.

You'd be better off aiming for a higher quality camera for your own protection.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Speaking as a driver and cyclist, no driver is going to notice a small camera. Most wouldn't even notice a sign what says "you are being recorded."

IMHO the best way to not get hit by a car is to take up more room on the road so you have a safety buffer on your inside lane that you can move into any time you feel unsafe as a car passes. Where I live, most people drive huge trucks, and that's what I do.

Any time I hug the inside edge of the lane too closely, they think they can squeeze by without going over the middle line, which is unsafe for me. Once they pass that middle line they seem to not care about going way over it, which puts more room between them and me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

If you get a GoPro (or compatible, even a non-working one) there is a mount to put it under the saddle rails, upside-down and facing backwards (gopro has a setting to record upside-down) which puts a very visible camera directly in the line-of-sight of, and looking directly at, anyone about to overtake you.