Ontario Highway Traffic Act

stranger things have happened, if you believe youtube

mind you, the f50 has a removable sim card, so I could pull it just after I've been stopped ;)

What about this scenario:

Driver: "I have recorded this on dash cam."
Officer: "Nice dash cam you have there. Looks like a radar detector to me."

Then they "accidentally" delete the video before ...

ahhh yes correct they do, I would probably remove that functionality, or if not,
get a different one.

I'm actually looking at the Thinkware F50

Personally I would not tell them I was recording anything.

As a side note, some dashcams can display information on the recording like vehicle speed. Unless you routinely drive at or under the speed ...

Sometimes you win
Sometimes you loose
Sometimes you draw

But the odds are against you the "house" always wins

Ok guys, Update here.

Had my trial yesterday. Spoke with the prosecutor before hand, I told her I was ready to proceed, and she said she was as well, and didn't want to offer me a deal. Officer was in attendence. There were 10 careless charges on the docket, most of them plead guilty to either "Unsafe Lane Change" or "Improper Left/Right Turn ...

OTD Legal wrote: It is an unfortunately common experience to see self-represented defendants at court either accepting poor resolution offers or proceeding to trial and being convicted due to a poorly run defence.

^^^ this

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argyll wrote:If it were for a highway traffic matter I can't imagine a JP being at all happy with a copper taking a dash cam. If it were something criminal, dangerous driving causing death for example, then the evidential value would be there to justify doing so.

txs bud

Txs for the prompt reply, some good points.

I'm thinking in an obvious issue, where you could tell (lets give an example) stop sign, you know you stopped, leo says you didnt
(There was an actual thread on this one) I could say, "with all due respect I did stop I have it on dash cam would you like to see it?"
It would save me having to go to court ...

HI guy's 2 questions:

1> I'm going to get a dashcam installed (behind the mirror) discretely.
If there is an issue with an LEO, if I say "I have it all on dashcam" can the leo confiscate it or the sim card under grounds of evidence, (I'm thinking to protect himself)
or should I keep "schtum" and produce said evidence at court, I'm thinking if its ...

SLIM BLACK DEVICE – LOOKS LIKE SMART PHONE TYPE DEVICE
HOLDING UP TO FACE – JUST LEFT BETWEEN FACE AND WINDOW

and

WHEN I RETURN TO CAR WITH POT DRIVER HAS SAME DEVICE IN HANDS
SEARCHING FOR INFO ON HIS INSURANCE POLICY
BLACK, SLIM DEVICE – TOUCH SCREEN

not sure what other thing you can possibly have which you would hold up to your face ...

yes contrary to what people think , you are in fact guilty and have to prove otherwise.

pity thinks nowadays are so much harder.

Was a time when criminals wore stripe suits a black mask and had a bag marked SWAG
so much more harder to target criminals

LOLZ

jac02010 wrote:"always thinking everyone is guilty until proven innocent.

so what EVER the road you are on has a speed limit on it.

we'll say 70 you should be doing NO MORE than 70, if the road transitions to a lower speed limit. Say 60
you usually get a sign saying 60 ahead or 60 begins. By the time you hit the the 60 begins, you must not be doing more than 60

so it AFAIK it doesnt matter wear the LEO is, it depends ...

My common sense is the following

I would be polite and explain to the police officer what happened, without being smart, evasive or give them an opportunity to think negatively.

that said IMHO has a 50/50

1> Cop assists and I'm on my way
2> Cop hands me a ticket

I've had 2 positive interactions with cops
1 traffic ticket I could not talk myself ...

are we:

1 Talking hypothetically
and
2 what did you say to the "hypothetical" Police Officer

my GPS, is mounted onto the screen,
occasionally I have to touch the screen (single press) to increase the volume, or choose a different route
I wonder if I could get a ticket for that ?

did OP have the GPS in a secure mount, or was it in his hand ?