Dash Cam Footage of Accident. What to Do with It?

Lhur91 on 01/01/2017 - 12:17
Last edited 01/01/2017 - 13:47

Hi All. I witnessed an accident occurring yesterday and would be happy to share the footage if it helps to defend the innocent driver. What would be the best way forward? Local paper? How can I share the footage with you guys?

Time: 11:50am
Date: Saturday 31/12/16
Location: Intersection of Hoxton Park Road and Webster Road, Liverpool NSW 2170
Vehicles involved: 2x Toyota Tarago white

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVupdjg14UU (ignore the time on the video. I knew it was wrong, but didn't know by how much)

Automotive

Comments

  • rompastompa on 01/01/2017 - 12:18
    +2

    Call your local police station and let them know you witnessed/have footage of the incident.

    Bare in mind, they may resolve the matter without making a police report (so no witness may be required).

    • tonyjzx on 01/01/2017 - 16:21

      Here's a few problems with this footage:

      1. look at the poor resolution, you can barely make out whats going on, which leads to…

      2. the footage is not a 'smoking gun'… the nature of that kind of accident does not need 3rd parties to corroborate.

      Its clear the party who T-boned the other van is at fault and no video is needed to make that determination.

      Therefore, OP should pack it up and mind his own business.

      The end.

      • hur91 on 01/01/2017 - 17:58

        The resolution is 1080p- it's just from far away. Is that what you meant?

      • affable on 02/01/2017 - 08:47
        +1

        Its clear the party who T-boned the other van is at fault and no video is needed to make that determination.

        Depends, maybe the other guy was running a red as the other vehicles in his direction were stopped at the lights.

        • Deridas on 02/01/2017 - 15:01

          All other traffic was stopped, I'd think the guy who GOT T-boned was at fault.

        • Expie on 02/01/2017 - 17:56

          Agreed. The collision was at 0:07, the light for the camera car changed at 0:11: given 4 seconds for the orange light it looks like the vehicle approaching from the left was entering the intersection on an early orange (and the guy behind him thought there was enough time, obviously), and the other vehicle jumped a very red light and got hit.

  • xoom on 01/01/2017 - 12:28
    +2

    ACA/Today tonight…. make some money out of it.

    /sarcasm

  • ptfff on 01/01/2017 - 12:30
    +2

    Next time, pull over and let them know you have the footage so they can get it from you later if they request/need it?

    • hur91 on 01/01/2017 - 12:32

      That did come to mind, but it's a divided road, I was on the other side, I had other passengers at the time, and I guess I wasn't motivated enough to come back.

  • holdenmg on 01/01/2017 - 12:31

    Make a police report yourself.

    Make a copy of the SD Card in case they want you to surrender it.

    Keep a copy of the footage and the report you lodge.

  • Diji1 on 01/01/2017 - 12:36
    -3

    No

  • airzone on 01/01/2017 - 12:38
    +10

    facebook dash cam owners of australia group.

  • holdenmg on 01/01/2017 - 12:47
    +1

    Based on:
    http://www.snarl.com.au/incidents/single/277826
    it doesn't appear there are "other" cameras on that intersection.

    So your footage might be unique and exclusive.

    Odd that the incident times vary, but may be a gap between actuality and reporting.

    • hur91 on 01/01/2017 - 13:34
      +1

      Thanks for this. The time on my dashcam was wrong, and that 11:50am time seems about right. I'll update the post.

  • [Deactivated] on 01/01/2017 - 12:55

    I think in the future there will be a website where citizens sell footage even to law enforcement. If I was Rupert Murdoch or such, I'd be striking deals with houses on strategic street corners to take security footage. In so many crimes these days, it's business or domestic footage that is the best lead. I think it should be commercial as there are running costs and effort involved. Yeah, I'm loopy, but if there was a google map/streetview equivalent with gps and timestamped public footage of dashcams and security cameras for a fee it would be incredibly successful

    • holdenmg on 01/01/2017 - 13:03

      1984 just arrived. lol

      • [Deactivated] on 01/01/2017 - 13:22

        I don't think so. Anyone going Christmas shopping would have already been filmed countless times. The ability to take public security or dashcam footage already exists. It's just a matter of organising or commercialising it so that more people take footage for a constructive purpose. As more and more cars get dashcam cameras, why wouldn't they be the single best resource for missing person cases or witnessing party accidents.
        You should also consider that the exact same equivalent already tracks so much of your online behaviour, be it shopping patterns or Brandis' metadata.

        • holdenmg on 01/01/2017 - 13:33
          +1

          Yes, I understand.

          But, by the same token, what would stop people bidding for and owning and then suppressing said content contrary to their (own) interests.

          But, I guess what you are talking about or hoping for is fair restitution for the common benefit.

        • tonyjzx on 01/01/2017 - 16:18

          I dont want to live in the dystopian future that Frugal Rock wants. Then again mental health surely is an issue we should be tackling as seen by people like this.

        • [Deactivated] on 01/01/2017 - 16:27

          @tonyjzx:
          It looks like 2017 isn't going to be your year of punctuation, after all. I'll leave my mental health diagnoses to literates, thanks.

        • tonyjzx on 01/01/2017 - 16:32
          +1

          @Frugal Rock:

          Dont point out nothing though. I think people already know that falling back onto punctuation isnt really an argument at all. That sort of thing was old 5 years ago and yet its something you want to make new in 2017.

  • StewBalls on 01/01/2017 - 15:14
    +1

    Vehicles involved: 2x Toyota Tarago white

    Hmmm??? How many claimants, er I mean victims?

    The greenslip insurers might pay handsomely for this one…

  • tonyjzx on 01/01/2017 - 15:19
    -4

    delete it and get on with your life

    the end

    • hur91 on 01/01/2017 - 17:54
      +2

      I don't want anything out of it; I just wanted to help someome who might be in need.

  • Clear on 01/01/2017 - 18:18
    +1

    Now you need to submit it to Dashcam Owners Australia.

  • HeWhoKnows on 02/01/2017 - 17:14
    -2

    Best advice: MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS! seriously!

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