The Chainlink

shoot that bad driver that almost ran you off the road...

...with your helmet cam.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12334486

 

 

Views: 82

▶ Reply to This

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by RyanG on February 1, 2011 at 12:16pm
If money was no object, I'd have at least 2 (if not more) GoProHD cams on my person to document my ride. The next move on the chess board is plate masking, something speeders are already doing. This works great when you capture the plate or face, otherwise it may be dismissed.
Permalink Reply by igz on February 1, 2011 at 12:21pm

a good solution for 'he said she said' arguments against possibly road raged drivers, like the pritzker case

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on February 1, 2011 at 12:32pm

The cycling organisation CTC says the more people cycle, the safer it becomes, as drivers become used to watching out for bicycles. The organisation says there has been a 91% increase in cycling in London alone since 2000, while casualties have dropped by a third.

However, there are still around 17,000 injuries a year and 104 deaths in 2009, the latest year that official figures are available for.

 

I sure hope this is just a case of a very poorly written article and  those are worldwide figures, or at least UK-wide, and not London stats.

Permalink Reply by jlj on February 1, 2011 at 12:49pm

Just be careful not to record a police officer.

 

http://gizmodo.com/5553765/are-cameras-the-new-guns

Permalink Reply by Joe TV on February 1, 2011 at 1:25pm

If I'm not mistaken, it is illegal to record the audio of a person without their knowledge in Illinois.  Video is still legal.  

 

If you are unaware of the current crackdown on public recording, that gizmodo article seems like a good primer.  

John L. Jensen said:

Just be careful not to record a police officer.

 

http://gizmodo.com/5553765/are-cameras-the-new-guns

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on February 1, 2011 at 6:21pm
I'd be interested to hear whether anyone in Illinois besides Chris Drew has been charged with illegal recording before calling it a "crackdown."

Joe TV said:

If I'm not mistaken, it is illegal to record the audio of a person without their knowledge in Illinois.  Video is still legal.  

 

If you are unaware of the current crackdown on public recording, that gizmodo article seems like a good primer.  

John L. Jensen said:

Just be careful not to record a police officer.

 

http://gizmodo.com/5553765/are-cameras-the-new-guns

Permalink Reply by jlj on February 2, 2011 at 10:51am

Four cases prosecuted in Illinois.

http://www.myjournalcourier.com/articles/illinois-28482-court-aclu....

H3N3 said:

I'd be interested to hear whether anyone in Illinois besides Chris Drew has been charged with illegal recording before calling it a "crackdown."

Joe TV said:

If I'm not mistaken, it is illegal to record the audio of a person without their knowledge in Illinois.  Video is still legal.  

 

If you are unaware of the current crackdown on public recording, that gizmodo article seems like a good primer.  

John L. Jensen said:

Just be careful not to record a police officer.

 

http://gizmodo.com/5553765/are-cameras-the-new-guns

Permalink Reply by igz on February 3, 2011 at 9:15am
too lazy too research at the moment too, but isnt general recording in public acceptable as long as its not a cop? and not being used for a proper film?
Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on February 3, 2011 at 9:25am
Thanks!

jlj said:

Four cases prosecuted in Illinois.

http://www.myjournalcourier.com/articles/illinois-28482-court-aclu....

H3N3 said:

I'd be interested to hear whether anyone in Illinois besides Chris Drew has been charged with illegal recording before calling it a "crackdown."

Joe TV said:

If I'm not mistaken, it is illegal to record the audio of a person without their knowledge in Illinois.  Video is still legal.  

 

If you are unaware of the current crackdown on public recording, that gizmodo article seems like a good primer.  

John L. Jensen said:

Just be careful not to record a police officer.

 

http://gizmodo.com/5553765/are-cameras-the-new-guns

Permalink Reply by Michael Perz on February 3, 2011 at 4:56pm
It isn't just cops. If I recall correctly, Illinois requires consent of the recorded regardless of who they may be.

iggi said:
too lazy too research at the moment too, but isnt general recording in public acceptable as long as its not a cop? and not being used for a proper film?
Permalink Reply by Duppie on February 3, 2011 at 5:48pm
The cop thingy has been discussed more than once here on Chainlink

iggi said:
too lazy too research at the moment too, but isnt general recording in public acceptable as long as its not a cop? and not being used for a proper film?
Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on February 3, 2011 at 5:55pm

Thanks for doing the footwork to find some supporting info Serge.

 

I'd like to read just one article on this topic that just presents the facts and isn't clearly intended to use overdramatization and overstatement to outrage.

Headline:

75-Year Prison Sentence for Taping the Police?

Body:

That's up to 75 years in prison for breaking a law Allison did not know existed, and which he violated in the name of protecting himself from what he saw as an injustice.

 

One might easily conclude the guy is rotting in jail with a 75 year sentence and not bother to read further.

 

Serge Lubomudrov said:

More here.

RSS

Groups

© 2008-2016   The Chainlink Community, L.L.C.   Powered by

Disclaimer  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service