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Not Signaling a Real Danger A new study done in the USA says that not using, or improperly using turn signals is responsible for as many as 2 million crashes annually. According to research by the Society of Automotive Engineers, drivers either neglect to use their signals when changing...

I found this from TPS. http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/newsreleases/pdfs/23722.pdf

I found this from TPS. http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/newsreleases/pdfs/23720.pdf

Moto Crashes on the Rise It’s not much of a leap of logic to realize that with the arrival of Spring, motorcycle crashes are on the rise. This happens every year around this time – more bikes on the road equals more bikes involved in crashes. Although what’s bothersome about this is that...

In the most simple of terms...I agree with you and it's a good thing neither of us live in London, England which hosts more CCTV cameras than any other city. They do little to prevent crime but because of them, they greatly succeeded in capturing criminals. The question really does come down to...

In part Rob. I didn't say that fatalities are increasing. I said crashes are. In fact fatalities have steadily decreased in Canada over the past decade. Crashes however have increased. Car makers have made their products more...crashable and survivable. National, provincial and even municipal...

In my article, I stated that the recording would set on a loop only recording the previous 5min unless a crash occurs in which case it then records an additional 15min. So really...a total of 20min.

If you read my article again, you will realize that the primary point is to help determine that What, How and Why of a crash. I further went on to add additional ways in which such systems could benefit. Perhaps you should re-read the quote I provided from a medical practitioner stating that it...

Of course you haven't....because the average person doesn't use them.

You are on public roads driving a vehicle, which is a privilege not a right, subject to public scrutiny. Or should we not go out in public with all those CCTV cameras around?

The point is to assist in determining what went wrong. Once that's established, ways can be found for improvements. There was a time when seat belts weren't required either but much data was collected in researching how they could help save future lives (including video) and eventually they...

Ahhh yes...I've seen this video. Thanks for clearing that up.

Forgive my ignorance but what's the reference to Ragu mean?

I have two digital cameras in my car and I hit record every time I drive. One points forward out the windshield, the other one points back at me and covers in interior of the car. If the footage can be provided to your ER team quickly enough it may. But like I said in the article, it could...

No no...my opinion in this case isn't from the point of view of 'surveillance' but rather as an important tool in crash scene investigation, research, training and assisting the medical community. I was simply throwing out that Mirrors and seatbelts weren't always present on on vehicles and they...