Totally depends on the model. Some record 24/7. Some on movement.
Some will overwrite the oldest files. Some will simply not record at all. On Tue, Feb 7, 2023 at 6:08 PM Chuck McCown via AF <af@af.afmug.com> wrote: > So do dash cams record continually whenever your car is turned on? > Do they write over memory? > > *From:* James Howard > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 7, 2023 3:35 PM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Missed me by that much > > > Record all your calls with them. My daughter made a left turn (she > thought she had a green arrow but wasn’t positive and told the cop and > insurance guy that) in front of a car that might have run a red light if > she was correct. It was a four lane street and the oncoming car by all > accounts including the driver was in the left lane. He hit the rear wheel > of my daughter’s Jeep in the crosswalk of the street she had turned into > (he came from the left lane, actually came across a lane to hit her in the > left lane of the street she had turned into). They pulled into the gas > station at the corner to get out of traffic (his suggestion). I came > because my daughter didn’t have proof of insurance in the Jeep so I ran > over to show that on my phone. The other guy comes out of his car and > knocks on my daughter’s window since it had started to rain and says “do > you happen to have any cigarettes, I don’t want to run to gas station in > the rain”. 17 year old daughter was driving. 15 year old sitting in > passenger seat (was reading a book when it happened so said she didn’t see > anything) was who the guy asked for cigs. Anyway, back to the story, he > tells the cop while I’m sitting there that he was going straight at the > intersection (nothing about turning) and was pretty sure he had a green > light. Cop says since they left the intersection he couldn’t write > anything for sure. You could see the pile of pieces in the crosswalk that > came off my daughter’s Jeep but he said there was no proof that it happened > there. There were skid marks but not definitive. Cop felt bad but I > understand he couldn’t state what he thought probably happened. So, > anyway, I check with gas station and they don’t have any cameras pointed at > the intersection so no footage. > > > > So to the reason for recording all calls from State Farm. I have State > Farm but because it was an older Jeep we don’t have collision coverage. > The other driver also had State Farm but had an almost new CRV and had full > coverage. Jeep was still sort of driveable (I ended up selling it for > $500) but the whole front end of CRV was hanging off. State Farm calls me > and asks to talk to my daughter. I sit next to her while she’s talking to > them. She tells them that she’s pretty sure she had a green arrow but > she’s not positive. State Farm talks to the other guy. State Farm calls > me back and says “your daughter is 85% at fault so you get nothing”. I > said wait a minute….. how is 85% her fault if the other guy came across 2 > lanes and told the cop on sight he was going straight, not turning? The > State Farm guy says “your daughter said she turned in front of him and he > had a green light”. I said that is completely false. I was sitting here > when she said she was pretty sure she had a green arrow. State Farm says > “the other driver stated that he had a green light and your daughter turned > in front of him”. So I said, “my 15 year old was reading a book in the > Jeep and said so rather than lying like this other driver. If she had said > that she saw the whole thing and my daughter had a green arrow would you > have said that was 2 stories against one?”. They didn’t say for sure but > it sounded like that would have affected it. So including getting no money > for the Jeep, my daughter also got that accident on her record and State > Farm raised our rates. I wish I could find a different company but they’ve > actually been decent other than that time. > > > > But….. again record the calls to them because they will lie about what you > tell them. Also, anybody that’s still suffering through my account here…. > Put dash cams in your cars. I put them in every vehicle we have after > that. Thankfully we haven’t been in any accidents since but I’ve actually > turned dash cam footage over to the cops twice now for accidents that > happened in front of us. > > > > Good luck with State Farm!! > > > > James > > > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Chuck McCown via AF > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 7, 2023 10:49 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > *Cc:* Chuck McCown <ch...@go-mtc.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Missed me by that much > > > > Good video. > > > > I am now faced with asking State Farm to make me whole with respect to the > crash. > > We have had bad experience with State Farm in the past. > > > > Any tips? > > > > > > > > *From:* Josh Luthman > > *Sent:* Monday, February 6, 2023 1:18 PM > > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Missed me by that much > > > > Watch the video. > > > > On Mon, Feb 6, 2023 at 2:52 PM Robert Andrews <i...@avantwireless.com> > wrote: > > two crumple zones hitting each other vs one crumple zone hitting a wall, > makes off the cuff sense to me... two old, non crumple zone, cars > hitting each other would seem like what it would take to get a 120 mph > impact. Those crumple zones make a monster difference... > > > > On 2/6/23 10:52, Josh Luthman wrote: > > Not correct, Bill :( > > > > On Mon, Feb 6, 2023 at 1:07 PM Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com > > <mailto:part15...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > There would be the difference between colliding with an "almost" > > immovable object (wall) versus colliding with a vehicle that has > > some semblance of a crush zone. I don't know how much that > > difference would be. > > > > > > bp > > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > > > On 2/6/2023 9:04 AM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > >> As I recall, mythbusters did the whole two cars head on vs one car > >> and an immovable wall. Seemed like there was no difference. > >> *From:* Brian Webster > >> *Sent:* Monday, February 6, 2023 9:25 AM > >> *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' > >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Missed me by that much > >> > >> Yes I would rather have a collision with another car at the > >> difference in speed than the combined speed of the two…. ____ > >> > >> ____ > >> > >> Brian____ > >> > >> ____ > >> > >> *From:*AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com > >> <mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com>] *On Behalf Of > >> *dmmoff...@gmail.com <mailto:dmmoff...@gmail.com> > >> *Sent:* Monday, February 6, 2023 9:54 AM > >> *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' > >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Missed me by that much____ > >> > >> ____ > >> > >> Huh….never heard them called Jersey Barriers before.____ > >> > >> Apparently the slope on the bottom is to make your tires ride up > >> so you redirect back into your own lane (though possibly flipped > >> over) whereas a flat wall might make you flip into the oncoming > >> lane. ____ > >> > >> Fun stuff.____ > >> > >> ____ > >> > >> *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> > >> <mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Robert > >> *Sent:* Friday, February 03, 2023 10:42 PM > >> *To:* af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com> > >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Missed me by that much____ > >> > >> ____ > >> > >> Same, california name for them. Always remembered that name from > >> the movie "Volcano"____ > >> > >> On 2/3/23 5:10 PM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote:____ > >> > >> Looks the same as Jersey barriers?____ > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone____ > >> > >> ____ > >> > >> On Feb 3, 2023, at 5:29 PM, Robert > >> mailto:i...@avantwireless.com wrote:____ > >> > >> surplus K rail, if you think they might make it over, > >> double it up... > >> > >> > >> > https://www.eiffeltrading.com/marketplace/traffic-barrier/barrier-wall/k-rail-barrier-wall > < > https://www.eiffeltrading.com/marketplace/traffic-barrier/barrier-wall/k-rail-barrier-wall > >____ > >> > >> On 2/3/23 9:19 AM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote:____ > >> > >> Yeah, sonotube filled with a rebar cage. Make a > >> picket fence of them. Cheaper than a cutover to a new > >> building. I have 576 strands feeding this shelter. > >> Or maybe I beam hammered in with a pile driver. ____ > >> > >> ____ > >> > >> Best Regards, > >> Chuck McCown > >> > >> McCown Technology Corporation > >> 8401 N Commerce Dr > >> Lake Point, Utah 84074 > >> 801-250-9503 Office > >> 435-830-4306 Cell > >> www.mccowntech.com <http://www.mccowntech.com> > >> www.microtrench.pro <http://www.microtrench.pro> > >> www.terabitnetworks.com > >> <http://www.terabitnetworks.com>____ > >> > >> ____ > >> > >> *From:*TJ Trout ____ > >> > >> *Sent:*Friday, February 3, 2023 10:08 AM____ > >> > >> *To:*AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group ____ > >> > >> *Cc:*Chuck McCown ____ > >> > >> *Subject:*Re: [AFMUG] Missed me by that much____ > >> > >> ____ > >> > >> I'm sure you could design some bollards that wouldn't > >> allow a tractor trailer through your fence 😁____ > >> > >> ____ > >> > >> On Fri, Feb 3, 2023, 8:34 AM Chuck McCown via AF > >> <af@af.afmug.com> wrote:____ > >> > >> I think we are going to install a larger shelter, > >> farther away from the I-80 ROW fence. Second > >> crash right there. First to come through the > >> fence. Car landed on our back up generator after > >> wiping out our fiber splicing trailer, dump > >> trailer and really nice powered reel trailer. ____ > >> > >> ____ > >> > >> Hope the kid had insurance. No seat belt. Head > >> wound but apparently no broken bones. ____ > >> > >> ____ > >> > >> *From:*Mark Radabaugh ____ > >> > >> *Sent:*Friday, February 3, 2023 7:27 AM____ > >> > >> *To:*AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group ____ > >> > >> *Subject:*Re: [AFMUG] Missed me by that much____ > >> > >> ____ > >> > >> I don’t see the brown stain marking where you were > >> standing before the car arrived. ____ > >> > >> ____ > >> > >> Mark____ > >> > >> ____ > >> > >> Mark Radabaugh____ > >> > >> Amplex____ > >> > >> 22690 Pemberville Rd____ > >> > >> Luckey, OH 43443____ > >> > >> 419-837-5015 x 1021____ > >> > >> 419-261-5996 cell____ > >> > >> mark@amplex.net____ > >> > >> ____ > >> > >> ____ > >> > >> ____ > >> > >> On Feb 3, 2023, at 7:55 AM, Chuck McCown via > >> AF <af@af.afmug.com> wrote:____ > >> > >> ____ > >> > >> ____ > >> > >> ____ > >> > >> > >> > >> <IMG_5468.JPG>____ > >> > >> ____ > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone____ > >> > >> -- > >> AF mailing list > >> AF@af.afmug.com > >> > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com < > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com>____ > >> > >> ____ > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > >> -- > >> AF mailing list > >> AF@af.afmug.com > >> > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com < > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com>____ > >> > >> -- > >> AF mailing list > >> AF@af.afmug.com > >> > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com < > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com>____ > >> > >> ____ > >> > >> > >> -- > >> AF mailing list > >> AF@af.afmug.com > >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > >> <http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com>____ > >> > >> ____ > >> > >> ____ > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> -- > >> AF mailing list > >> AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> > >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > >> <http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com> > >> > > -- > > AF mailing list > > AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> > > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > <http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com> > > > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > ------------------------------ > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > ------------------------------ > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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