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I am about to order the dash cam Jon showed in his first link, the BrickHouse View-I™ Dual Car Camera. I like the idea of CYA.
With respect to the previous post, I agree for the most part. I would like to point out however, that not everyone here has their Prevost as a toy, nor is everyone here loaded. Of course that makes it even MORE important to have adequate insurance, and I would once again like to thank Skiffer and POG for helping me get covered by National Interstate! :)
Yankee, I was talking about the investments that many Poggers have plainly made in their awesome coaches which make me both me and my 21 year old bus jealous. Did not mean anything derrogatory by the 'toy' remark. In fact, I bet that most POG owners use their bus for business. After many years I still get a big grin every time I drive mine, which is why I think of it as a big toy.
Bryan
Bryan, no offense taken at all. I know what you mean, some of those newer coaches are very nice. Honestly though, I LOVE my older coach, it's simple and simply beautiful to me. If we didn't live fulltime, I'd consider her my toy as well, but she is so much more to me, and brings me joy to drive her as well, when I get the chance.
I have to say, having been on the recieving end while driving my Bus has made me a more careful and considerate driver. Not all the time but enough to understand.
I also am not always the best bus driver as well but I make the effort. When I am driving the Bus I have to remind my self I'm not in my truck or sports car, so I don't have the same accelleration, stopping ability, and manuvering. I can't hide in traffic. I stick out.
One mistake and everyone around me will be thinking, ' another 80 year A--hole, there should be a law.'
So, you can't be right , no matter what you do , therefore you have to be overly cautious.
Driving a shiny bus kind of makes you an easy target.
Gary D you are so right. It is like someone painted a Bullseye on your butt.
Jon- Which camera did you buy ? I'll save myself the shopping and just get the one you got. Was it the first one you posted from Brickhouse or another ?
I have to dig up the info. The first one was a dud. It did not work, and then the software wasn't available so I got my money back and went with a cheaper, simpler one. I just got thru driving 653 miles so I am about to have an adult beverage and collapse for the night. My day started at 2:00 AM.
Havent bought the dash-cam yet. In response to LA and Yankee. We have had a 2001, 2002, a 2000 model year 45ft coaches in that order, but we are thoroughly enjoying our 1992 Bus. Its quicker, and as a 40 footer, its nimble and with the solid front axle no abnormal steer tire wear, Yeh! "-)))), and it easy to fix-no computer. And,,, we have room in the garage ahead and more importantly behind the coach for STUFF.
Jon
I know you don't drive at night but how well do these cameras work for night driving? Anyone know?
Define night Greg........As every ball breaker in POG knows my day of driving may start at 2 or 3 AM. Even if details visible in daylight are not caught by the camera when it is dark out, the camera does pick up lights. The biggest factor that motivated me to stick a camera on the dash was the idiot that just had to pull in front of me, about 15 feet from my front bumper and then for whatever reason chose to spike the brakes. I am sure the camera will record not only his tail lights, but because of my headlights the car I am about to run over will also show.
I guess I will have to play back a section of the data recorded in the dark to see how much detail it shows.
I was thinking that the dash lights reflecting off the windshield would cause poor to no video.