One of the many tools drivers can attach to their car is a dash camera. Dash cameras are typically installed on the front and back of cars, but some cars may have them installed on their sides – ensuring drivers record accidents from all angles.
Many modern cars are already equipped with dash cams. Some are just used when backing out, but others may provide crash avoidance systems. Do these cameras help in an auto accident? Here’s what you should know:
Dash cams could protect you from liability for damages
If you’re in a car accident, it can sometimes be hard to know who’s at fault, especially if there are no other witnesses or cameras – unless you have your own. The other party may claim that you were the cause of the collision. If this happens, your camera may be key evidence that proves them wrong, preventing insurance fraud, raising insurance premiums and quickly resolving an accident claim.
Depending on what kind of dash cam you have, you may have a constant feed that details everything that happened following up to an accident. The camera may provide details about how fast you were going, what lights you stopped at and if you were following traffic safety laws. Likewise, it may even show the very moment another driver caused an accident.
Your dash camera is there to validate your side of an accident. If you’re involved in a wreck, it can help prove that you’re actually the victim – no matter what the other driver says. That can help you get the compensation you are rightfully due.
