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Ah, but do you, consciously or subconsciously, ride in a way more likely to irritate people because you know you have the protection of the camera?
I don't have a camera and have never had a piggy-wiggy deny my friend request like @Clockwise so I'd say a camera makes you more likely to get into confrontations. Anecdotally of course. But that makes it true.
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I recon I most likely change the way I ride because of mood rather than because of the 'protection' of my cameras. I'm also very aware that any footage showing others' behaviour on the road would also put mine under scrutiny at the same time. I don't think that would be particularly helpful to any anecdotal situation if I got into trouble through no fault of my own but was shown to be confrontational or reckless on the rest of the footage.
I do see your point though, but whilst I film all my rides, (front and rear bike mounted cameras) I really don't want to be 'that guy' yelling and screaming about minor perceived infractions just because I've got personal cctv. It just makes me feel a little bit more secure, knowing the footage will be there, just in case. -
Ah, but do you, consciously or subconsciously, ride in a way more likely to irritate people because you know you have the protection of the camera?
Let me rephrase this.
Ah, but do you, consciously or subconsciously, ride in a way more likely to irritate people because you know you have the protection of the helmet?
matteroftaste
edscoble
I got left hooked four years ago and despite having numerous witnesses around, none were willing to testify and I lost out majorly.
I record my rides because footage is impartial and I do feel that burden of proof falls on cyclists all to often.
I don't look for conflict, upload to YouTube or consider myself a road warrior at all. In fact, in a couple of occasions aggressive road users have calmed down sharpish and behaved a lot safer around me after having been informed their actions are being recorded.
Ymmv and all that but I for one feel better knowing that I can provide footage should anything happen.