Roadhawk in-car camera GPS and black box system

speedbird1 · Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 7:41 pm Post subject:

Seems like a great bit of kit this Darren, my concern would be the likelyhood of finding a switched ignition live up behind my mirror, and having a convertible the chance of using the head linning is somewhat limited.

Are you familiar with any thing along these lines that could go behind the grill therefore requiring them to be weatherproof?

A good review by the way.
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Darren · Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 7:50 pm Post subject:

TED21 · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 01, 2009 Posts: 4

Hi, just a point, the recorded files are date & time stamped. You just need to press the record button in/on the main screen when the view screen is open.

Darren · Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 6:08 pm Post subject: Re: RH-1 date stamp

Nightline · Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 12:16 am Post subject: Roadhawk - RH1

I have been using one for a week now and it has its good points and a couple of bad ones too. I drive at night delivering urgent spares to Field Engineers, either direct to their vehicles or into designated exchange points.
The quality and clarity of the film is good even in dark and poor weather conditions. I have been using a 4mb card set on VGA and 30fps as I was unsure of the amount of time a 2mb card might give me and I have found this was more than adequate to cover an 8 hour shift with room to spare.

I am able to review my nights work at the end of each shift and confirm Delivery times and highlight problem deliveries. This will always be useful when a client claims a delivery was not made or was late.

I have it rigged so that it records constantly and not just when the ignition is on, so that everything that happens during a run is captured, even when I stop for my daily Mcbacon Roll & Coffee for breakfast.

It has recorded several instances of driver stupidity namely by Taxi's ( Who'd have believed it ) overtaking on the inside, driving through red lights and cutting me up at road junctions. There was also an instance when I was stopped at an exchange and a car drove into the garage and parked up opposite me with 4 up. After watching me for a while the driver opened his window and asked me what I was doing, they were suitably informed and then drove away, as well as having to be aware of whats happening around me when making deliveries, its good to have a back up of any unusual events in case something ever does go wrong.

Despite adjusting the settings every day to try and find the right balance and due to the nature of the poor road surfaces the camera constantly runs into Shock Mode and whilst it does record everything its all in little bits and not a continuous stream.

All in all its a good bit of kit, it provides photographic evidence of all deliveries & collections made and if as they say in the adverts that it can cut the cost of my insurance ( The Jury is still out on that one ) then its well worth the cost.

DennisN · Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 9:14 am Post subject: Re: Roadhawk - RH1

Darren · Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 11:57 am Post subject: Re: Roadhawk - RH1

Nightline · Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 5:45 pm Post subject: Response to Dennis N & Darren

Dennis
You can I believe save the videos onto your computer and destroy them at your convenience, that way you only need the one card and you can clear it every day.

Darren
I am aware that the video runs in 5 minute sections, however the problem I have been encountering is that unless I was driving on the motorway the system kept reverting to Shock Mode. I have, with consultation with Dogcam reset the values to try and alleviate this problem and hopefully tonight will finally sort the problem out, failing that I will probally sell it and look for a straight forward Incar Video cam.

Darren · Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 5:48 pm Post subject: Re: Response to Dennis N & Darren

itilley · Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 10:57 am Post subject:

Is this the easy answer (expensive) to Speed Camera Spotting as the Google Map shows the point where the camera is on the recorded video?
Interesting Device.
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TieJustice · Lifetime Member Joined: Mar 24, 2005 Posts: 66

first nice bit of kit and very handy for those idiots that are trying to make foals clams buy slamming there brakes on for no resign. seen this before but at Xdriven and if you look around it's under £172.00.
good luck if you what one before Xmass this year. Shocked

Darren · Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 3:17 pm Post subject:

Be aware that those offering this cheaper are not always offering the same accessories, eXpansys do not include the suction mount for example.

Be sure to check what you are getting before you grab that bargain.
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mshah · Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:41 am Post subject:

I've just been catching up with this product and the discussion and I'm really keen on buying this. Although I do not intentionally speed, I don't constantly stare at my speedo so I'm sure I've drifted up slightly from the speed limit from time to time*.

What happens if someone else causes an accident e.g. they pull out from a parked position into my path. But the device caught me during one of these times of slightly speeding. E.g. it said I was doing 31 mph in a 30 mph area. If the video clearly showed that the accident would have still happened had I been going 30 mph, then could the courts still turn it around on me by saying that it was caused because I was speeding?

Any thoughts or opinions?

* I've been driving for 12 years with no accidents and no speeding fines so I do consider myself a safe and cautious driver. I personally think I'm driving safer by keeping my eyes on the road and not on the speedo (even if that means I do go a couple mph over the limit at times).

mshah · Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:53 am Post subject:

Also, does anyone have the physical dimensions of this unit? TIA

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