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Where I live it is illegal to use dashcams for this purpose, whether on cars or bicycles. If you do it and give another reason that's fine, but it will still no
by alpaca128 6y ago
Where I live it is illegal to use dashcams for this purpose,
whether on cars or bicycles. If you do it and give another
reason that's fine, but it will still not be accepted as
evidence in court. The rarity of good bike lanes does not
improve the situation either.
- recursive 6y agoWhy on earth would it be illegal to use a dash cam for your own protection?
- mstade 6y agoI can't speak for the parent poster but here in Sweden it required a ruling by the Supreme Court to determine that dash cams should be legal. Until then the footage was inadmissible as evidence, as far as I'm aware, because it was effectively seen as illegal surveillance.
- maurits 6y agoSwitzerland has stringent privacy rules, including in what other countries would consider 'public' space. Sorry, no English: [1] [1]: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/fr/home/protection-des-donnees/technologien/videoueberwachung/explications-sur-la-videosurveillance-au-moyen-de-cameras-embarq.html https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/fr/home/protection-des-donn...