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Trust an Insurance Company's "Drive-Cam?"
ramen99 writes "Our new car insurance company offered us discounts for our teenage driver if we agree to install a 'drive-cam' that records driving habits and wirelessly transmits video footage to a 'neutral driving coach' for evaluation and comment. While this might be great to monitor a new teen driver, it will also monitor other adult drivers. The insurance company claims that they would never use any information obtained to consider changes in insurance rates, but that really sounds unbelievable. Would you give up your privacy to save some dough? Installation is free, and the camera mounts just under the rear-view mirror. Something seems fishy about this..." Especially when, according to a British insurance firm, computer engineers are most likely to crash (sent in by antdude).
Not if you put a PostIt note over it while you're driving.
"It's the height of ridiculousness to say for those 9 lines you get hundreds of millions."
Sometimes the media rewords things for a story, and the original meaning is inadvertently lost in the translation.
The actual statistic is that Microsoft engineers are responsible for most crashes.
The cheque is in the mail I won't cum in your mouth The insurance company would never use any information obtained to consider changes in insurance rates
My ism, it's full of beliefs.
Our new electronics company offered us discounts on our computer if we agree to install a 'surf-cam' that records computer usage habits and wirelessly transmits the data to a 'neutral computer coach' for evaluation and comment, to prevent falling victim to fraud or downloading viruses ...
I've had too many assholes hit my car, so it goes:
1) Me
2) Them
3) Others
4) Employees of anyone
5) Profit (?)
i work with truckies all day every day, and i can assure you it's because about 90% of them are morons who NEED constant monitoring. it's just like running a prep school [fragment]. while it'd be a valid whinge that they do get the shit end of the stick, all i say is, you should have paid more attention in class and avoided having to do shit house jobs like drive trucks because your a dumbass.
Hey Pot, have you met Kettle?
90% of the computer engineer crashes were due to the operator using emacs. When you need both hands and one foot just to save your file it doesn't leave a whole lot of resources dedicated to driving.
Monstar L
You have to think about the big picture here.
It's Monday morning after a weekend of hard rocking. The day is already a bit hazy because several elements of various substances are still floating around in your system.
While traveling a cozy 57mph in a 35mph zone some elderly guy in a walker leaps out of nowhere across the street during a possibly red'ish light.
The light was more maroon than anything.
This is a fairly serious accident, but it's important to note you really shouldn't stick around for something that was obviously not your fault. You reap what you sow or at least that is the passing comment you provide to the evil knievel elderly gentlemen.
In most circumstances this really shouldn't be a problem. However, cameras are funny things and it might be interpreted differently by others. There are just risks and unnecessary risks. Myself... I like to err on the side of caution.
"You should always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't come to yours." -- Yogi Berra
You don't have to use seatbelts if you drive your private conveyance on a private road. I too weep that my children won't know the joy of cheap high-octane gas made with lead.
Blar.
Especially when, according to a British insurance firm, computer engineers are most likely to crash
I don't buy that - how many computer engineers are women?
/ducks
My sister opened a computer store in Hawaii. She sells C shells by the seashore.
"breaking capability"
Well no wonder. Get a car that doesn't break all the time. Breaking cars are dangerous.