Hazzards of night driving !

[richard_smith237]

The Wifi connectivity to the Dash-cam is not instantaneous - it will take about a minute to connect and view files.

When the cam is connected via WiFi does it send a file continuously i.e. to my smart fone ?

No... You have to log into the Wifi specifically. The reason for this is that if you were permanently logged into the Dash-Cam Wifi you wouldn't receive your data (i.e. 3G etc).

As mentioned by thailandforumaddict above... accessing the Recordings can be a little 'clunky' and take a minute (or more). For some simply watching the screen on the Cam may be easier, especially for those of a more nervous nature who are more susceptible to panic after an accident or when pulled over by the BiB.

To look at Files Normal operation involves:

1) Logging into the Dash-Cam Wifi (as you would with any Wifi network).

2) Opening the BlackVue App on your phone.

3) Selecting the File you wish to view (or watching 'Live' images).

4) Selecting a File to download to your phone.

(you can set the Cam to record in 1min, 2min or 3min files)

[seedy]

Thanks Richard. My thought was to keep a record on the fone full time. When I get to destination, and no incidents, erase from fone and start over when beginning another leg of the journey.

[Jaggg88]

I very rarely drive at night... usually because I've consumed wine or a beer with dinner. I guess that in Thailand many others driving at night have consumed !

This means at night my Wife drives (no alcohol consumption)... She's been driving in Bangkok since she was 15, She's never performed a test yet somehow has a licence - I'm astonished, but thats the way it is here. How many people (Thai's) driving in Thailand have actually taken a lesson or a half decent test? If your Wife drives, did she ever take a test? your Thai friends ? and really how good was that test anyway?

When alone I get a taxi - this poses its own lottery of 'get home safely'... 10% of the time the taxi ride home makes me feel a dash uncomfortable - Taxi driver issues, safety etc has been discussed extensively in other threads - from my point of view sometimes taxi drivers are down right dangerous... a necessary negative when living here ?... probably..

Anyway.... back to my point... My Wife's driving isn't terrible, but its 'Thai' driving if that makes any sense without seeming like a Thai basher (it makes sense to me, I've lived here most of my adult life). I do see some common issues - sense of space being the greatest issue... many seem to 'hold' in the blind spot of another car and generally seem not to predict possible / potential events. This could be said of Thai's walking around in the street. Spatial awareness of others seem be lacking over here more so than many other capital cities (I mention capital cities only because we must compare like for like - there is no point comparing Bkk to my quiet little UK countryside village).

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Slightly off topic: Lets Face it - As a Western Male in Thailand any topic on driving standards is likely to either end up as racist or sexist. I've had the 'sexist' conversations with taxi drivers throughout Asia... I've had the 'racist' conversation with other countrymen regarding the standard of driving in pretty much every country outside of the UK. We Brits think we poop rose petals when it comes to driving standards, for the most part the driver education the majority Western countries is rather decent - again, not a bash against Thailand, just a point many would agree with.

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I would like to be fair.. Accidents happen anywhere. In the UK a very close friend driving to her work place (a Primary School) had a an accident. The Van driver had exceeded hours, in court later testified that he was also using his radio and simply did not make the corner. The ensuing head on collision took my dear friends life less than 2 months after she was married.

A tragedy can strike anywhere at any time.... BUT: Without wishing to bash driving in Thailand which seems impossible because we are discussing driving in Thailand !!... I see some very silly things happening here. Some extreme carelessness, so absolute stupidity. I've tried to counter as much of this as possible by not riding bikes and by driving solid cars. But, I see lorries making a turn in Bangkok, sometimes they go a little too fast, I've seen reports of the Container Truck tipping over.. The lorry not stopping...

Again, in the Interest of 'Balance' - one of the aspects I do enjoy about driving in Thailand... The lack of 'direct aggression'... by that I mean horn blasting, hand signals, people shouting at each other etc... That said, I consider people quite aggressive drivers, blocking others, deliberately not giving way, cutting people off... Driving here really is a social enigma...

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So.. Big Question: Is it Safe? Night time? - IMO Well much less so, especially outside of the city / town... in town the speeds are slow enough (usually) not to create major life threatening issues when in another car... Outside of the town, cars travel fast which means when drunk, dangerous...

Thus: In the Day time... visibility is generally clear enough to maintain safe awareness.

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Digressing a little.. A bin lorry didn't stop in the UK recently. For reasons of balance this must also be mentioned. The Bin Lorry killed 6 people... See! accidents happen anywhere...

However - The big question really is: How much more likely is it that something like this has a serious effect on my [or your] life here in Thailand compared to living back home (where you came from our could be).

The big difference between Thailand and the UK is around 1760 (2013) ppl die on the roads in the UK whereas 25,000+ die per year in Thailand, so its not about accidents happen everywhere its about you're more likely to die in a road accident in Thailand. The two countries have similar population numbers and the UK has more vehicles.