12-08-16, 09:00 PM
I started using one regularly 3 years ago. I got SMIDSYd on my 3 week old bike. The drivers immediate response was "you must have been going very fast because when I looked in my mirror there was nothing". Fortunately the biker behind me pointed out that I was stationary with both feet on the road when she chose to exceute her U-Turn. He then made a point of giving me his card in case I needed a witness and said if I emailed him he would send me the video. All of this was done in front of her.
All turned out well and the next day I got a call from her insurance who told me she had admitted liability and to go and get my bike fixed. But without the witness it would have been my word against hers and probably a 50/50 decision which would have left me with an excess, and not to mention massive insurance premiums for the next 5 years. So now the GoPro lives attached to the front of my screen. Hardly ever even look at the pics and never post them (unless its someone almost hitting a bike because they were texting on the road - and then I have no problem including the number plate).
All turned out well and the next day I got a call from her insurance who told me she had admitted liability and to go and get my bike fixed. But without the witness it would have been my word against hers and probably a 50/50 decision which would have left me with an excess, and not to mention massive insurance premiums for the next 5 years. So now the GoPro lives attached to the front of my screen. Hardly ever even look at the pics and never post them (unless its someone almost hitting a bike because they were texting on the road - and then I have no problem including the number plate).
Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.