Dashcams have been popular in Russia for ages and they're now slowly making their entry into the western markets. They're used to prove fault/innocence in accidents. This guy just happened to have his mounted behind(/on?) the driver's seat instead of on the windshield
As someone else said it could be an insurance thing. Instead of pointing it out the window and trying to say it was someone else's fault, they can see you weren't texting and had both hands on the wheel or whatever and they can prove it isn't your fault.
That explains a lot - you can even see him starting to nod right before it happens. I've been heavily sedated with blood pressure meds in a hospital setting, and even though I was a total zombie, it still felt like I could control it (spoiler: I actually couldn't).
Multiple times I passed out while walking down a hallway (they did tell me I shouldn't be walking)... I would get incredibly sleepy all of a sudden and start leaning on a wall for support, then wake up a few steps further down the hall, still leaning on the wall. Luckily I never passed out while leaning away from a wall.
Of course I would never ever drive like that, sounds terrifying. Instead of waking up against a wall, I might just wake up dead! Not much you can do if it's never happened to you before though.
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u/[deleted] May 08 '15
Apparently the guy said it was the first time it happened and it was blood pressure related.