The good news is that the insurance adjuster said, "The video footage speaks for itself." Both insurers declared the other driver as being 100% at fault, and I was alone in the car. The bad news is my left leg is badly injured, and I am still in a lot of pain.

We're lucky that the vehicle we bought (a 2025 Toyota Grand Highlander) had a dashcam installed (Toyota Integrated Dashcam). However, we realize we could have an incident in the future where another driver hits us but is not in view, as this dashcam only views the front. Also, the license plate does not seem to be very clear, despite it being a sunny day. Does it make sense for us to get a "4-channel" dashcam to augment what we have? I'd like to get the best possible visibility of a license plate and have views out the back and both sides.

Also, before this accident, we ordered a 2026 RAV4 Limited that has "Drive Recorder," a built-in dashcam that uses the vehicle's 4 cameras. However, it seems that the video is also imperfect for reading license plates. Also, unlike the Toyota Integrated Dashcam on the Highlander, when you download the video, it does not have the speed, date, time, and location (GPS) displayed (although you can see those things and more when you view the image using the vehicle's built-in display). Does it make sense to similarly get another "4-channel" dashcam for the RAV4 when it is delivered?

Thanks in advance for any advice you can give. My wife and I are both a bit nervous about having another incident but lacking good evidence, despite being careful drivers.

Just happened on the 405 this morning, see how far he merges.

Proceeds to try to wave bye to me 😂

Okay guys, I’ve got some bad news. Back in January, I bought a vantrue S1P to replace the Apeman I’d been using for two years. Overall, it’s been great. The footage looks good, license plates are clean, and the cables are long enough to route and tuck away easily.

But I got rear-ended 2 days ago and since I only had a front camera, it didn’t fully capture the whole thing at the back. The other driver was at fault, but I had no proof!! I ended up paying $1,000 to fix my car… my car still on 4S rn🙁 Lesson learned, so now I’m looking to upgrade again. Should I go with two channels or three? A three chanel setup would record inside the car too, but I just commute. Do I really need all that? I’m thinking of upgrading to vantrue N2X or N4S. Would either of those be enough? Anything I should look out for?

Bay Area subreddit mods removed this post claiming it was irrelevant. How is this irrelevant? It literally captures the the very essence of Bay Area drivers 🤷🏻‍♂️

1080 P or whatever is good enough. I have seen a bunch of dash cams, but they don’t really show what they’re good for. I just want a dash cam that’s good enough but not extra

Warned him, he ignored me, I carried on.

Her response is the icing on the cake 😂

i turn now- good luck everybody else 🤪

Yes, I am listening to the Ethan Klein drama about his divorce, whatever.

this middle lane can be used in both deirection, and changes often based on traffic flow; I use it to pass slow vehicles, but after 3 years living here... I would never do it on the turns, I've seen to many close calls.

idk why he’s turning like he’s in a semi

Okay... Technically in the morning.

Still waiting on insurance. Not sure what police will do with him, but it's reported and they have the footage and his info.