Just been the victim of a violent road-rage attack, attempted assault by my
window (which he couldn't get thro) & criminal damage, fortunately with
witnesses all around & some known to the police.

My concern is a repeat attack - since he has demonstrated them befo
o I slow down for speed ridges, 30mph limit to 27-28mph & re-accelerate
---- I have to due to chronic spinal injuries, and so do others re jarring
---- he violently jumping up & down, punching "go on faster" & trying to ram
o Several incidents with other cars, if someone doesn't get out of his way
---- all screaming, slamming on the outside of his door & jumping up & down
---- forget the worst televised attack, this one is more frenzied & insane

Golf GTI 16V, anyone who doesn't race to get out of his way is attacked,
from my local parcelforce van (who get out of anyones way :-) to prams.

Revengeful - the two speed ridge incident were both in the same place,
but 4 months and over 15 months ago, and he raced after me on sight.

So...
o Need - Small handheld discrete digital videocamera for passenger
o Options - Mustek DV3000 or the ?larger? Trust 732AV

Both primitive but suitable.
Cheaper than Invertor + DVR + 1-4 fixed cameras in the car.

Enough to catch him if his punches to my head do come thro the glass,
he destroys another power wing mirror, attacks 70yr+ passenger, knife etc.

Q: Anyone used the above, do they offer 1-touch record?

Q: Anyone know of a similar camera with Video-IN?
---- so I can connect a fixed camera to it?
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Dorothy Bradbury

Q: Re cameras - a more innovative solution:

o Archos do a video-input capable recorder
---- chips + hard drive = tiny + low-power + vast recording capability
(start at journey start)

o Any video camera can be used I *think*
---- simple pinhole pointing diagonally behind me at the driver door &
windscreen

Hands free, cheap, quality digital video recording.
Usable portable backup/transfer hard drive for business use too re expenses.

For the price, it makes a useful DVR for a surveillance/witness app??
At least video witness on top of human witnesses if a repeat/revenge.
--
Dorothy Bradbury

If that fails try a Colt 45 that is sure to give the results you are after.

"dorothy.bradbury" wrote in message
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Q: Re cameras - a more innovative solution:

o Archos do a video-input capable recorder
---- chips + hard drive = tiny + low-power + vast recording capability
(start at journey start)

o Any video camera can be used I *think*
---- simple pinhole pointing diagonally behind me at the driver door &
windscreen

Hands free, cheap, quality digital video recording.
Usable portable backup/transfer hard drive for business use too re
expenses.

For the price, it makes a useful DVR for a surveillance/witness app??
At least video witness on top of human witnesses if a repeat/revenge.
--
Dorothy Bradbury

On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 14:44:27 +0100, "dorothy.bradbury"
Typedy Typed:

Enough to catch him if his punches to my head do come thro the glass,
he destroys another power wing mirror, attacks 70yr+ passenger, knife etc.

This guy has ****ed me off just reading about it, i would love to give
him a taste of his own medicine.

Hope you get the *******.. good luck, and be careful.


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I dont need a sig anyway

He's known to police, and I "can take it that he was on drugs".
Matter being dealt with, he's also done some other "events".

Astonishingly, the heated + power + painted wing mirror is just 89ukp.

However, I'll still do the Archos & Video Camera thing.
Got to get it confirmed it is "plug a standard camera in" & go.

If so the UK police & several businesses very interested:
o It is 4-5x cheaper for "on the spot loan deployment for repeat events"
---- so they can let 4-5x more people use them
o It has huge storage capability & low power use
---- other systems often let them down re capacity
o It is compact, and whilst not silicon, uses a laptop disk
---- laptop disks are often 4-5x the G capability of desktop

That latter point helps in cars, which can otherwise present problems
that a "spinning head" tape solution doesn't present re no head gap.
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Dorothy Bradbury