Spy Review

The in-car camera designed by Roadscan called Roadcam sounds like a great deal since you will be able to record what happens just prior to an accident and a few short seconds afterwards. This small device is actually just a box with a lens and a record button. Of course, all the fancy stuff inside is the heart of the in car camera costing around £395 or more. Is this Video Event Data Recorder really worth the money?

Well, from what I have read, it seems the Roadcam will in fact record the behaviour of the driver such as erratic driving, hard braking, or other factors that register behaviour that is different than the configured settings which will then trigger the camera to start videoing.

Okay, this sounds great, right? If you notice that a driver on the road is driving strangely and you brake to avoid the person in front of you making you rear end them by stopping quickly and the camera starts to record because of the change in driver’s behaviour, then its all fine, but, on the other hand, what if you do not anticipate the accident coming and your driving behaviour does not change at all, before you are sideswiped by on coming vehicle?

From what I can tell, this camera will only help you in the case of an accident if you are running the video camera the entire time you are on the road. However, you can at least learn the mistakes you are making while driving by watching the video and learning what is triggering the camera. Becoming a caution and more aware driver is the only benefit I really see with this RoadCam in car camera, unless you can foretell the future and know when to hit your brakes or other behaviour that will trigger the camera prior to the accident.

The company also has a dual lens version called the EnvisionCam.