Despite surge in the number of drivers investing in dash cams and many insurers now accepting footage as part of the insurance claim process, a leading road safety organisation has cautioned that the technology may not lead to an increase in prosecutions for dangerous driving.
In fact IAM RoadSmart has voiced concerns that as police spend more resources analysing dash cam footage it may lead to a further decrease in the number of visible traffic patrol officers.
The charity has cited the poor quality and restricted viewpoint provided by dash cams, as well as inconsistencies between the various police forces over accepting footage as evidence, as being a cause for continued scepticism regarding the usefulness of dash cams in combating dangerous driving.
Neil Grieg, director of policy and research at IAM RoadSmart said, ”IAM RoadSmart is calling for consistent national guidelines on the standard of dash cam footage required for prosecutions, what the police will do with it and how to submit it in the correct way. Our members are very supportive of high profile policing but it takes time for police to evaluate the footage, decide what to follow up, trace the driver, serve paperwork and then obtain a successful prosecution within legal time limits. Our main concern is that dash cams must not become a replacement for fully trained officer undertaking high profile roads policing."
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