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Warning: DIGESETT rips off again at the Playero traffic light in Sosua
Me too, 2 dashcams actually, clearly visible for all scumbags...
And when they stop me I show them the dashcam(s) and explain they are recording all the time, also sound...
I also have this "car document" always close by...
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Speaking of Jackrabbits I had some moron on a fairly new moto (with a passenger) in Puerto Plata try to get a jump on the light as I came through the intersection. It was still red for him but he was revving the motor and maybe his hand slipped on the clutch lever.
His front wheel and fender hit the back tire of my SUV.
No damage to my car and I didn't even stop - his front fender was bent down onto his tire forcing him to push to the side of the road - his payment for acting a fool - life lesson
Just bought one.....Amazon....w/ a mirror holder
Hopefully saves some trouble one day....
I'm always interested in seeing what others have decided best meets their needs. Posts like this would be super informative if it included a link to item being referenced. ;-)
It depends on your needs.
A real dashcam is a must-have for western countries, as it will also display the km/h ( very intresting in case of an accident ).
Here in the dr i hardly bother with the dashcam, and instead use a wide-angled sports camera, a go-pro clone, very cheap ( 20$). It came with 23 thousand attachements, and a water proof case( nice if you are going to the beach), so i just stick it on my dash board or windscreen, when i go out. They have dashcam modes, so they record by segments of 3 minutes ( so you dont have to go through tons of footage to find The moment ) and they dont write over moments in time when there are sudden decceralations.
https://www.amazon.com/Crosstour-Un...&qid=1550937275&sr=1-7&keywords=Sports+camera
This is the one I use. Except I got it on a discount day
Trying to lead me into the swamp ??
where I'll get ambushed for my stupidity???
haha
Given the cut-throats that lurk here -- I'm wary
here is what I bought .... others may differ... I know nothing about these things
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-ab&q=dash+cam+trekpow+by+abox
With a separate mirror clip
I drive through that intersection at least four times per day. They have been out there almost every day for the last two months. They are writing tickets to everyone, not just gringo tourists. In between ticket writing they are helping tourists cross the street which is great thing for a tourist town. If one of the officers has their hand out you had better stop or your going to get a ticket. Regardless of what color the light is or what color your skin is.
i don't understand the sentence in connection with the basic idea of the subject: "to defend yourself against fictitious offences (which by the way are also a punishable offence) and not to buy yourself out of them".
should i understand the sentence in such a way that we should stop that we don't get a ticket
or
pay for a ticket no matter if the traffic light was green?
did you ever get a ticket that not was correct at that intersection, and paid it?
we just got a new one installed:
https://www.amazon.com/Baosity-Engl...9440&sr=8-2&keywords=seventy+mai+dash+cam+pro
that thing actually talks out loud. "beware of a vehicle ahead". i think i just lost the job of nagging miesposo when he drives
aranoid:it also tells you when the cars in front of you start to move at the lights.
with this the old camera will go to the back to have that covered. the other car only has dash cam in the front, second in line to upgrade.
Actually yes, I have received a ticket at that intersection. Seatbelt violation which at the time I thought was complete BS. It was one of my first visits here and the rental car's belt wouldn't fasten. I showed the officer and they just shrugged and wrote the ticket. I paid it.
I've also received a ticket at 12:30am leaving the parking lot at an airport in America. The officer claimed I was speeding but I know for a fact, it was another car that had just sped past me that triggered his radar. Same deal, got the ticket and paid it.
The tickets might not be fair but I don't think they are strictly targeting tourists.
In all the years dealing with Amet or Digesett whatever they want to call themselves, I have never been shaken down and have only been stopped when I was actually in the wrong, I may not have liked it but, every time it really was my fault. The Policia nacional is another story, They were always looking to make a few bucks by stopping the gringos whenever possible but not so with the Digiset. I was never written a summons except one time in Santiago about 8 years ago, So I really dont believe they are trying to single out tourists, especialy in Sosua, They stop way more Dominicans than Tourists there, thats a fact.
our experiences are completely different. Maybe you are very lucky and we have had a lot of bad luck. We have already experienced things here that are so impertinent that they are almost unbelievable. The coronation was that an amet man wanted a multa because the windshield had an approx. 5 cm long jump and according to his statement this violates the law!! Other things he could not find despite intensive search. When we said we want now talk to his boss he told us we should drive away. Where the multa would be flow is also clear.
I also don't mean that tourists are the main attack target (this could have a negative effect on the number of tourists) but I think we residents are. If you calculate the number of residents in relation to the domis, we will be checked more often than average. I once experienced at the Playero trafic light that a Domi-motorbike rider who was directly in front of me could drive through without helmet and they stopped me, without being able to find anything.
We have often more or less subliminal the feeling that the whole actions mainly serve to get money into their own pockets.