In Cab Surviellance?

Trans Am is using the cams that record critical events , hard bumps hard braking hard steering. I'm New to this but i think it can protect me in case of an accident to show i was doing the right thing at the time and also provide feedback if i have any bad habits that cause these events, the safety dept can counsel me and make me a safer driver with the feedback.

I'm all for the front cam. I have no problem with having another set of eyes (video) to witness an accident or near miss. I figure it's covering my butt and the company's as well. I assume that it must cut the insurance rates for them quite a bit which with the trickle down effect we benefit also.

Ok I was not going to do a serious post on this subject but it seems like it's still up for some kind of debate.

Here is the deal. The front of the cab, the seats, is an work area. Legally you have to be on-duty or driving to be in this area. It's apart of the dot regs. Go look it up. And since it's a work area companies have a right to make sure their work areas are safe since it can come back on them if one of their employees are being unsafe. And since there is no expected "Rights of Privacy" in this work area then companies can record all they want to.

The sleeper area is your private area. No cameras back there. That is why there is a curtain to pull closed when your not driving. This is a pretty clear cut black and white situation.

Either except that companies might be recoding you, as stated only happens during VERY specific situations, and have a decent career OR move onto another company that does not.

I have posted a video on here that shows the benefit of me running a dash cam to protect myself incase of an accident and not one person said it was a bad idea.... So what is wrong with a company protecting itself from drivers that are unsafe while behind the wheel? Why the double standards?

As I clearly stated earlier the front of the cab is defined in very narrow term as a work space. If your working and do g what your supposed to be doing, driving and nothing else but driving, then why should someone that is safe have anything to worry about?

Maybe I should not have posted a thing on here. I expect that some people will be upset by this post but oh well. Cameras don't lie. If someone is fired for something they got caught doing on the camera then maybe they should not have done it. It's pretty open and closed. Maybe some people are worried about getting caught sending that quick one word text? Well maybe that should not be done while driving huh?

I think it just creeps people out to have a camera two feet away staring them in the face continuously. On top of that, it's in a vehicle. If it was up out of the way like in a warehouse or a bank I don't think it would be as weird. I think most people nowadays are being recorded most of the time they're out of their house. But having a camera two feet from your face pointed right between your eyes every second of your life out there? That takes some getting used to. I mean, it might not bother a celebrity, but not many truck drivers have spent time with a camera in their face being monitored continuously.

And of course that type of "in your face" monitoring is at the heart of every single "Big Brother Conspiracy" book ever written and they all end badly for the people!

WOW!!!! I hear what your saying on the privacy, especially the bod cam. I started this question because of my UPS driver, right now he can opt out of the cam until next year. The truck is GPS'd, they know where it is at all times, how long it has stopped, what speed he is going etc... Now on top of that the scanner that they have on the belt is also GPS'd so they know when he gets out of the truck and where. They know how long it takes him to get your signature or when he dropped the package at your door and if you strike up a conversation with him, how long he stood around talking to you. Oh, back to the truck. The minute he opens the cargo door to enter the back they know, the shelves themselves are GPS coded so when a package is removed, YOU Guessed It!! Now you know why they get the big bucks to drive those Brown trucks and they don't even need a CDL. So this type of job environment is why I asked the question to see just how bad it has got, so far!! Take Care and keep on smiling, you could be on Candid Camera!! MRC

I'm not arguing the point of the cameras merit, I was just wondering, as posted above, to what extent it has creeped into the system, That's all. Take a look at Msdonna's post on what she goes through. Brett is right as soon as you walk out your door you are under the looking glass whether it be on traffic cam, street cam, DOT bridge cam, the ATM cam, your neighbors security cam, which you hope only captures your outside life, they are everywhere. I'm not sure why this subject touched a nerve except for the fact that it is, what it is. I don't believe it's ignorance of the law on our part, just our views as in any other forum. I'm leaving this where it lay and sorry if it, whatever.... "Release The Drones" MRC

I think it just creeps people out to have a camera two feet away staring them in the face continuously. On top of that, it's in a vehicle. If it was up out of the way like in a warehouse or a bank I don't think it would be as weird. I think most people nowadays are being recorded most of the time they're out of their house. But having a camera two feet from your face pointed right between your eyes every second of your life out there? That takes some getting used to. I mean, it might not bother a celebrity, but not many truck drivers have spent time with a camera in their face being monitored continuously.

And of course that type of "in your face" monitoring is at the heart of every single "Big Brother Conspiracy" book ever written and they all end badly for the people!

I agree Brett. Not saying it's not weird. Just saying that is the way things will be in the future and we have to get use to it or get out of driving.

While I will agree having a camera two feet away is creepy but everyone is ok with having their face planted on their cell phone 24 hours a day AND having their cell phone camera 6 inches from their face and everyone one knows the government can turn those on at anytime and watch you.