Why Do Russian Cars Have Dashboard Cameras?

If you're like me and have been watching some of these videos of the meteor shower in Russia, you might be wondering: Why do all of these cars have cameras in them?

The short answer: to protect themselves and their wallets. From who?  From (1) shady drivers trying to extort money out of them and (2) crooked cops trying to give them a ticket for something that was not their fault.

I guess these are things you have to be concerned with as a driver in Russia.

Some of the best dashboard camera videos I'd seen prior to this meteor business:

[[truck crashes into gas station - how lucky is the guy pumping his gas??]]


[[plane crashing into a bridge/highway]]


[[guy's car gets crushed...and survives]]



For Reference: Image of Meteor from Dashboard Camera

//rl