Off to See the Grands!

@kareng (68255)
United States
February 22, 2025 10:20am CST
We are fixing to take off to see the grandkids today, or at least half of them. It is my oldest grandson's birthday celebration weekend. He turned 18 yesterday. That makes me feel a little bit old. Ha! He will be taken out for pizza later today if they decide to go out as a family to celebrate tomorrow. If they want to go tonight, that is okay. I don't think we want to drive home that late and will probably just head home. I got him a dash cam for his car. The reason for that was someone hit his car last year and tried to blame the accident on him. The cop believed him although statistics did not add up and wrote my grandson a ticket and put down that he was at fault. My grandson went to court and was able to use the diagram that the cop drew out on his report to dispute the fact that he was at fault. The whole description was wrong and the cop had mentioned "at the red light," which counteracted the claim that the wreck was his fault. He won his case. We figured that the dash cam would help him out if he is ever in a situation like that again. Do you have a dash cam? Has it ever helped you out in a ticket or accident claim? Photo Credit: Pixabay, Public Domain
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8 responses
@FourWalls (71540)
• United States
2h
No, I don’t have a dash cam but I have thought about it. Glad your grandson won the case. Yeah, what’s with these 18-year-olds? My grand-niece just turned 19!
@JudyEv (346648)
• Rockingham, Australia
5h
We had a dash cam on the previous car. It won't fit properly on our current one. That's a very good idea for a gift.
@allknowing (141060)
• India
6h
A thoughtful gift indeed.
@wolfgirl569 (111842)
• Marion, Ohio
7h
That would be a good gift. Glad he got out of the ticket
@1creekgirl (42481)
• United States
13h
That's a good idea for a gift. Glad he was able to prove his case...have a safe trip and wish him a happy birthday for us!
@lilacskies (4768)
• United States
10h
Happy birthday to him! I'm glad you got him one to avoid further issues. I have one as well. I don't know anyone who doesn't have one. It's a necessity out there when there are so many bad drivers and so many hit and run cases.
@Juliaacv (52333)
• Canada
13h
Happy Birthday to him! We had a dash cam and I actually think that a relatively new driver should have one to protect their actions should the need arise.
@Tampa_girl7 (51496)
• United States
13h
That will be a great gift. Happy birthday to him.