We’ve all seen our fair share of strange things happen whilst behind the wheel. I once saw a naked man pretending to fire bullets from his penis as he walked down a busy street, and if I had that on film who knows what untold riches I could extract by way of blackmail.

The point is the road, especially in this country, is full of the weird and (not so) wonderful. Unless you’re a fan of spot fines from traffic officers you’re not driving around filming everything, and if you are then we might need to have words. That’s a talk for a different day though, what am I droning on about?

There’s a growing trend among road users of installing dash cam recorders, a way to be sure whatever goes down isn’t just a case of one person’s word against another. When you consider you can get a 2.7” Full HD 1080P Car Dash Camera Video Recorder for just R649 these days (35% off, free delivery) it seems like they might be on to something.

We’ve heard some murmurs from those in the know that insurance claims are a heck of a lot easier when you have it all on film, and this easily installed setup will make sure you’re never caught unaware. Here’s what you need to know:

• Can be used as an HD camera and professional HD Car DVR
• Recording: 1920x1080P
• Supports TF card
• Files can be transferred to HDMI to a high definition TV
• 2.7” TFT LCD preview screen
• CMOS image sensor and 120 degree ultra wide-angle lens
• Supports G-sensor and motion detection
• Supports cycle recording
• With HDMI jack, supports HD video output
• Built-in speaker and microphone
• Records 1080P HD videos and takes 2M pixels pictures
• 4 LED lights
• Plug and play: play on any computer via USB
• Supports Micro-SD cards for easy transfer and viewing on any computer
• Camera easily mounts inside any vehicle via suction holder
• Powered from built-in lithium rechargeable battery

Go on, you may well be saving yourself a whole lot of trouble in the long run. That, and imagine the favours that streaking friend of yours would owe you…