I have been in taxicab management for 25 years and accidents are a real profit killer as everybody knows.
In San Francisco it is very, very rare that anybody admits fault in an accident. Typically a collision occurs at an intersection and the other parties insurance company says “My guy says your guy caused the accident so you can sue him if you want. We are not paying you.” That usually ends up in me fixing my own cabs and my insurance company works out what they work out. Going to Small Claims Court is rarely advised because each driver tells a different story but neither can prove his case.
Now that I have Janus Cam’s cameras in the cabs there is no arguing about fault and the cameras easily paid for themselves within a very short time. I have saved tons of money from my insurance company and saved as much as my entire annual premium in the first five accidents due to injuries they will not pay for.
I have to say that having the Janus cameras are the best improvement in twenty five years.
Richard Hybles
General Manager
Metro Cab