Cycle-cam shames drivers on YouTube

London cyclists are investing in helmet-mounted cameras to record their daily commute, so they have video evidence against careless drivers if they are knocked off and hurt.

A website selling the cameras, which cost between £80 and £500, said sales had tripled in the last year.

Increasing numbers of angry cyclists have uploaded clips to video sharing sites such as YouTube in a bid to shame offending drivers.

"We originally started selling these to snowboarders and mountain bikers," said Sab Jhooti of www.actioncameras.co.uk. "However, we found people have been using them to record their ride into work, and cyclists now account for the bulk of our sales."

The small cameras clip onto a rider's helmet. To view the footage cyclists put a memory card into a PC or connect the camera via a cable.

Andy Barrett, 36, a software engineer who commutes from Heathrow to Staines every day, has worn a helmet camera for almost two years. "It gives me a sense of security. I've uploaded almost 60 videos of my incidents to YouTube," he said.

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