EVIDENCE: Dashboard videos are mainly used to settle insurance claims.
PARIS, France: The terrifying footage of a plane clipping a bridge in Taiwan and crashing into a river this week highlighted the popularity of "dashcams" that are capturing everything from crime to natural disasters through the windscreen.
The TransAsia accident, which left least 35 people dead and several others still missing, was filmed by at least two cars carrying dashboard cameras which have become common in Taiwan — mostly to guard against disputes after accidents.
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