Method and system with multiple camera units installed in protective enclosure

A method for determining driver distraction when operating a vehicle while recording vehicle data, comprising:

• recording first data associated with a first view from the vehicle;
• recording second data associated with a second view from the vehicle and providing a video of at least one of:
• a driver or passenger of the vehicle to enable review of events including distractions to the driver;
• transmitting the first and second data to at least one memory;
• measuring data with at least one accelerometer, speed of the vehicle, direction of travel, and location of the vehicle during video capture;
• and
• determining distractions to the driver using at least one of:
• the first data or the second data, and the at least one of:
• the data measured by the accelerometer, the vehicle speed, the direction of travel, or the location of the vehicle to enable review of events including distractions to the driver.

A system for determining driver distraction when operating a vehicle while recording vehicle data, comprising:

• a housing having a first camera and a second camera;
• a first data associated with a first view from the vehicle, the first data is recorded by the first camera;
• a second data associated with a second view from the vehicle, the second data is recorded by the second camera, at least one of:
• the first data or second data comprising a video of at least one of:
• a driver or passenger of the vehicle to enable review of events including distractions to the driver, the video is recorded in a continuous loop;
• at least one memory for receiving and storing at least one of:
• the first or the second data;
• and
• a plurality of sensors for measuring at least one of:
• a vehicle acceleration, a vehicle speed, a direction of travel, or a location of the vehicle, wherein distractions to the driver can be detected by using at least one of:
• the first data or the second data, and the at least one of:
• the vehicle acceleration, the vehicle speed, the direction of travel or the location of the vehicle to enable review of events including distractions to the driver.