The "Sh*t Driving Caught On Cam" Thread Vol II
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This is a bit mundane (though uploaded to show the 0806's quality at night above all else really), but made me chuckle. People driving on the wrong side of the road to avoid a puddle and holding back oncoming traffic...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1ESiaDkIME
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1ESiaDkIME
Edited by robbiekhan on Thursday 23 June 10:13
robbiekhan said:
This is a bit mundane, but made me chuckle. People driving on the wrong side of the road to avoid a puddle and holding back oncoming traffic...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1ESiaDkIME
A bit mundane? It also has awful music.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1ESiaDkIME
It does look more like floods than just puddles though, I'm not sure how else people are supposed to get around them without holding up people the other side. I don't see it as holding them up just each side taking turns on a road that's now single track.
poing said:
A bit mundane? It also has awful music.
It does look more like floods than just puddles though, I'm not sure how else people are supposed to get around them without holding up people the other side. I don't see it as holding them up just each side taking turns on a road that's now single track.
Music is a personal preference, I listen to a wide range of genres, this just happened to be on the shuffle list at the time.It does look more like floods than just puddles though, I'm not sure how else people are supposed to get around them without holding up people the other side. I don't see it as holding them up just each side taking turns on a road that's now single track.
But if you see, I drove right through the water no problem, while the other cars in front drove right of the little island through the opposite lane, which there was no need really. Still, whatever eh
Baldy was baiting the truck, poor driving and a complete lack of progress where possible. Then brake checking and the first words out of his mouth are 'I am going to report you'. Wannabe road cop. Most people here would have been a bit frustrated, despite the zen like calm many claim to have.
Muddle238 said:
This road up until a couple of years ago was NSL the whole way between Alton and Basingstoke. It's a biker favourite due to some twisty sections, ultimately over the years certain bends have had more than their fair share of fatalities, one inparticular being the bend that the video shows the roadworks/traffic lights on. This ended up with the entire length becoming a 50 limit, with a mile or so of 40 going through Herriard.
The road was safe enough as an NSL, as evident in this video there are plenty of long straights with excellent, well-sighted overtaking opportunities. When they introduced the 50 and 40 limits, they didn't actually do anything to change the road layout, just installed new speed limit signs. The accident hotspots never recieved special attention, but instead the long, smooth straights recieved speed limits.. go figure.
That plumbsack in the Vauxhall could have safely been going along at the posted limit, especially on the straights. By allowing his speed to fluctuate so often is poor driving, especially given that he has a truck behind him. Also by braking at the 40 limit, it shows how far in advance he's looking ahead, as you can see the 40 signs quarter of a mile away and if he's used the road before he'll know it's there. He was baiting the truck into getting closer then just lost his rag. The truck driver was lucky nobody was coming the other way so that he had space to avoid the Vauxhall, otherwise (and satisfyingly) he would have rear ended it. The bend the brake-checking occurs on used to be 60mph, as I said before no layout was changed and the Vauxhall driver slowing to around 30 was clearly trying to antagonise the truck driver.
Love driving that road, not necessary to slow down as much as the old git for those corners, most can be taken just under the posted speed limit...The road was safe enough as an NSL, as evident in this video there are plenty of long straights with excellent, well-sighted overtaking opportunities. When they introduced the 50 and 40 limits, they didn't actually do anything to change the road layout, just installed new speed limit signs. The accident hotspots never recieved special attention, but instead the long, smooth straights recieved speed limits.. go figure.
That plumbsack in the Vauxhall could have safely been going along at the posted limit, especially on the straights. By allowing his speed to fluctuate so often is poor driving, especially given that he has a truck behind him. Also by braking at the 40 limit, it shows how far in advance he's looking ahead, as you can see the 40 signs quarter of a mile away and if he's used the road before he'll know it's there. He was baiting the truck into getting closer then just lost his rag. The truck driver was lucky nobody was coming the other way so that he had space to avoid the Vauxhall, otherwise (and satisfyingly) he would have rear ended it. The bend the brake-checking occurs on used to be 60mph, as I said before no layout was changed and the Vauxhall driver slowing to around 30 was clearly trying to antagonise the truck driver.
robbiekhan said:
But if you see, I drove right through the water no problem, while the other cars in front drove right of the little island through the opposite lane, which there was no need really. Still, whatever eh
you were luckyan innocent looking piece of water can hide a hole the size of a skip
robbiekhan said:
But if you see, I drove right through the water no problem, while the other cars in front drove right of the little island through the opposite lane, which there was no need really. Still, whatever eh
I'd have no qualms taking my Range Rover through that puddle, but would wait until a gap in the traffic appears to go around it in my Aston. The air intakes on the Aston are just above the bottom of the bumper line and are at real risk of drawing in water in such floods. Still, whatever eh? saaby93 said:
you were lucky
an innocent looking piece of water can hide a hole the size of a skip
Imagine this car:an innocent looking piece of water can hide a hole the size of a skip
With this road:
A big puddle on the left, 20-30mph and a car waiting to turn right.
The ensuing carnage was hilarious, good job the driver kept their foot in else they'd have grounded out! Sorry there's no video...
4x4Tyke said:
An even closer near miss, not sure how he managed it, pretty much out of the blue.
https://youtu.be/M4avTglG5ow?t=3m24s
Damn. Looks like the Jeep is on fire as well as it goes down the bank?https://youtu.be/M4avTglG5ow?t=3m24s
donkmeister said:
Is your car a sh*tbox OAP car? 
In my (by no means infinite) experience, modern big barges intended for motorway work have much more accurate speedos than cars intended for bimbling to bridge clubs and garden centres.
Be careful with your assertions there chap, I live above a bridge club and there's an old boy who you'd assume is your average incontinent geriatric card player that rocks up in a 70s Mustang convertible. In my (by no means infinite) experience, modern big barges intended for motorway work have much more accurate speedos than cars intended for bimbling to bridge clubs and garden centres.
Drive Blind said:
That's why car adverts that say "1 elderly woman owner" are the ones to avoid.donkmeister said:
The lorry driver is in no way blameless.
Unfortunately you cant force people to go faster, the bald tit was doing 80-85% of the speed limit almost all of the time and as annoying as this is, it is his perogative.
The wagon driver was driving either a class 1 or 2 (Merc Actros at a guess) and souded loaded when he was pulling away. So somewhere between 20-40 tons way too close to a 1.2 ton car, any sort of issue and they would be cutting baldylocks out with a tin opener.
Both a pair of clowns but only one of then is paid to drive, did extra training and knows better.
The Vambo said:
donkmeister said:
The lorry driver is in no way blameless.
Unfortunately you cant force people to go faster, the bald tit was doing 80-85% of the speed limit almost all of the time and as annoying as this is, it is his perogative.
The wagon driver was driving either a class 1 or 2 (Merc Actros at a guess) and souded loaded when he was pulling away. So somewhere between 20-40 tons way too close to a 1.2 ton car, any sort of issue and they would be cutting baldylocks out with a tin opener.
Both a pair of clowns but only one of then is paid to drive, did extra training and knows better.
matchmaker said:
The Vambo said:
donkmeister said:
The lorry driver is in no way blameless.
Unfortunately you cant force people to go faster, the bald tit was doing 80-85% of the speed limit almost all of the time and as annoying as this is, it is his perogative.
The wagon driver was driving either a class 1 or 2 (Merc Actros at a guess) and souded loaded when he was pulling away. So somewhere between 20-40 tons way too close to a 1.2 ton car, any sort of issue and they would be cutting baldylocks out with a tin opener.
Both a pair of clowns but only one of then is paid to drive, did extra training and knows better.
My old man captured a bizarre little road rage incident earlier. There's no sound as it's my old mini 0801 I gave him and if you have sound on it crashes. https://youtu.be/1ci40uCMODY
And I also found an old one with the same camera from when I had it of a distracted Suzuki driver. https://youtu.be/sdc-OxQbnvk
And I also found an old one with the same camera from when I had it of a distracted Suzuki driver. https://youtu.be/sdc-OxQbnvk
The Vambo said:
matchmaker said:
The Vambo said:
donkmeister said:
The lorry driver is in no way blameless.
Unfortunately you cant force people to go faster, the bald tit was doing 80-85% of the speed limit almost all of the time and as annoying as this is, it is his perogative.
The wagon driver was driving either a class 1 or 2 (Merc Actros at a guess) and souded loaded when he was pulling away. So somewhere between 20-40 tons way too close to a 1.2 ton car, any sort of issue and they would be cutting baldylocks out with a tin opener.
Both a pair of clowns but only one of then is paid to drive, did extra training and knows better.
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