AUDI SQ5 Dash cam footage Dangerous overtake Somerset
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Steff1965 said:
I see you still like to call people names who own better cars that you. Do you still refer to the disabled as "fat smoking whales" or have you stopped that one?
I don't use the description as generally just one obese whale I was talking about at the time.Edited by Steff1965 on Tuesday 6th October 06:39
I saw 30 stone woman park in parent and child in a motab car smoking a fag and eating what looked like a birthday cake. I mention it on a thread here and you assume that's my view and turn of phrase for all disable people.
There a quite a few using names and generalisations and you come on to pick on me.
why is that?
I haven't said all audi drivers are knobs espcialy the white ones like some.
Until july I had a audi a3 current shape, now I have a mk7 golf and people are much more likely to let me out of a side road.
Edited by jbsportstech on Tuesday 6th October 09:00
StottyEvo said:
Its pretty obvious to everyone that the OP kept accelerating once he saw the Audi was going to overtake him, unless he has a habit of accelerating towards cars infront and then braking.
The second overtake was probably caused due to frustration.
This does make me chuckle I mean one minute the SQ5 is a rocket ship and the next I am blocking him a in 1.8vvt 140 bhp zafira, do you really think if that was the case the audi with what he did would of had any of that? I don't me came up to the merging section late and broke rather than boot it realised he had made a boo boo didn't want the shame of tucking in front of me and braking so booted and put lives at risk, simples.The second overtake was probably caused due to frustration.
Edited by jbsportstech on Tuesday 6th October 09:02
pork911 said:
OP - i may have missed it but what was your reason for this thread rather than just going to the police?
No your quite right wont post again, Now reported to the police I will probably be doing a stretch myself as a result of the footage as the piston court has made its ruling.eatcustard said:
Mask the increase of engine noise I guess
You got it the zafira 1.8 is know for its 4 cylinder growl and 40-60mph being able to defeat a 309bhp SQ5 with ease in any gear!Yes and you can quite clearly hear me go "watch this baby this audi thinks he can have me but I am going to cause and head on smash" Then you hear the VVT kick in and poor my SQ5 is left hung out to dry he has no option but to drive in the middle of the road and take off a 60mph.
nothing to do with s
t sound on the transcend.Joeguard1990 said:
Why, because he hit a nerve? Because he has a more expensive and faster car than you do? Can't stand these fu*king grasses with cameras.... what do you gain out of grassing up someone who did a bad overtake? Let the police do their jobs and use the camera to help you with evidence when you actually need it!!
A bad overtake was trying to pass me at the last minute if he had tucked in swallowed his pride fair enough. It was the overtake of fiesta and the continued dangerous driving into the distance that made me post the video.I will try and show his car in the later footage.
Would you rather he is exposed and dealt with before he kills someone or after? By your post until he kills I am just a grass.
Edited by jbsportstech on Tuesday 6th October 10:57
Driver101 said:
If you swallowed your pride, the Audi driver would have overtaken you long before he did.
I did as his nose came past I REDUCE SPEED and he has plenty of room to tuck in but chooses to be a loon. Driver101 said:
If you didn't squeeze him out, the entire station wouldn't have been as half as bad as it was.
Your opinion I have said I choose to drive faster along their audi came into the frame like a bullet train very late at the merge lane had no intention of playing silly buggers with him.Driver101 said:
The Audi driver is a complete idiot, there's no question of that.
Agreed but there was no reason to overtake the fiesta and keep driving like a nutterDriver101 said:
There's also no question that you played your part.
Driver101 said:
If you mean by driving at the speed I did prior to the audi coming into the situation yes I did. I was not playing anything the road is not a play ground.
As said before, you are way over the speed limit yourself, everything about your driving in that video highlights your desire to keep ahead of what's behind. By that I mean you were very fast to react to the amber light, exceeding the speed limit (to 46mph in a 30mph that you couldn't really deny) and the acceleration is clear.
As said before, you are way over the speed limit yourself, everything about your driving in that video highlights your desire to keep ahead of what's behind. By that I mean you were very fast to react to the amber light, exceeding the speed limit (to 46mph in a 30mph that you couldn't really deny) and the acceleration is clear.
Driver101 said:
Two similar people found each other on the road.
Please don compare me to audi driver I was not driving dangerously.When will you upload your speed perfect driving for critic?
eatcustard said:
So why not put the video up with sound on.
PS I Used to own a Zafia and the 1.8 is not a bad little motor.
But I do agree with you reporting him for being a tt, he needs to learn a lesson.
If you need to move 4 kids with kit it serves you well. I do find some folk think you are not allowed to enjoy driving it or make anything remotely approaching progress.PS I Used to own a Zafia and the 1.8 is not a bad little motor.
But I do agree with you reporting him for being a t
t, he needs to learn a lesson.But its no SQ5 racer!
I turned the sound off on the cam
fergus said:
From looking at the broken white lines on the left hand side of the box (chevrons) in the middle of the road, it's fairly clear you did accelerate harder following leaving the lights. Although the Audi driver was a bit fierce, I don't think you left him a lot of options....
Someone will call your bluff on that sort of behaviour one day, either by forcing themselves into the gap you didn't quite leave them, possibly causing you to rear end them, or worse, they will stop their car and "have a word", probably not using their lips..
I left him space to merge I didn't duel it out with him once his nose comes past!Someone will call your bluff on that sort of behaviour one day, either by forcing themselves into the gap you didn't quite leave them, possibly causing you to rear end them, or worse, they will stop their car and "have a word", probably not using their lips..
If you take your attitude you will never overtake or make any progress for fear of someone going faster than you and not liking you or it.
I am 6"3 and well built I don't get out unless I have to though, I am not looking for bare knuckle fighting.
Joeguard1990 said:
Yes, you are a grass. No one was injured or killed. Do you stick to 30mph in a 30 zone when there are no speed cameras around? I'd put money on the answer being no. Maybe we should expose and get YOU dealt with for putting your foot down when people overtake you..? You're just as likely to contribute to an accident that results in a death with a driving attitude like that.
Attitude like what? That's someone who goes on overtakes prior to an island into the path of oncoming's is ok as no one dies.I have been over and over the allegation of me accelerating and deny it you can't prove it anymore than I can proved a didn't.
Fact remains audi had plenty of room to merge and chose to drive like a nutter.
I find it laughable that I could block him!
fergus said:
I think you've missed the point. It's not a case of "duelling" with someone in a 2 ton car. I don't think that's likely to end particularly well. Pushing until he's almost level with you isn't the smartest thing to do, especially as you're aware that this is closing the gap in front fairly quickly.
My attitude is that if someone tries to close a gap I thought was reasonably likely to be there when I started the overtake then that is not on. Luckily most vehicles I use on the road could fill the gap you so generously left and get there a bit quicker than the rate at which you closed the gap, so no, I'm not too bothered.
You are inviting hostility from other drivers closing gaps deliberately in my opinion.
PS being 6'3" doesn't mean anything to someone who is wound up...
fMy attitude is that if someone tries to close a gap I thought was reasonably likely to be there when I started the overtake then that is not on. Luckily most vehicles I use on the road could fill the gap you so generously left and get there a bit quicker than the rate at which you closed the gap, so no, I'm not too bothered.
You are inviting hostility from other drivers closing gaps deliberately in my opinion.
PS being 6'3" doesn't mean anything to someone who is wound up...
k sake I am driving @ speed minding my own business he comes into the situation like the toyko bullet train. Yes I agree had he bin on my tail and I move over the sensible thing to do is ease off and allow him save room to merge otherwise you are creating a dangerous situation but he wasn't l2 when I decided to move over.Bennet said:
Just chiming in to add my weight to the calm, reasonable minded posters who don't think the OP did much wrong at all.
The fact that you're in a 1.8 zafira is pretty good evidence that this supposed "booting it" can only exist in the minds of certain posters.
I know doing 40mph and booting in a zafira 1.8 is not going block a determined sq5 test pilot. I think those posters like to think were they in the audi they would be doing the same as they audi driver and wouldn't want a family busy getting in their way.The fact that you're in a 1.8 zafira is pretty good evidence that this supposed "booting it" can only exist in the minds of certain posters.
Driver101 said:
Would you normally drive at 50% over the speed limit and close so quickly on the car in front for no reason?
Do you normally sit on the clutch and go the instant the lights turn amber?
Is it just a huge coincidence that your enthusiastic/aggressive driving found itself in the middle of someone else's aggressive/dangerous driving?
I'll never upload my driving to the internet. My entire issue with dashcam drivers is they are all so eager to lambast everyone else for their driving, but they choose to ignore their own bad driving. They also have a habit of editing videos to suit, missing out parts that were actually very relevant.
There has been quite a few people who have put videos up here shaming other drivers. It then turns out that after a little look at their videos, they are every bit as bad.
Owners of dashcams keep telling people they've got them for protecting themselves. The majority that post to the internet clearly have other motives.
...and so I was on a loser from the start with you as you detest dash cam owners and think they are all loons out driving like loons looking to get someone else into trouble.Do you normally sit on the clutch and go the instant the lights turn amber?
Is it just a huge coincidence that your enthusiastic/aggressive driving found itself in the middle of someone else's aggressive/dangerous driving?
I'll never upload my driving to the internet. My entire issue with dashcam drivers is they are all so eager to lambast everyone else for their driving, but they choose to ignore their own bad driving. They also have a habit of editing videos to suit, missing out parts that were actually very relevant.
There has been quite a few people who have put videos up here shaming other drivers. It then turns out that after a little look at their videos, they are every bit as bad.
Owners of dashcams keep telling people they've got them for protecting themselves. The majority that post to the internet clearly have other motives.
Oh well at least you showed your true colours and bias in the end.
Vaud said:
I don't think it is bias. All through this thread you have only positively discussed with those that support your point of view.
If you do 46 in a 30 into a rapidly reducing gap, you might be perceived as an aggressive driver.
I don't think anyone has disagreed that the Audi was appalling...
The key difference is defensive driving vs aggressive driving. You were both aggressive, clearly he was WAY more aggressive, but you need to improve as well, as evidenced by your own dashcam.
I drove at speed yes and accelerated hard, accepted and that can be improved upon.If you do 46 in a 30 into a rapidly reducing gap, you might be perceived as an aggressive driver.
I don't think anyone has disagreed that the Audi was appalling...
The key difference is defensive driving vs aggressive driving. You were both aggressive, clearly he was WAY more aggressive, but you need to improve as well, as evidenced by your own dashcam.
But I wasn't offside like a nutter and didn't try and block the audi overtaking for 10th time.
Don't have an issue with you could of gone slower that is an improvement you could make comments as they are valid.
Driver101 said:
Jbsportstech ...and so I was on a loser from the start with you as you detest dash cam owners and think they are all loons out driving like loons looking to get someone else into trouble.
Oh well at least you showed your true colours and bias in the end.
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Where have I said I detest all dashcam users?
Basically if someone put up dashcam footage rather than focus on the loon doing an overtake into the path of oncoming and nearly hitting the island I will focus on the cam cars driving using my spare time and will dissect the footage and work out if they are speeding or if they have a light bulb out or low tyre pressures because I dislike dash cam owners as I think they clearly have other motives other than protecting themselves.Oh well at least you showed your true colours and bias in the end.
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Where have I said I detest all dashcam users?
Ok 'quite a few' and 'every bit as bad'
Driver101 said:
There has been quite a few people who have put videos up here shaming other drivers. It then turns out that after a little look at their videos, they are every bit as bad.
Owners of dashcams keep telling people they've got them for protecting themselves. The majority that post to the internet clearly have other motives
Owners of dashcams keep telling people they've got them for protecting themselves. The majority that post to the internet clearly have other motives
Not sure you meant to but your post reads to me>
You are as bad as the audi doing XXmph into the path of oncoming and just cutting in front of(I didn't bother to determine the audi's speed as it was superfluous to my anti dash cam user argument) is no worse than the op/dash cam driving as he is doing 46.9999mph (I spent much time working this cars speed out as it suited my argument) in 30.
You are as bad as the audi doing XXmph into the path of oncoming and just cutting in front of(I didn't bother to determine the audi's speed as it was superfluous to my anti dash cam user argument) is no worse than the op/dash cam driving as he is doing 46.9999mph (I spent much time working this cars speed out as it suited my argument) in 30.
Driver101 said:
I've said the Audi driver is an idiot. Do you want me to track him down and tell him that? What else do you expect me to do?
You've posted the video on the internet for discussion, you're here to discuss it with. You are the one oblivious/pretending not to see your part in the incident and stirring an argument.
Light bulbs tyre pressures? What are you on about?
I'm commenting on the incident, you're making up all sorts of nonsense that hasn't been remotely said or done.
It wasn't me who analysed your video to calculate the speed and acceleration points.
Smokescreen and excuses.
Well you quote 46mph like its a fact were as its someone's opinion.You've posted the video on the internet for discussion, you're here to discuss it with. You are the one oblivious/pretending not to see your part in the incident and stirring an argument.
Light bulbs tyre pressures? What are you on about?
I'm commenting on the incident, you're making up all sorts of nonsense that hasn't been remotely said or done.
It wasn't me who analysed your video to calculate the speed and acceleration points.
Smokescreen and excuses.
I think your scared your driving might be caught on a cam and you wont like it.
Its clear some on here would rather meet the SQ5 driver oncoming towards them 50plus in a 30 than me on my own side of the road daring to do 40mph with dash cam active, how dare I.
Bennet said:
You've had to tone down the hypothetical crime to make your argument sound reasonable though. The police probably get all kinds of rubbish handed in to them which they don't action, and the occasional bit of dangerous idiocy which (I'd hope) they do. I say let people hand in whatever they feel is necessary and let the police use their discretion about what to follow up.
Think a lot of people do 40 in a 30 on the right side of the road not cutting anyone up or needing to swerve around islands.I think a only few speed into the path oncoming vehicles causing them to take evasive action its the difference between speeding which is FNP and driving with due care or dangerous driving although for some on here there is none your either an angel or a speeder.
Edited by jbsportstech on Tuesday 6th October 15:29
RogueTrooper said:
Or perhaps some just don't like the whiff of hypocrisy about "my driving was bad, but his was worse." ?
I accepted carrying that much speed towards the fiesta was an error on my part but I didn't boot it to stop the audi in fact his nose passes mine and I brake to let him merge rather than dice with death. If he had merged fair enough!Ok I should expect some stick for that but not this 'its all your fault, you should of known the audi driver was a brain damage toddler and allowed them to merge in front of you earlier', you caused the situation your both as bad balh blah.
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