The "Sh*t Driving Caught On Dashcam" Thread

[mph999]

Here's an interesting one from me ...

Joining the M4 / J11 the other day, the red Astra messed up big time, pulling out in front of the lorry. They had been slightly hesitant leading up to that so perhaps an inexperienced driver ???

Anyhows, yes the lorry had priority, but he could have eased back a bit to assist, they could see what was likely to happen - they are after all, meant to be 'professional' ... The Renault in front of me was a colleague who confirmed what I couldn't see, the middle lane was clear, so they could have even moved over.

What was done was done, the reason for this post, is what the lorry did at about 8 seconds in ...

https://youtu.be/UltKTwoOSA8

Nothing happens after 12 seconds, I've not got anyway to edit the video ...

Ps. Before anyone mentions it, I'm not usually that close but the Astra had stood on the brakes, so all my stopping distance got used up as I didn't want the car behind to run into me as they were way too close so had to brake as gently as possible...

Edited by mph999 on Monday 3rd August 20:50

Edited by mph999 on Monday 3rd August 20:54

[DoubleSix]

illmonkey said:

DoubleSix said:

_Deano said:

Seen this on another forum today

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndj3ThdZs5o&fe...

Another Mr Camera isn't exactly squeaky clean.

Good use of fking tt though.

Seems he entered a roundabout when it wasn't safe, entirely camera cars fault.

I kinda read it that he went to change lane mid corner. Problem being he wouldn't see the BMW on a corner because it would be over his left shoulder...

Either way - muppet!

[SmoothCriminal]

mph999 said:

Here's an interesting one from me ...

Joining the M4 / J11 the other day, the red Astra messed up big time, pulling out in front of the lorry. They had been slight hesitant leading up to that so perhaps a inexperienced driver ???

Anyhows, yes the lorry had priority, but he could have eased back a bit to assist, they could see what was likely to happen ... The Renault in front of me was a colleague who confirmed what I couldn't see, the middle lane was clear, so they could have even moved over.

What was done was done, the reason for this post, is what the lorry did at about 8 seconds in ...

https://youtu.be/UltKTwoOSA8

Why should the lorry lose all his momentum because some tts can't merge at 50mph.

Also both lanes 2 and 3 were 6'6 so if the lorry went there some other muppet would only be moaning about that.

Also the hgv probably squeezed the Astra cos they would have hung the hgv out to dry in lane 2 by sitting next to him in lane one not letting him in

Edited by SmoothCriminal on Monday 3rd August 20:52

[mph999]

SmoothCriminal said:

Why should the lorry lose all his momentum because some tts can't merge at 50mph.

Also both lanes 2 and 3 were 6'6 so if the lorry went there some other muppet would only be moaning about that.

Indeed, I do not disagree.

However, using the lorry as revenge to squeeze the car is insane - that's how people get killed. If the speed had been a little higher, brake - swerve - panic -lose control.

[ORD]

mph999 said:

Indeed, I do not disagree.

However, using the lorry as revenge to squeeze the car is insane - that's how people get killed. If the speed had been a little higher, brake - swerve - panic -lose control.

Agreed.

Lorry driver did nothing wrong at the merge point but was obviously angry and stupid after that.

You don't pull out in front of a fking lorry! They take ages to stop, are a big roadblock at the best of times and are driven by good but very impatient drivers.

[Dark85]

SmoothCriminal said:

Why should the lorry lose all his momentum because some tts can't merge at 50mph.

Also both lanes 2 and 3 were 6'6 so if the lorry went there some other muppet would only be moaning about that.

Because the alternative might be an horrific accident? As much as I sympathise with lorry drivers most of the time, people tend to act like utter tools around them all the time, I do think they can be far too determined not to lose any momentum.some times at the expense of safety.

[ORD]

Dark85 said:

Because the alternative might be an horrific accident? As much as I sympathise with lorry drivers most of the time, people tend to act like utter tools around them all the time, I do think they can be far too determined not to lose any momentum.some times at the expense of safety.

Huh? He did change lanes to avoid a crash.

You can't seriously be suggesting that lorry drivers move into L2 at all slip roads? That would leave only 1 lane for anyone driving over 65 and cause loads of concertina braking and congestion.

[Dark85]

ORD said:

Huh? He did change lanes to avoid a crash.

You can't seriously be suggesting that lorry drivers move into L2 at all slip roads? That would leave only 1 lane for anyone driving over 65 and cause loads of concertina braking and congestion.

Sorry that wasn't very clear was it? I was thinking more generally about lorries refusing to lose momentum even as a situation becomes dangerous, it's something that has bugged me for a while and the comment 'Why should the lorry lose momentum' brought it to mind. It doesn't really apply in this case.

[JM]

illmonkey said:

DoubleSix said:

_Deano said:

Seen this on another forum today

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndj3ThdZs5o&fe...

Another Mr Camera isn't exactly squeaky clean.

Good use of fking tt though.

Seems he entered a roundabout when it wasn't safe, entirely camera cars fault.

BMW was in the wrong lane.
It was behind him on the dual carriageway in the outside lane, the lane marked for straight ahead on the roundabout approach. The camera car was in the left lane marked for turning left, or also straight ahead. Just as well he was turning left!
I don't agree with the way he pulled out, but the BMW was in the wrong.

Edited by JM on Monday 3rd August 21:17

[ORD]

Dark85 said:

Sorry that wasn't very clear was it? I was thinking more generally about lorries refusing to lose momentum even as a situation becomes dangerous, it's something that has bugged me for a while and the comment 'Why should the lorry lose momentum' brought it to mind. It doesn't really apply in this case.

I see. I agree completely.

[NoNeed]

ORD said:

Dark85 said:

Because the alternative might be an horrific accident? As much as I sympathise with lorry drivers most of the time, people tend to act like utter tools around them all the time, I do think they can be far too determined not to lose any momentum.some times at the expense of safety.

Huh? He did change lanes to avoid a crash.

You can't seriously be suggesting that lorry drivers move into L2 at all slip roads? That would leave only 1 lane for anyone driving over 65 and cause loads of concertina braking and congestion.

Looks like he was travelling too fast through the roads works and junction in the first place but even if he was below the limit an act of aggression/road rage in pushing back in is enough for me to decide that he should not hold a licence.

[Accelebrate]

DoubleSix said:

illmonkey said:

DoubleSix said:

_Deano said:

Seen this on another forum today

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndj3ThdZs5o&fe...

Another Mr Camera isn't exactly squeaky clean.

Good use of fking tt though.

Seems he entered a roundabout when it wasn't safe, entirely camera cars fault.

I kinda read it that he went to change lane mid corner. Problem being he wouldn't see the BMW on a corner because it would be over his left shoulder...

Either way - muppet!

There's a rear view in his account:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Dslv1WCoK4g

[Funk]

Accelebrate said:

DoubleSix said:

illmonkey said:

DoubleSix said:

_Deano said:

Seen this on another forum today

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndj3ThdZs5o&fe...

Another Mr Camera isn't exactly squeaky clean.

Good use of fking tt though.

Seems he entered a roundabout when it wasn't safe, entirely camera cars fault.

I kinda read it that he went to change lane mid corner. Problem being he wouldn't see the BMW on a corner because it would be over his left shoulder...

Either way - muppet!

There's a rear view in his account:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Dslv1WCoK4g

Why on earth would you want to show the world that you suck balls by uploading evidence of yourself driving like a bellend?

[Blakewater]

carreauchompeur said:

heebeegeetee said:

Alucidnation said:

Mr GrimNasty said:

djstevec said:

Driving instructor and Range Rover Sport meet...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvmbAz41zkQ

2 dheads collide and it all gets very gay.

There's no way the comments at the end are true. I'm not even sure I believe he's a driving instructor.

But there's no way anyone would take a look at that film and apply a punishment to only one of them.

I hope not, driving instructor was an utter valve and caused the issue in the first place, and I'm frankly getting tired hearing 'I'm reporting you to the Police' by nasal fktards because I know how many much, much better things cops need to do.

We have no proof the Range Rover driver was ordered to take a driver improvement course. Is that even standard procedure in such a situation if the police are presented with something like this? The intentions of the Range Rover driver were clear from the outset and the clash of door mirrors only happened because the instructor, or whoever was driving the car, kept going up his inside. Liverpudlians seem to have a particular problem with allowing people to change lane and merging in turn. I experience it driving there myself, two young guys in succession with designer bum fluff beards the other weekend keeping pace with me as I was indicating to get in lane for the tunnel, and this has been posted on this site before: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgfOcagYJfE

[jimmybobby]

Funk said:

Accelebrate said:

DoubleSix said:

illmonkey said:

DoubleSix said:

_Deano said:

Seen this on another forum today

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndj3ThdZs5o&fe...

Another Mr Camera isn't exactly squeaky clean.

Good use of fking tt though.

Seems he entered a roundabout when it wasn't safe, entirely camera cars fault.

I kinda read it that he went to change lane mid corner. Problem being he wouldn't see the BMW on a corner because it would be over his left shoulder...

Either way - muppet!

There's a rear view in his account:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Dslv1WCoK4g

Why on earth would you want to show the world that you suck balls by uploading evidence of yourself driving like a bellend?

Not sure what you are on about? Front cam shows bmw cutting across the front of him.He is in left lane with straight on and left markings. Rear cam shows BMW off his right rear quarter in lane marked straight on.

At roundabout BMW turns left across the front of him fron straight on lane. Ergo bmw driver is the tt not the video car.

[mph999]

Funk said:

Accelebrate said:

DoubleSix said:

illmonkey said:

DoubleSix said:

_Deano said:

Seen this on another forum today

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndj3ThdZs5o&fe...

Another Mr Camera isn't exactly squeaky clean.

Good use of fking tt though.

Seems he entered a roundabout when it wasn't safe, entirely camera cars fault.

I kinda read it that he went to change lane mid corner. Problem being he wouldn't see the BMW on a corner because it would be over his left shoulder...

Either way - muppet!

There's a rear view in his account:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Dslv1WCoK4g

Why on earth would you want to show the world that you suck balls by uploading evidence of yourself driving like a bellend?

?? Am I missing something ...

Camera car is :

1. In the left hand lane, marked with a Straight ahead / Left arrow, so he is in the correct lane to go straight on.
2. Camera car enters roundabout before the BMW, so being in the correct lane, has priority
3. BMW is in a lane marked straight on, on approach, overtakes the camera car then cuts across the front to exit

I'm really really struggling to see how that is the fault of the camera car.

[Zoobeef]

mph999 said:

?? Am I missing something ...

Camera car is :

1. In the left hand lane, marked with a Straight ahead / Left arrow, so he is in the correct lane to go straight on.
2. Camera car enters roundabout before the BMW, so being in the correct lane, has priority
3. BMW is in a lane marked straight on, on approach, overtakes the camera car then cuts across the front to exit

I'm really really struggling to see how that is the fault of the camera car.

I agree, I'm lost also.

[DoubleSix]

Zoobeef said:

mph999 said:

?? Am I missing something ...

Camera car is :

1. In the left hand lane, marked with a Straight ahead / Left arrow, so he is in the correct lane to go straight on.
2. Camera car enters roundabout before the BMW, so being in the correct lane, has priority
3. BMW is in a lane marked straight on, on approach, overtakes the camera car then cuts across the front to exit

I'm really really struggling to see how that is the fault of the camera car.

I agree, I'm lost also.

How do you know BMW didn't come from another entrance to roundabout, that is to say has come straight across at speed.

Edit: just seen rear view!

[Funk]

mph999 said:

?? Am I missing something ...

Camera car is :

1. In the left hand lane, marked with a Straight ahead / Left arrow, so he is in the correct lane to go straight on.
2. Camera car enters roundabout before the BMW, so being in the correct lane, has priority
3. BMW is in a lane marked straight on, on approach, overtakes the camera car then cuts across the front to exit

I'm really really struggling to see how that is the fault of the camera car.

Looking again I can see I'm wrong, I hadn't noted the lane markings and you're absolutely right.

[illmonkey]

mph999 said:

Funk said:

Accelebrate said:

DoubleSix said:

illmonkey said:

DoubleSix said:

_Deano said:

Seen this on another forum today

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndj3ThdZs5o&fe...

Another Mr Camera isn't exactly squeaky clean.

Good use of fking tt though.

Seems he entered a roundabout when it wasn't safe, entirely camera cars fault.

I kinda read it that he went to change lane mid corner. Problem being he wouldn't see the BMW on a corner because it would be over his left shoulder...

Either way - muppet!

His point was in reference to my comment, I said it was the camera cars fault, of course, I jumped to that conclusion, alas, I was wrong. Now seeing the rear camera, Bmw man is a tt.

There's a rear view in his account:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Dslv1WCoK4g

Why on earth would you want to show the world that you suck balls by uploading evidence of yourself driving like a bellend?

?? Am I missing something ...

Camera car is :

1. In the left hand lane, marked with a Straight ahead / Left arrow, so he is in the correct lane to go straight on.
2. Camera car enters roundabout before the BMW, so being in the correct lane, has priority
3. BMW is in a lane marked straight on, on approach, overtakes the camera car then cuts across the front to exit

I'm really really struggling to see how that is the fault of the camera car.

He was correcting me, I jumped to the conclusion. I typed out a big post and PH has not posted it.

From the front it looks like Bmw is already on the round about, not coming from the wrong lane.

Edited by illmonkey on Monday 3rd August 22:08