The "Sh*t Driving Caught On Dashcam" Thread

[DE15 CAT]

ORD said:

DE15 CAT said:

My opinion, poster was just moving along, priority goes to outside lane ie any traffic wanting to change lane should wait for a gap in this situation as not queueing i think merge rule doesn't apply. Very judgemental my next thought ladder on roof probably labouring dhead who bullies his way around (as demonstrated by brake testing his ignorance got him what he wanted why be more of a wker) too impatient for waiting probably parks in the same ignorant fashion.

But this is precisely the attitude that leads to problems on the road - "I have priority, so you'll have to brake to a stop and wait ages for a gap", rather than just easing off for one second to let someone pull across. A very minor inconvenience to avoid someone getting stuck. A bit of courtesy would go a long way these days!

Yes quite agree it's precisely the reason, that's why simple rules are in place to try & ease matters you have the right so go ahead, I have the right so you can slot in behind that's the basis I drive, mostly it works (to avoid everyone stopping for after you, oh no after you dear chap) saves total confusion. Problem occurs when yobbo ladder man types 'fk you i'm avvin it' come along. as you can see poster gave way quite easily, but ladder yobbo just had to brake test in a final dick waving dominance display.

[Chlamydia]

Terminator X said:

shake n bake said:

Munter said:

Assuming you find people pulling out onto roundabouts in front of other people, who have to take evasive action to avoid a crash, funny. Then yes. It's probably hilarious.

Evasive action as in you had to slow down a bit and let someone out?
A tad dramatic to say the least.

This stuff goes on everywhere, everyday. Its just modern driving. The vast majority of people don't feel the need to video it, then edit the video, then put it online and then open a discussion about it.

Agreed, HTF are they supposed to get out there?

TX.

If you're referring to the clip I posted; easy, you wait for the traffic lights that are behind me in the clip to turn red, that stops the traffic on the roundabout, then you can drive onto it.
If you're talking about another video then my apologies

[M4cruiser]

There seems to be a theme amongst at least 4 of the videos posted so far - lanes on roundabouts, or just before / just after the roundabout. For advanced driving I say: don't assume anyone else won't change lanes; and stay alongside a gap, not alongside another vehicle.

Another theme emerging is the tolerance of others' mistakes (or lack of tolerance). Ok, we don't know if they're mistakes or a deliberate effort to gain a few milliseconds, but if you act the same then sooner or later you'll be sharing the same car-sized space on the road.

[M4cruiser]

Martyboy84 said:

Closest was this numpty. Not sure how to display youtube correctly (my bad)


https://youtu.be/8MjSK27tDv4

Edited by Martyboy84 on Wednesday 27th May 18:01

The Passat got ahead of you before the exit at McDonalds, I hope I would have avoided trying to stay alongside him.

[Martyboy84]

He didn't annoy me generally. It's the brake check that's the issue and the bus lane is open of course with cars actually ahead of him so he didn't really need to cut in. If it wasn't for the brake check I'd not have bothered. Just saw the thread so grabbed the card out the camera to see if how I remembered it actually happened. Good to read folks opinions though.

[gowmonster]

From this morning on the M8 going to work, proper WTF moment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZgXJ2Q3iJI

Annoyingly interrupted Piano Concerto No. 1, III. Rondo - Allegro - Richard Goode (youtube kindly let me know what song had been detected as copyright.)

Constructive criticism of my driving/colourful language welcome

[ORD]

gowmonster said:

From this morning on the M8 going to work, proper WTF moment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZgXJ2Q3iJI

Annoyingly interrupted Piano Concerto No. 1, III. Rondo - Allegro - Richard Goode (youtube kindly let me know what song had been detected as copyright.)

Constructive criticism of my driving/colourful language welcome

Bizarre.

I am tempted to say that you stayed out in L2 when not really making ground on the overtakees, but (on reflection), I think your driving was faultless.

Swearing was quite good. Heard better.

[militantmandy]

budgie smuggler said:

What a throbber. So typical, somebody fks up and they know it, but rather than just put their hand up or flash the hazards to apologise, they have to act like Billy Big bks the hardman and start ing about.

Indeed. Absolutely crazed behaviour.

[podwin]

gowmonster said:

From this morning on the M8 going to work, proper WTF moment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZgXJ2Q3iJI

What a mong!

Did he/she just think "Oh that looks like a slow car, I need to overtake".

Unaware it has just passed them and continues to accelerate away

Did you look over and show some coffee beans?

[zedx19]

gowmonster said:

From this morning on the M8 going to work, proper WTF moment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZgXJ2Q3iJI

Annoyingly interrupted Piano Concerto No. 1, III. Rondo - Allegro - Richard Goode (youtube kindly let me know what song had been detected as copyright.)

Constructive criticism of my driving/colourful language welcome

Genuinely no idea what that Civic was doing, seemed to think because a car was in front they must overtake, despite the car in front having just overtook and pulling away.

[Martyboy84]

very weird.

[MarkRSi]

Looked like the Defender did pull in a little close, no excuse to dive in front of the OP like that though!

Edited by MarkRSi on Tuesday 2nd June 12:08

[greygoose]

MarkRSi said:

Looked like the Disco did pull in a little close, no excuse to dive in front of the OP like that though!

Disco? Back of the class for you!

[KAgantua]

gowmonster said:

From this morning on the M8 going to work, proper WTF moment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZgXJ2Q3iJI

Annoyingly interrupted Piano Concerto No. 1, III. Rondo - Allegro - Richard Goode (youtube kindly let me know what song had been detected as copyright.)

Constructive criticism of my driving/colourful language welcome

I would have moved over, at least on two different occasions.
Dont know what that other car was up to. drugs?

[Sargeant Orange]

I reckon the civic thought "that looks like a slow car", must overtake

[KAgantua]

^ tis.

Probably thought - fook me this guys gonna take about a decade to dawdle past and ill be stuck here in lane 1 behind this slower moving vehicle. Id better pull out....

[cirian75]

Nicked from the YouTube thread

WARNING ! Much much swearing !

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

thelawnet1 said:

***** goes full rage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDvrkJkCdJg
http://pic.twitter.com/f0x5JiBjDg

Edited by thelawnet1 on Tuesday 2nd June 03:21

WARNING ! Much much swearing !

Wow

Edited by cirian75 on Tuesday 2nd June 07:27

[gowmonster]

podwin said:

What a mong!

Did he/she just think "Oh that looks like a slow car, I need to overtake".

Unaware it has just passed them and continues to accelerate away

Did you look over and show some coffee beans?

As I was passing he (businessman in a suit) kept pointing at defender, you could see him slow down to let her in. He was definitely pissed and I think he was so focused on the landy that he never saw me at all.

As I passed he got the Jackie Chan.

zedx19 said:

Genuinely no idea what that Civic was doing, seemed to think because a car was in front they must overtake, despite the car in front having just overtook and pulling away.

The only thing I can think of is the Defender pulled back in a wee bit soon and pissed him off, or they were dualing before I got to them.

KAgantua said:

I would have moved over, at least on two different occasions.
Dont know what that other car was up to. drugs?

Yes I usually do but the way the M8 works in the morning is if you use L2 as a normal overtaking lane and go back into L1, you lose your place in L2 overtaking all the slow cars.

[ORD]

There is an element of that on some motorways - the tools in L3 create the problem of the overtaking dawdler by never letting others into L3 to overtake and then slot back across. It's self-aggravating: the L3 hog stop the very thing that they should want to encourage (appropriate lane discipline from other overtakers) in order to speed up L3.

That said, if you indicate early and make clear that you are moving into the overtaking lane whether or not the douche likes it, people usually ease off to let you over (rather than waiting until you move and then braking, pretending to be surprised and getting angry). Obviously you have to judge the closing speed so that you don't actually cause someone to brake.

[MarkRSi]

greygoose said:

MarkRSi said:

Looked like the Disco did pull in a little close, no excuse to dive in front of the OP like that though!

Disco? Back of the class for you!