The "Sh*t Driving Caught On Dashcam" Thread

[Hugo a Gogo]

Christ that 2nd clip, watched the first incident and stopped there, that's awful

[anonymous-user]

Jesus christ. Too far, way, way too far. You're watching people die when you watch that 2nd video.

[Stickyfinger]

39.00.....agggg

[Janesy B]

Martyboy84 said:

Yasss!

Don't think I've seen this one on here.

I present you with... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M655okGUuKk


Dash cammer is a f*cking moron.....

Even though the overtake was pointless it wasn't dangerous, no need to use the horn and she was probably flipping the bird and carrying on like a prat by following too close. Brake test at the end is moronic seeing as there's someone sitting in the back seats.

I'm quite happy for dheads like that to overtake me and hassle the car in front.

Edited by Janesy B on Monday 31st August 15:13

[Mr GrimNasty]

Janesy B said:

Martyboy84 said:

Yasss!

Don't think I've seen this one on here.

I present you with... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M655okGUuKk


Dash cammer is a f*cking moron.....

Even though the overtake was pointless it wasn't dangerous, no need to use the horn and she was probably flipping the bird and carrying on like a prat by following too close. Brake test at the end is moronic seeing as there's someone sitting in the back seats.

I'm quite happy for dheads like that to overtake me and hassle the car in front.

Edited by Janesy B on Monday 31st August 15:13

About sums it up.

But is Jimmy Krankie old enough to drive?

[Keep it stiff]

Mr GrimNasty said:

Janesy B said:

Martyboy84 said:

Yasss!

Don't think I've seen this one on here.

I present you with... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M655okGUuKk


Dash cammer is a f*cking moron.....

Even though the overtake was pointless it wasn't dangerous, no need to use the horn and she was probably flipping the bird and carrying on like a prat by following too close. Brake test at the end is moronic seeing as there's someone sitting in the back seats.

I'm quite happy for dheads like that to overtake me and hassle the car in front.

Edited by Janesy B on Monday 31st August 15:13

About sums it up.

But is Jimmy Krankie old enough to drive?

Having watched quite a few of these now it does strike me that there is a huge difference between driver attitudes in the UK and those elsewhere.

In many of the UK vids it only takes the slightest of incidents, late lane changes, a poor overtake or whatever, the sort of thing that you might see pretty well every day, for the camera driver/passenger to explode in a range of expletives.

Is this a Brit thing to be less tolerant of mistakes and or stupidity of others? Some of these camera car drivers would benefit from a chill pill!

In some of the Eastern European clips the consequences are quite horrendous yet there is hardly a mummer from most of the camera car drivers and indeed some of them simply pick their way through the wreckage and carry on as if everything is quite normal. Worryingly the other extreme!

[Janesy B]

Getting pissed off and offended by anything is the new stiff upper lip for most of the British public.

[Stickyfinger]

Keep it stiff said:

Having watched quite a few of these now it does strike me that there is a huge difference between driver attitudes in the UK and those elsewhere.

In many of the UK vids it only takes the slightest of incidents, late lane changes, a poor overtake or whatever, the sort of thing that you might see pretty well every day, for the camera driver/passenger to explode in a range of expletives.

Is this a Brit thing to be less tolerant of mistakes and or stupidity of others? Some of these camera car drivers would benefit from a chill pill!

In some of the Eastern European clips the consequences are quite horrendous yet there is hardly a mummer from most of the camera car drivers and indeed some of them simply pick their way through the wreckage and carry on as if everything is quite normal. Worryingly the other extreme!

Go to most town centers a see just how quick people flair up....always said the few drinks lets out truth about a person. I do seem to witness road rage driving a lot these days, brake testing and other "aggressive" moves at lane merge etc.

I wonder, you do not need self control when on a video game, instant unchecked aggression could be become a habit/the norm for a certain group of people.

[Harji]

Stickyfinger said:

Harji said:

You've completely misunderstood my post, it's about turning right no matter what the person travelling straight is doing, it's about your observations (or lack of them ) about what is coming at you while you are waiting to turn right.

I'm not saying it's justice for the rider I'm merely pointing out that if you are turning right it is your responsibility to not turn into oncoming traffic.

Your own responsibility to look left/right at junctions is balanced by the reasonable expectation that the other road user is driving with suitable lighting, at suitable speeds etc etc.

So ???? a farm tractor with a trailer loaded with hay pulls out from a field 30 meters on the blind side of a corner, a bike/car (traveling +40%) over the speed limit rounds the corner smashing into the trailer, the time taken by the tractor to complete his pull out is larger than it takes the speeding bike/car to come round the corer..they Hit the trailer...the time taken by a bike/car at "legal speeds" is safe.

Who's fault ?

Edited by Stickyfinger on Monday 31st August 08:14

We can throw up all sorts of hypothetical scenarios, but I am only talking about the cyclist/car video and what the driver didn't do in taking that right turn.

[poing]

NoNeed said:

Blue Oval84 said:

Utter rubbish, the cyclist had a flashing light on the front of his bike, and the road was very well lit. The light may not have been one of those ridiculous flashing strobes, but it was clearly visible in the video, and no doubt even more so in real life.

I ahve watched that video twice and didn't see it. I will watch again.

Nope that bike was unlit.

Bored and decided to watch this again and do some video snap shots. Regardless of who is correct that cyclist is not helping himself and if common sense was involved then the driver would not face any charges. Yes, he should have seen the bike still but we don't know what else he was looking at and all it takes is a glance in the mirror at the wrong time.
Some stills, first one I've highlighted the rider, second one you can find him for yourself and the 3rd is a split before impact.

[Blakewater]

Cliftonite said:

ORD said:

Not sure what the problem was re that overtake. Cammer complains that it was 'at speed', but how else are you supposed to overtake?

I received a letter from Lincolnshire police after someone reported me for inter alia "overtaking at speed"

You obviously weren't using enough speed if they got your registration. What did this letter actually say? I've never had letters or visits from the police about my driving and I've Googled my registration but come up with nothing. I feel like I'm not doing things right.

[untakenname]

LED's aren't very visible at oblique angles due to the sharp cut-off so they would have seemed dim from the pov of the moped rider, the small aperture helmet cam he's wearing along with the brighter light sources will make the light seem duller as well than it will be irl. The driver turning across the cyclist would have been able to see him fine if he bothered to look. How did people manage before bright portable lights were invented? I remember the first bike light I had as a kid was an "every ready" lamp and it was feeble in comparison with the LED on the guys bike.

You can see the light flashing here when he's going past the island


And here you can see the cyclist is already taking evasive action and full on the brakes as he's back wheel is already off the ground before the actual impact. The rider had the right of way so it's 100% the driver who turned across hims fault.

Edited by untakenname on Monday 31st August 19:50

[poing]

Yes this tiny flashy light is enough.... If you are a monumental idiot then it's just fine! If you don't want people to pull out in front of you then make yourself visible. Then again, what the hell am I saying! He was also drinking and smoking dope so I guess it all goes together.

[saaby93]

Theres a common theme running through these which Ive highlighted on previous pages. Its this failure in duty to avoid.
You may have right of way, and you may like to have it written on your tombstone in confirmation, but if someone else makes a mistake you also have a duty to try to avoid. It's common sense and should be automatic.
This'll continue as long as we keep trying to attribute fault rather who made a mistake. What contributed to these collisions? It takes two to tango.

Edited by saaby93 on Monday 31st August 20:24

[drivin_me_nuts]

untakenname said:

LED's aren't very visible at oblique angles due to the sharp cut-off so they would have seemed dim from the pov of the moped rider, the small aperture helmet cam he's wearing along with the brighter light sources will make the light seem duller as well than it will be irl. The driver turning across the cyclist would have been able to see him fine if he bothered to look. How did people manage before bright portable lights were invented? I remember the first bike light I had as a kid was an "every ready" lamp and it was feeble in comparison with the LED on the guys bike.

You can see the light flashing here when he's going past the island


And here you can see the cyclist is already taking evasive action and full on the brakes as he's back wheel is already off the ground before the actual impact. The rider had the right of way so it's 100% the driver who turned across hims fault.

Edited by untakenname on Monday 31st August 19:50

I worked out a while ago the only way to be seen on a bike is to have about four lights. A very bright front light, a helmet light red and white flashing and a very bright red tail light.

[Efbe]

drivin_me_nuts said:

I worked out a while ago the only way to be seen on a bike is to have about four lights. A very bright front light, a helmet light red and white flashing and a very bright red tail light.

wish more would do this.

having a single flashing light makes it really difficult to gauge movement. It's like having a strobe light in a club. you just can't work out direction/speed at all.

[JM]

If a bicycle and rider is only going to use one front light then it should be mounted above the wheel at the handlebar stem area, and should be bright. I often see cyclists going around with just a head torch on, which is IMO too high up to be in the area you (I) scan when looking for lights at junctions etc, car headlights/sidelights aren't that high (there is a maximum height for vehicle lights), never mind the fact that the head-torch moves to the left or right with the cyclists head etc so isn't always visible from ahead.
And don't forget about a bright rear light on the bike as well, not on a back-pack pointing at the sky!

[saaby93]

poing said:

Yes this tiny flashy light is enough.... If you are a monumental idiot then it's just fine! If you don't want people to pull out in front of you then make yourself visible. Then again, what the hell am I saying! He was also drinking and smoking dope so I guess it all goes together.

Even in that picture, can anyone say the first thing they notice is the led?

[poing]

saaby93 said:

Even in that picture, can anyone say the first thing they notice is the led?

I did consider cropping out the cleavage but where is the fun in that? Maybe if the cyclist had a low cut top on then he'd have been seen

[Janesy B]

The bike did have lights on, if you look at the fork there's a flashing LED (I know it's bugger all but it's still something) and the road was pretty well lit. Even if the cyclist wasn't pissed as a fart he probably would have just ended up throwing himself over the handlebars anyway. No surprise the driver is a minicab, they're a law onto themselves. Good on the bird giving him a bking though, will make him think twice about having a few Tyskies before riding home.

Edited by Janesy B on Monday 31st August 22:17