The "Sh*t Driving Caught On Cam" Thread Vol 3

[problemchild1976]

https://youtu.be/CV3xHLN5ErA

these drivers are so crap - how they managed to run over these pedestrians is beyond me

JJ

[ukaskew]

imdeman87 said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03wOaO3Ckas

Do they really let go that easily? I know it's fairly cold and damp at the moment but there didn't seem to be much speed involved or an overly aggressive getaway before he lost it. Track biased tyres?

[problemchild1976]

danllama said:

The guy went back on himself because the Megane dhead crashed in to the Mercedes. Look again. The front bumper is hanging off the Merc and the dhead has done a runner from the scene.

does he? maybe the bumper was hanging off already??

what happens to the biker as he is 3/4 round the roundabout?

JJ

[danllama]

problemchild1976 said:

does he? maybe the bumper was hanging off already??

what happens to the biker as he is 3/4 round the roundabout?

JJ

Note the Megane dhead has disappeared completely when the biker goes back. He tried to squeeze past the Merc at the lights and ripped his bumper off. Then fked off. Hence the Merc crawling along with bumper hanging off.

Not sure what you mean about what happens to the biker...

Ah you mean the yelp/noise? Think that's his passengers reaction having spotted what happened to the Merc.

[problemchild1976]

i'd say that was all pretty much guess work

so why didn't the rider offer the numberplate etc to the merc?

i guess if that did all happen then the rider escaped with his life



anyway... here's a good one about mini roundabout users.

the guys a bit annoying and far from a good driver but hey...

https://youtu.be/v4p0LeYT2ik

JJ

[The Wookie]

ukaskew said:

imdeman87 said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03wOaO3Ckas

Do they really let go that easily? I know it's fairly cold and damp at the moment but there didn't seem to be much speed involved or an overly aggressive getaway before he lost it. Track biased tyres?

They can do, people love to take the piss out of supercar drivers that cock it up in this manner but it's easily done

I've always found Ferrari ESP far from foolproof and with that much power (and torque in the case of a 488) it doesn't take much to get it wrong.

[gowmonster]

i've not driven many high powered autos, what are you meant to do if it goes wrong like that? you can't just dip the clutch and catch it like you can in manual cars. lift of the gas and a dab of opp?

[Olf]

Bennet said:

SonicShadow said:

imdeman87 said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03wOaO3Ckas

Yet another case of not being able to buy talent.

Maybe he doesn't claim any great driving talent. Woe betide anyone with the means to drive a Ferrari who makes a mistake while driving it.

Two pieces of evidence in that film suggest a lack of respect is deserved. The driving and the absence of a front number plate. We all need to practice at driving, fair enough, but the guy obviously thinks the rules of the road don't apply to him either.

[Monkeylegend]

danllama said:

Monkeylegend said:

Blakewater said:

The motorcyclist did a 360 at the roundabout at the end of the video to go back the way he'd come, so seems to have gone out of his way just to overtake the Megane driver again and put one over on him.

If he did a 360 wouldn't he carry on in the same direction?

The guy went back on himself because the Megane dhead crashed in to the Mercedes. Look again. The front bumper is hanging off the Merc and the dhead has done a runner from the scene.

So he did a 180.

[defblade]

Olf said:

Two pieces of evidence in that film suggest a lack of respect is deserved. The driving and the absence of a front number plate. We all need to practice at driving, fair enough, but the guy obviously thinks the rules of the road don't apply to him either.

I noticed this a lot on the Prodrive Sunday Service "leaving" video as well.
Ok, you may have enough money that you don't give a st about picking up fines for failing to display, but it does tend to make everyone else aware how big a wker you are (clue: a very big one, considerably richer than yow).

[Cliftonite]

Monkeylegend said:

So he did a 180.

Stop it! Now!

[Mr Snrub]

Olf said:

Bennet said:

SonicShadow said:

imdeman87 said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03wOaO3Ckas

Yet another case of not being able to buy talent.

Maybe he doesn't claim any great driving talent. Woe betide anyone with the means to drive a Ferrari who makes a mistake while driving it.

Two pieces of evidence in that film suggest a lack of respect is deserved. The driving and the absence of a front number plate. We all need to practice at driving, fair enough, but the guy obviously thinks the rules of the road don't apply to him either.

If that Mondeo damaged something when it swerved to avoid him, the driver wouldn't have been able to provide details of the car that caused it

[Gary C]

gowmonster said:

i've not driven many high powered autos, what are you meant to do if it goes wrong like that? you can't just dip the clutch and catch it like you can in manual cars. lift of the gas and a dab of opp?

Thats a good point.

Only slid a manual ferrari and I did dip the clutch to get max grip from the rears. No sure what it would feel like in a double clutch.

[anonymous-user]

Cliftonite said:

Monkeylegend said:

So he did a 180.

Stop it! Now!

No no, please start again, no end of amusement seeing people try to work it out

[frankenstein12]

Gary C said:

gowmonster said:

i've not driven many high powered autos, what are you meant to do if it goes wrong like that? you can't just dip the clutch and catch it like you can in manual cars. lift of the gas and a dab of opp?

Thats a good point.

Only slid a manual ferrari and I did dip the clutch to get max grip from the rears. No sure what it would feel like in a double clutch.

I may be wrong but it sounded like he was short shifting to me which would be sensible option to keep below main power band. It also sounded to me like after it initially slid he changed up a gear to reduce power band to try get it back in line which seems like the only option other than to stick it in neutral.

[frankenstein12]

danllama said:

Monkeylegend said:

Blakewater said:

The motorcyclist did a 360 at the roundabout at the end of the video to go back the way he'd come, so seems to have gone out of his way just to overtake the Megane driver again and put one over on him.

If he did a 360 wouldn't he carry on in the same direction?

The guy went back on himself because the Megane dhead crashed in to the Mercedes. Look again. The front bumper is hanging off the Merc and the dhead has done a runner from the scene.

Very VERY well spotted. I think you can even hear the impact in the video as the renault contacts the Merc.

[Engineer792]

Monkeylegend said:

danllama said:

Monkeylegend said:

Blakewater said:

The motorcyclist did a 360 at the roundabout at the end of the video to go back the way he'd come, so seems to have gone out of his way just to overtake the Megane driver again and put one over on him.

If he did a 360 wouldn't he carry on in the same direction?

The guy went back on himself because the Megane dhead crashed in to the Mercedes. Look again. The front bumper is hanging off the Merc and the dhead has done a runner from the scene.

So he did a 180.

To be perfectly pedantic , the 360 means he went a full circle around the roundabout, not that he changed 360 degrees in direction

[Engineer792]

Mr Snrub said:

Olf said:

Bennet said:

SonicShadow said:

imdeman87 said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03wOaO3Ckas

Yet another case of not being able to buy talent.

Maybe he doesn't claim any great driving talent. Woe betide anyone with the means to drive a Ferrari who makes a mistake while driving it.

Two pieces of evidence in that film suggest a lack of respect is deserved. The driving and the absence of a front number plate. We all need to practice at driving, fair enough, but the guy obviously thinks the rules of the road don't apply to him either.

If that Mondeo damaged something when it swerved to avoid him, the driver wouldn't have been able to provide details of the car that caused it

I would have thought that reading a numberplate would have been the last thing on the Mondeo driver's mind at the time

[Gary C]

Engineer792 said:

Monkeylegend said:

danllama said:

Monkeylegend said:

Blakewater said:

The motorcyclist did a 360 at the roundabout at the end of the video to go back the way he'd come, so seems to have gone out of his way just to overtake the Megane driver again and put one over on him.

If he did a 360 wouldn't he carry on in the same direction?

The guy went back on himself because the Megane dhead crashed in to the Mercedes. Look again. The front bumper is hanging off the Merc and the dhead has done a runner from the scene.

So he did a 180.

To be perfectly pedantic , the 360 means he went a full circle around the roundabout, not that he changed 360 degrees in direction

To be really pedantic, he travelled through 360 deg of the roundabout.

Is the bike back on the tail of the Megan as the clip ends ?

Would have been interesting to see the outcome of that.

[EazyDuz]

Engineer792 said:

To be perfectly pedantic , the 360 means he went a full circle around the roundabout, not that he changed 360 degrees in direction

No, a full circle would mean he exited on the same lane he entered. He actually did approximately a 300 degree turn.