The "Sh*t Driving Caught On Cam" Thread Vol 3
Discussion
Engineer792 said:
Monkeylegend said:
imdeman87 said:
problemchild1976 said:
ok - muppets 
a degree is a measurement of an angle (rotational) and there are 360 of them in 1 full rotation
the bike makes a 180 degree turn based on his original position (started facing one way and ended facing the other way - half a full rotation or half of 360 = 180) and it does not matter if he drove in a circle to achieve it or span on the spot.
what he actually did in simple terms was this...
imagine the roundabout is a square (90 degree right angles yes?) and you have to travel on its edge
as you approach the square
turn 1 - left -90degs (cumulative -90deg) ... travelling along front edge
turn 2 - right 90degs (cumulative 0deg) ... travelling up the left edge
turn 3 - right 90degs (cumulative 90deg) ... travelling along back edge
turn 4 - right 90degs (cumulative 180deg) ... travelling down right edge
turn 5 - right 90degs (cumulative 270deg) ... travelling again along the front edge
turn 6 - left -90degs (cumulative 180deg) ... now exiting the square from where you came
to make a 360 turn..... oh you know what.... i'm not going to draw anything for this! haha. imagine the second hand of a clock with its pointer at the end. if its at the 6 o'clock position, what way is the arrow pointing? down not up yes? what way is the biker facing as he enters the roundabout at the 6 0o'clock position?? up...!! aaargh!!
hahahaahah!!
he made a 180 degree turn and he did this my riding 90% of the way around the circumference of the roundabout
JJ
Wow - ph has reached new levels.a degree is a measurement of an angle (rotational) and there are 360 of them in 1 full rotation
the bike makes a 180 degree turn based on his original position (started facing one way and ended facing the other way - half a full rotation or half of 360 = 180) and it does not matter if he drove in a circle to achieve it or span on the spot.
what he actually did in simple terms was this...
imagine the roundabout is a square (90 degree right angles yes?) and you have to travel on its edge
as you approach the square
turn 1 - left -90degs (cumulative -90deg) ... travelling along front edge
turn 2 - right 90degs (cumulative 0deg) ... travelling up the left edge
turn 3 - right 90degs (cumulative 90deg) ... travelling along back edge
turn 4 - right 90degs (cumulative 180deg) ... travelling down right edge
turn 5 - right 90degs (cumulative 270deg) ... travelling again along the front edge
turn 6 - left -90degs (cumulative 180deg) ... now exiting the square from where you came
to make a 360 turn..... oh you know what.... i'm not going to draw anything for this! haha. imagine the second hand of a clock with its pointer at the end. if its at the 6 o'clock position, what way is the arrow pointing? down not up yes? what way is the biker facing as he enters the roundabout at the 6 0o'clock position?? up...!! aaargh!!
hahahaahah!!
he made a 180 degree turn and he did this my riding 90% of the way around the circumference of the roundabout
JJ
Sorry don't get it.
Could you explain using a dodecagon?
ukaskew said:
We've had the 360 argument regarding roundabouts many times. The problem being, there are two ways of looking at it.
- The degrees that the front of the car turns through
- the degrees around the roundabout (i.e. track the car with a compass from the centre)
With option 1 a full trip around the roundabout is 180, with option 2 you are drawing a complete circle (360). Both are correct.
I normally avoid commenting on the arguments but I can't let something this stupid go. There is no option 2, anyone who thinks otherwise is a massive moron and should probably be locked in a rubber room for their own safety.- The degrees that the front of the car turns through
- the degrees around the roundabout (i.e. track the car with a compass from the centre)
With option 1 a full trip around the roundabout is 180, with option 2 you are drawing a complete circle (360). Both are correct.
Lets put it this way. You are travelling north, you turn around (lets not get into turning around multiple times you pedantic arses, you know who you are!) so that you are now heading south. You have done 180 degrees. That's it. No room for argument. If you have done 360 degrees you are still travelling north.
Before anyone says it, you can travel directions other than north but I was keeping it simple for the f
kwits.poing said:
I normally avoid commenting on the arguments but I can't let something this stupid go. There is no option 2, anyone who thinks otherwise is a massive moron and should probably be locked in a rubber room for their own safety.
Lets put it this way. You are travelling north, you turn around (lets not get into turning around multiple times you pedantic arses, you know who you are!) so that you are now heading south. You have done 180 degrees. That's it. No room for argument. If you have done 360 degrees you are still travelling north.
Before anyone says it, you can travel directions other than north but I was keeping it simple for the fkwits.
Lets put it this way. You are travelling north, you turn around (lets not get into turning around multiple times you pedantic arses, you know who you are!) so that you are now heading south. You have done 180 degrees. That's it. No room for argument. If you have done 360 degrees you are still travelling north.
Before anyone says it, you can travel directions other than north but I was keeping it simple for the f
kwits.
poing said:
ukaskew said:
We've had the 360 argument regarding roundabouts many times. The problem being, there are two ways of looking at it.
- The degrees that the front of the car turns through
- the degrees around the roundabout (i.e. track the car with a compass from the centre)
With option 1 a full trip around the roundabout is 180, with option 2 you are drawing a complete circle (360). Both are correct.
I normally avoid commenting on the arguments but I can't let something this stupid go. There is no option 2, anyone who thinks otherwise is a massive moron and should probably be locked in a rubber room for their own safety.- The degrees that the front of the car turns through
- the degrees around the roundabout (i.e. track the car with a compass from the centre)
With option 1 a full trip around the roundabout is 180, with option 2 you are drawing a complete circle (360). Both are correct.
Lets put it this way. You are travelling north, you turn around (lets not get into turning around multiple times you pedantic arses, you know who you are!) so that you are now heading south. You have done 180 degrees. That's it. No room for argument. If you have done 360 degrees you are still travelling north.
Before anyone says it, you can travel directions other than north but I was keeping it simple for the f
kwits.This is a 180 degree turn.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfq2w7ZxkbI
The original video is here and the motorcyclist says it was the Megane driver who took the front bumper off the Mercedes trying to chase after him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zfZI08qE1I
greygoose said:
ashleyman said:
Other drivers were lucky the ladder didn't come off completely. That sort of retarded driving by the van driver should result in a lengthy ban and vehicle crushed imho.monthefish said:
... but the HGV doing 52 according to his dash cam probably won't help his case.
Why?ETA: did someone mention HGVs? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5dL4DPm-DE Still one of the funniest dashcam clips I've ever seen!
Edited by anonymous-user on Sunday 26th February 20:07
Motorrad said:
Mr Snrub said:
Latest Exposed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tCNI4I95Vo&lc...
Last one is pretty interesting. No idea what the car driver's problem was, but from that point the biker becomes intent on getting past him just to "prove a point" then goes past a couple of other cars at pinch points
Biker is a knob, likewise the thttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tCNI4I95Vo&lc...
Last one is pretty interesting. No idea what the car driver's problem was, but from that point the biker becomes intent on getting past him just to "prove a point" then goes past a couple of other cars at pinch points
t in the megane. That said a more effective response from the biker is a swift downward strike of the gauntlet on the wing mirror and off, not that I condone criminal damage.monthefish said:
280E said:
monthefish said:
... but the HGV doing 52 according to his dash cam probably won't help his case.
Why?
(the sign at 30s is green, so he's on a dual carriageway, not a motorway.)
http://www.highwaycodeuk.co.uk/changes-and-answers...
The A2 is not, AFAIK, in Scotland...
280E said:
monthefish said:
... but the HGV doing 52 according to his dash cam probably won't help his case.
Why?ETA: did someone mention HGVs? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5dL4DPm-DE Still one of the funniest dashcam clips I've ever seen!
Edited by 280E on Sunday 26th February 20:07
ashleyman said:
Why would anyone be stupid enough to this kind of thing in a vehicle with the company name on it? poing said:
ashleyman said:
Why would anyone be stupid enough to this kind of thing in a vehicle with the company name on it? Looking at how dark it is I really doubt many children out have been out and about to be run over tbh (inflammatory video title)
kiethton said:
Beyond the speed aspect it's a pretty normal overtake there - nothing to get knickers in a twist about tbh! - fair chance the cars were doing closer to 25mph if speedo is saying just under 30, especially given the speed differential and the acceleration of the Lorry showing it's unlikely to be into court summons territory
Looking at how dark it is I really doubt many children out have been out and about to be run over tbh (inflammatory video title)
It's a GPS speedo, so it'll be fairly accurate... Speed isn't the issue imo, it's the fact he overtook passing at least two offside junctions in the dark, on the approach to a set of lights (also a junction?). Drivers should check both ways before emerging, but those turning left seldom do; they look right and emerge. They're not expecting to run into a HGV that is (1) fully offside and (2) over the speed limit as it hurtles towards them a few metres away.Looking at how dark it is I really doubt many children out have been out and about to be run over tbh (inflammatory video title)
Highway Code Rule 167 said:
DO NOT overtake where you might come into conflict with other road users. For example
- approaching or at a road junction on either side of the road
rainmakerraw said:
kiethton said:
Beyond the speed aspect it's a pretty normal overtake there - nothing to get knickers in a twist about tbh! - fair chance the cars were doing closer to 25mph if speedo is saying just under 30, especially given the speed differential and the acceleration of the Lorry showing it's unlikely to be into court summons territory
Looking at how dark it is I really doubt many children out have been out and about to be run over tbh (inflammatory video title)
It's a GPS speedo, so it'll be fairly accurate... Speed isn't the issue imo, it's the fact he overtook passing at least two offside junctions in the dark, on the approach to a set of lights (also a junction?). Drivers should check both ways before emerging, but those turning left seldom do; they look right and emerge. They're not expecting to run into a HGV that is (1) fully offside and (2) over the speed limit as it hurtles towards them a few metres away.Looking at how dark it is I really doubt many children out have been out and about to be run over tbh (inflammatory video title)
Highway Code Rule 167 said:
DO NOT overtake where you might come into conflict with other road users. For example
- approaching or at a road junction on either side of the road
Also this issue is negated slightly by being at night - headlight reflections from these side roads will show the likelihood of anything being there (not 100% foolproof I'll concede). Looking at the footage and the speed shown I'd be surprised if he was overtaking at anything more than 40mph
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