Self confessed driving opinions your thoughts?
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Interesting info that has come to light following my post of loosing Chimmy
There is a site which some of you may know called MI forum , it is of interest to people who run live video cameras front and rear during daily driving
Interesting to have a quick view of what some of the users class as dangerous/too fast/too close etc etc etc.
Ok so we all are entitled to our own opinions and views and one of our enjoyments is driving our P+Js, in general we drive them responsibly but usually reasonably quickly,
I would hazard a guess that most of us are out of the boy racer stage and own these cars for a variety of pleasures, not least the performance factor
It would appear that members of the MI forum (and I maybe mistaken)must all be perfect drivers and hold qualifications that give them the right to comment/criticise other.
Poor driving, inconsideration's and general d
heads on the roads are sadly part of life and we generally accept them for what they are.
To me what it does mean is if we decide to drive our cars in the spirit to which they were built albeit safely and one of these self confessed perfect drivers/ self righteous knobs decides to film and post it, we are there for posterity
Another slightly worrying thing is the guy who posted the film of my car also stated the driver (me) was arrested for drink driving, yes I was but it was I was subsequently under the limit and no action taken, so how did he obtain the information??
Anyway so not only do we have to contend with ANPR, speed cameras and little men with small cocks hanging about in corners and "safety vans" we now have driving gods filming our errant moments and posting them on line .... be careful out there its a dangerous place !!!!!
Rich
There is a site which some of you may know called MI forum , it is of interest to people who run live video cameras front and rear during daily driving
Interesting to have a quick view of what some of the users class as dangerous/too fast/too close etc etc etc.
Ok so we all are entitled to our own opinions and views and one of our enjoyments is driving our P+Js, in general we drive them responsibly but usually reasonably quickly,
I would hazard a guess that most of us are out of the boy racer stage and own these cars for a variety of pleasures, not least the performance factor
It would appear that members of the MI forum (and I maybe mistaken)must all be perfect drivers and hold qualifications that give them the right to comment/criticise other.
Poor driving, inconsideration's and general d
heads on the roads are sadly part of life and we generally accept them for what they are. To me what it does mean is if we decide to drive our cars in the spirit to which they were built albeit safely and one of these self confessed perfect drivers/ self righteous knobs decides to film and post it, we are there for posterity
Another slightly worrying thing is the guy who posted the film of my car also stated the driver (me) was arrested for drink driving, yes I was but it was I was subsequently under the limit and no action taken, so how did he obtain the information??
Anyway so not only do we have to contend with ANPR, speed cameras and little men with small cocks hanging about in corners and "safety vans" we now have driving gods filming our errant moments and posting them on line .... be careful out there its a dangerous place !!!!!
Rich
I hear what you are saying, can feel your irriation, but have to say I don't think the poster behaved too badly.
He stopped at the scene. He was being responsible? He had video evidence if it was needed.
Could he have seen you being tested? If he could, they would have arrested you there and then. Was it obvious to someone watching? Were you cuffed? None of this was on the video, but if that camera was left running it might have been. Perhaps he edited it just to show the accident, which was rather dramatic.
In the post I saw he merely stated the fact you had been arrested. I didn't see any opinions being aired.
In the video, part of your car shot past them on the road and they saw it go. It could have hit them. The verbal comments in the car seemed to be about that, and the woman didn't want the driver to reverse over more debris and damage their car.
Sorry, I do sympathise with you about the accident, and I don't have cameras in my car, but sometimes you wonder about fitting them.
He stopped at the scene. He was being responsible? He had video evidence if it was needed.
Could he have seen you being tested? If he could, they would have arrested you there and then. Was it obvious to someone watching? Were you cuffed? None of this was on the video, but if that camera was left running it might have been. Perhaps he edited it just to show the accident, which was rather dramatic.
In the post I saw he merely stated the fact you had been arrested. I didn't see any opinions being aired.
In the video, part of your car shot past them on the road and they saw it go. It could have hit them. The verbal comments in the car seemed to be about that, and the woman didn't want the driver to reverse over more debris and damage their car.
Sorry, I do sympathise with you about the accident, and I don't have cameras in my car, but sometimes you wonder about fitting them.
It's not camera's I'm having problems with... It's CYCLISTS
Three times recently... 1st had just come out of a 30 zone entering to a 60 zone in a convoy of about 10 tvr's my position last but one. Cyclist approaching waving his fist calling me all names under the sun when i was doing 35 in a 60 just starting to accelerate.
Then two on Tuesday evening.. In a 50 zone i slow down as car is coming the other way and am 10 feet behind cyclist 2nd gear straight road. Car goes by so i pull out and start to accelerate passed him. Not even 40 mph yet and I hear him shout SLOW downnnn!!
And then 30 mins later another 50 zone going down a steep hill,cyclists group of 5-6 pushing bikes up the hill. I start to descend the hill 2nd gear 25-28 mph and women waves her arms shouts slow down.
Ok it was popping and banging but less than 30 in a 50 and i get told slow down
I just can't seem to win at the moment,all these three recent situations i have been doing pretty much less than half the speed limit and getting shouted at as though i just past them at 100.
I wish someone had filmed anyone of these situations to prove it's not me doing anything wrong,it's this attitude that cyclists think they own the road and we shouldn't drive faster than them.
Just waiting for one of them to be under the age of 60 so i can stop the car as say 'What is your problem apart from dressing like a Gimp'
Three times recently... 1st had just come out of a 30 zone entering to a 60 zone in a convoy of about 10 tvr's my position last but one. Cyclist approaching waving his fist calling me all names under the sun when i was doing 35 in a 60 just starting to accelerate.
Then two on Tuesday evening.. In a 50 zone i slow down as car is coming the other way and am 10 feet behind cyclist 2nd gear straight road. Car goes by so i pull out and start to accelerate passed him. Not even 40 mph yet and I hear him shout SLOW downnnn!!
And then 30 mins later another 50 zone going down a steep hill,cyclists group of 5-6 pushing bikes up the hill. I start to descend the hill 2nd gear 25-28 mph and women waves her arms shouts slow down.
Ok it was popping and banging but less than 30 in a 50 and i get told slow down
I just can't seem to win at the moment,all these three recent situations i have been doing pretty much less than half the speed limit and getting shouted at as though i just past them at 100.
I wish someone had filmed anyone of these situations to prove it's not me doing anything wrong,it's this attitude that cyclists think they own the road and we shouldn't drive faster than them.
Just waiting for one of them to be under the age of 60 so i can stop the car as say 'What is your problem apart from dressing like a Gimp'
I had that on Christmas morning 2013 - driving very gently over a railway bridge and around a blind corner in a 30, doing about 15 mph, when I was shouted at by three girls, aged about 15 "what DO you think you're doing?". Of course, they had heard me coming...... 
I had actually stopped before they shouted. I looked up at them through then open roof (rude not to have the roof off on a sunny December morning) and was too stunned to answer.
What stunned me was what THEY were doing - riding tinsel covered horses on a narrow (2.5 cars wide) busy through road alongside parked cars just round a blind bend and approaching a railway bridge. I happen to ride too, am about 4 times their age, and wouldn't DREAM of riding my horse on a road if i could help it, never mind a dangerous one like that. Not a single thought in their minds for their horses' safety.
I had actually stopped before they shouted. I looked up at them through then open roof (rude not to have the roof off on a sunny December morning) and was too stunned to answer.
What stunned me was what THEY were doing - riding tinsel covered horses on a narrow (2.5 cars wide) busy through road alongside parked cars just round a blind bend and approaching a railway bridge. I happen to ride too, am about 4 times their age, and wouldn't DREAM of riding my horse on a road if i could help it, never mind a dangerous one like that. Not a single thought in their minds for their horses' safety.
I can sympathise with the comments about being shouted at to slow down when well within the speed limit, I had that only the other day when doing 20mph round a bend in a 30mph zone, it simply prompted me to drop down a gear and boot it as a single fingered salute to the person concerned, childish I know but it really winds me up !
I only just saw your other post, I think it's a testament to the strength of the car, as you say it was just one of those things you may never know the answer to.
I actually think the video gives more insight to the guy with the video's relationship. WHAT ARE YOU DOING.........DONT BACK UP.....etc etc.
Poor whipped sap, no wonder he has to pick on unsuspecting motorists, it's also 'interesting' that they list the cameras they have as a post script on their entries.
I'm glad your ok though and getting your car back together.
I actually think the video gives more insight to the guy with the video's relationship. WHAT ARE YOU DOING.........DONT BACK UP.....etc etc.
Poor whipped sap, no wonder he has to pick on unsuspecting motorists, it's also 'interesting' that they list the cameras they have as a post script on their entries.
I'm glad your ok though and getting your car back together.
There have been many threads on other forums here about cars vs cyclists, horses vs cars, and a number of documentaries on TV regarding cyclists... with some tragic fatalities... one stands out in my memory which was a very young woman, and a lorry turned into a side turning, she went underneath it... fatal... so very very sad... most of us probably have kids, and know how harrowing it is when they're out on the road on a bicycle..
I'm a cyclist, but.. I do it off road.. I'm lucky enough to have a forest 20 minutes down the road with single track where I can pedal to my hearts content with no motorised vehicles to be seen
During the winter it's awesome... frosty mornings, a whole forest pretty much to myself, and I can pedal like a nutter 
I've never had trouble with cyclists on the road, I slow to a crawl if the road is narrow, same with horses.. and I've always been (mostly) given a smile and a wave in return...
If you've encountered angry cyclists then I'd suggest you've encountered people with issues
It's their problem... there's certainly a lot of them about... But proper cyclists accept that the Queens highway is predominately inhabited by motor vehicles.. and they cycle accordingly... If you're getting shouted at for nothing, I'd suggest it would be worthwhile giving them something to properly shout about... feck em, it's not like they pay road tax...
I'm a cyclist, but.. I do it off road.. I'm lucky enough to have a forest 20 minutes down the road with single track where I can pedal to my hearts content with no motorised vehicles to be seen
During the winter it's awesome... frosty mornings, a whole forest pretty much to myself, and I can pedal like a nutter I've never had trouble with cyclists on the road, I slow to a crawl if the road is narrow, same with horses.. and I've always been (mostly) given a smile and a wave in return...
If you've encountered angry cyclists then I'd suggest you've encountered people with issues
It's their problem... there's certainly a lot of them about... But proper cyclists accept that the Queens highway is predominately inhabited by motor vehicles.. and they cycle accordingly... If you're getting shouted at for nothing, I'd suggest it would be worthwhile giving them something to properly shout about... feck em, it's not like they pay road tax... QBee said:
I hear what you are saying, can feel your irriation, but have to say I don't think the poster behaved too badly.
He stopped at the scene. He was being responsible? He had video evidence if it was needed.
Could he have seen you being tested? If he could, they would have arrested you there and then. Was it obvious to someone watching? Were you cuffed? None of this was on the video, but if that camera was left running it might have been. Perhaps he edited it just to show the accident, which was rather dramatic.
In the post I saw he merely stated the fact you had been arrested. I didn't see any opinions being aired.
In the video, part of your car shot past them on the road and they saw it go. It could have hit them. The verbal comments in the car seemed to be about that, and the woman didn't want the driver to reverse over more debris and damage their car.
Sorry, I do sympathise with you about the accident, and I don't have cameras in my car, but sometimes you wonder about fitting them.
Yes he stopped at the scene but if I remember correctly his only interest was to inform me the police were coming, at no point did he have any interaction nor did he see the actions of the police as their visit was some 20mins later, so the question remains, how the hell did the the poster know what the outcome was,He stopped at the scene. He was being responsible? He had video evidence if it was needed.
Could he have seen you being tested? If he could, they would have arrested you there and then. Was it obvious to someone watching? Were you cuffed? None of this was on the video, but if that camera was left running it might have been. Perhaps he edited it just to show the accident, which was rather dramatic.
In the post I saw he merely stated the fact you had been arrested. I didn't see any opinions being aired.
In the video, part of your car shot past them on the road and they saw it go. It could have hit them. The verbal comments in the car seemed to be about that, and the woman didn't want the driver to reverse over more debris and damage their car.
Sorry, I do sympathise with you about the accident, and I don't have cameras in my car, but sometimes you wonder about fitting them.
In my opinion it is outrageous that a comment can be posted from a 3rd party stating intimate police knowledge, unless I am mistaken this should be held as intimate knowledge to the police and remain there so
If the poster is privy to this knowledge then he is a bigger
than then wkers who took me in and all you guys out there take care cos this is where we are headed and its not niceI was innocent, I was not over the limit, I did not crash my car cos I was pissed , it was an accident and I hope it never happens to one of our community
Rich
I will calm down shortly !!! just incensed over comments from the right brigade to whom DJR7 rightly says get a life, for fk sake does this mean any time you go out and give it the beans you are vulnerable to someone else view of your driving abilities
bks to em if I choose to open it up and its not detrimental to anyone else then so be it live a life and get a TVR
Rich
k sake does this mean any time you go out and give it the beans you are vulnerable to someone else view of your driving abilitiesb
ks to em if I choose to open it up and its not detrimental to anyone else then so be it live a life and get a TVRRich
sheel said:
I will calm down shortly !!! just incensed over comments from the right brigade to whom DJR7 rightly says get a life, for fk sake does this mean any time you go out and give it the beans you are vulnerable to someone else view of your driving abilities
bks to em if I choose to open it up and its not detrimental to anyone else then so be it live a life and get a TVR
Rich
Some people haven't got a life, so do things like this. It makes them feel good, simply because they haven't got anything else to look forward to. Unfortunately, I have a neighbour like that. Phoned the council because my hedge was over growing the pavement by four inches, complains to the council because I didn't immediately take my wheelybin off the pavement (was away) - yep we received a visit on both occasions. She also attempts to block planning applications that don't affect her, take photos of us when we're having a BBQ because the smoke blows over the boundary. She's in her late 40s and single, no kids... Can't image why!!!??? k sake does this mean any time you go out and give it the beans you are vulnerable to someone else view of your driving abilitiesb
ks to em if I choose to open it up and its not detrimental to anyone else then so be it live a life and get a TVRRich
The guy probably went home and then filed a Freedom of Information request and tracked you from there. Basically a total Stasi-ite. It would be worth trying to track him down, perhaps by filing a FYI on who's applied for your details. Then catch him one day when he leaves the house and whilst filming ask him why he's a complete bell-end, the post the vid onYouTube. Revenge is best served cold!
However, him and the website hosting statements that aren't true, damaging to reputation etc are potentially libelous.
Edited by Chuffmeister on Thursday 4th September 23:50
If I have seen the correct post and video (looking backwards from a car cam on a dual carriage way) then surely the first post is libellous unless you actually were arrested. If it is true that you were not arrested, then if I was in your position, I would be writing a very strongly worded letter to the site and/or poster indicating that if they do not remove the comment, then you will be in contact with your solicitor as this could clearly be damaging your individual and upstanding reputation.
ackbullchang said:
If I have seen the correct post and video (looking backwards from a car cam on a dual carriage way) then surely the first post is libellous unless you actually were arrested. If it is true that you were not arrested, then if I was in your position, I would be writing a very strongly worded letter to the site and/or poster indicating that if they do not remove the comment, then you will be in contact with your solicitor as this could clearly be damaging your individual and upstanding reputation.
sheel said:
Another slightly worrying thing is the guy who posted the film of my car also stated the driver (me) was arrested for drink driving, yes I was but it was I was subsequently under the limit and no action taken, so how did he obtain the information??
Rich
There you go Rich
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