Worth submitting dashcam footage?
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I wouldn't. Leaving aside contentious language like "grass", it may have been a one-off. If it's somewhere you drive regularly and you see the guy doing the same, that's the time to consider submitting footage.
This afternoon I made a terrible mistake while driving - fortunately without causing an accident - thanks 100% to the other driver's reaction. I wasn't distracted, wasn't using the phone, I failed to see a car coming who had right of way.
I drive more than 30.000 km per year, I haven't had an accident in 20 years. My last speeding ticket was in about 1994. I like to think I'm a reasonably good driver. I also have a track car, which gets regualr outings. Since I've been doing track days, my road driving has become much more relaxed.
This afternoon I made a terrible mistake while driving - fortunately without causing an accident - thanks 100% to the other driver's reaction. I wasn't distracted, wasn't using the phone, I failed to see a car coming who had right of way.
I drive more than 30.000 km per year, I haven't had an accident in 20 years. My last speeding ticket was in about 1994. I like to think I'm a reasonably good driver. I also have a track car, which gets regualr outings. Since I've been doing track days, my road driving has become much more relaxed.
So this happens to the OP a lot, but I can’t remember it having happened to me, certainly not in the last few years. And I don’t see it happening to other people all that often either. That leads me to wonder whether the OP himself is the common factor.
If it were happening to me a lot, I would firstly be looking at my own driving. Is it because I’m signalling too early to leave the roundabout, giving other drivers the impression that I’m leaving at this exit when in fact I’m continuing to the next exit? Signal timing is especially critical when you’re signalling to leave a roundabout. Or is my road positioning fooling other drivers into a similar misinterpretation?
If it were happening to me a lot, I would firstly be looking at my own driving. Is it because I’m signalling too early to leave the roundabout, giving other drivers the impression that I’m leaving at this exit when in fact I’m continuing to the next exit? Signal timing is especially critical when you’re signalling to leave a roundabout. Or is my road positioning fooling other drivers into a similar misinterpretation?
Dr Mike Oxgreen said:
So this happens to the OP a lot, but I can’t remember it having happened to me, certainly not in the last few years. And I don’t see it happening to other people all that often either. That leads me to wonder whether the OP himself is the common factor.
If it were happening to me a lot, I would firstly be looking at my own driving. Is it because I’m signalling too early to leave the roundabout, giving other drivers the impression that I’m leaving at this exit when in fact I’m continuing to the next exit? Signal timing is especially critical when you’re signalling to leave a roundabout. Or is my road positioning fooling other drivers into a similar misinterpretation?
I see your logic. When I say ‘a lot’ I guess I remember instances where it happened to me, and I see it happening to others. There’s one particular urban roundabout, with a 3 lane entry where - genuinely - I almost expect someone to pull out in front of me from that particular entry, and it’s definitely not because of an indication error on my part.If it were happening to me a lot, I would firstly be looking at my own driving. Is it because I’m signalling too early to leave the roundabout, giving other drivers the impression that I’m leaving at this exit when in fact I’m continuing to the next exit? Signal timing is especially critical when you’re signalling to leave a roundabout. Or is my road positioning fooling other drivers into a similar misinterpretation?
This was a smaller roundabout, but the guy just carried on in front of me.
dr_gn said:
Dr Mike Oxgreen said:
So this happens to the OP a lot, but I can’t remember it having happened to me, certainly not in the last few years. And I don’t see it happening to other people all that often either. That leads me to wonder whether the OP himself is the common factor.
If it were happening to me a lot, I would firstly be looking at my own driving. Is it because I’m signalling too early to leave the roundabout, giving other drivers the impression that I’m leaving at this exit when in fact I’m continuing to the next exit? Signal timing is especially critical when you’re signalling to leave a roundabout. Or is my road positioning fooling other drivers into a similar misinterpretation?
I see your logic. When I say ‘a lot’ I guess I remember instances where it happened to me, and I see it happening to others. There’s one particular urban roundabout, with a 3 lane entry where - genuinely - I almost expect someone to pull out in front of me from that particular entry, and it’s definitely not because of an indication error on my part.If it were happening to me a lot, I would firstly be looking at my own driving. Is it because I’m signalling too early to leave the roundabout, giving other drivers the impression that I’m leaving at this exit when in fact I’m continuing to the next exit? Signal timing is especially critical when you’re signalling to leave a roundabout. Or is my road positioning fooling other drivers into a similar misinterpretation?
This was a smaller roundabout, but the guy just carried on in front of me.
Were you actually physically on the roundabout (over give way lines) when they started pulling out or were you approaching the roundabout yourself?
dr_gn said:
Dr Mike Oxgreen said:
So this happens to the OP a lot, but I can’t remember it having happened to me, certainly not in the last few years. And I don’t see it happening to other people all that often either. That leads me to wonder whether the OP himself is the common factor.
If it were happening to me a lot, I would firstly be looking at my own driving. Is it because I’m signalling too early to leave the roundabout, giving other drivers the impression that I’m leaving at this exit when in fact I’m continuing to the next exit? Signal timing is especially critical when you’re signalling to leave a roundabout. Or is my road positioning fooling other drivers into a similar misinterpretation?
I see your logic. When I say ‘a lot’ I guess I remember instances where it happened to me, and I see it happening to others. There’s one particular urban roundabout, with a 3 lane entry where - genuinely - I almost expect someone to pull out in front of me from that particular entry, and it’s definitely not because of an indication error on my part.If it were happening to me a lot, I would firstly be looking at my own driving. Is it because I’m signalling too early to leave the roundabout, giving other drivers the impression that I’m leaving at this exit when in fact I’m continuing to the next exit? Signal timing is especially critical when you’re signalling to leave a roundabout. Or is my road positioning fooling other drivers into a similar misinterpretation?
This was a smaller roundabout, but the guy just carried on in front of me.
I was wondering earlier after I saw a VW Polo and VW Golf enter the M8 at speed, weave between cars using the hard shoulder and exit at the A8 - should I have rung the police? The number plates were tinted and dirty so no chance of reading them but they were doing in excess of 100mph.
t imo. Never happened.Plod must be thoroughly cheesed off with a nation that has become sanctimonious & judgemental taking a vindictive delight in filming & reporting every petty motoring incident. Suddenly if you're a nobody you can be a somebody.
No doubt such filmed evidence might be of value in the case of an accident but best mind your own business & get on with your own life.
No doubt such filmed evidence might be of value in the case of an accident but best mind your own business & get on with your own life.
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