Dobbing in footage - everyone ok about it?
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The second police service in a few days asking for footage to be run past civilian workers.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-hampshire...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-hampshire...
No issue with it, if i had a dashcam id of reported plenty of idiots.
A bike undertaking me on a double line road. (i could hear him coming and expected him to overtake on the right but no he shot by on the left handside. Luckily I didnt move left to let him by on the right.)
A car overtaking me approaching a blind bend on double white lines.
Soooo many tailgaters (dont know if you can report them though)
And alot more, mainly idiots overtaking when traffic is approaching opposite side. Or people overtaking opposite traffic and causing me to brake.
The only worry is, petty mistakes that people make and being reported for it. I dont drive any near as i used to (safely) as i dont want to end up being reported myself.
I have no dashcam but everytime i see something worthy of reporting feel like i should get one.
A bike undertaking me on a double line road. (i could hear him coming and expected him to overtake on the right but no he shot by on the left handside. Luckily I didnt move left to let him by on the right.)
A car overtaking me approaching a blind bend on double white lines.
Soooo many tailgaters (dont know if you can report them though)
And alot more, mainly idiots overtaking when traffic is approaching opposite side. Or people overtaking opposite traffic and causing me to brake.
The only worry is, petty mistakes that people make and being reported for it. I dont drive any near as i used to (safely) as i dont want to end up being reported myself.
I have no dashcam but everytime i see something worthy of reporting feel like i should get one.
Quite happy with it. Just yesterday someone posted a video on Reddit of some clown driving the wrong way up the A23. A 140 MPH closing speed, thankfully the poster was able to brake and swerve out of the way.
PH regularly sees posters complaining of poor standards of driving - if dashcams can help catch those driving dangerously, that’s a positive result in my opinion.
PH regularly sees posters complaining of poor standards of driving - if dashcams can help catch those driving dangerously, that’s a positive result in my opinion.
I don't have a problem with it.
There is no question of the police being replaced, or the current legal powers of the police being extended. To suggest so is nonsense.
This is simply increasing the chance that those unable to make safe decisions when driving face some consequence for it. How can that possibly be a bad thing?
The rules about driving are made perfectly clear as part of the process of getting a license.
The issue about increasing the use of cloned plates is potentially valid. But not enforcing laws because people might try and hide from detection is a thin reed to cling to imho.
The bigger issue I see is the police being swamped by submissions because "someone overtook me" ( regardless of it being within the limit), "someone looked at me funny", or "they always park their van on the pavement".
Ian
There is no question of the police being replaced, or the current legal powers of the police being extended. To suggest so is nonsense.
This is simply increasing the chance that those unable to make safe decisions when driving face some consequence for it. How can that possibly be a bad thing?
The rules about driving are made perfectly clear as part of the process of getting a license.
The issue about increasing the use of cloned plates is potentially valid. But not enforcing laws because people might try and hide from detection is a thin reed to cling to imho.
The bigger issue I see is the police being swamped by submissions because "someone overtook me" ( regardless of it being within the limit), "someone looked at me funny", or "they always park their van on the pavement".
Ian
I’ve had a dash cam for about 5 years, but only ever had two incidents of note, both fairly recently and both reported to Dorset’s version of Operation Snap. One idiot drove at speed through a pedestrian crossing as a mother and two kids were already a third of the way across and the second was somebody overtaking on double white lines and missing a car coming the other way by what seemed like just a few inches.
The usual ambler gamblers, merge in turn etc just get ignored obviously.
For those who drive like dicks it’s got to be a good thing that so many cars have dash cams now surely?
People running on false plates will always slip through the net.
The usual ambler gamblers, merge in turn etc just get ignored obviously.
For those who drive like dicks it’s got to be a good thing that so many cars have dash cams now surely?
People running on false plates will always slip through the net.
saaby93 said:
What aboutery
What about where someone makes a mistake - no harm done?
eg turning into the wrong end of a one way street - oops embarrassed look
add to list
Should everything we do be monitored?
Try running it past the folks in east germany
Do you have any examples of when someone has been prosecuted purely on dashcam evidence for a simple mistake where no harm was done? The only examples I can recall involve dangerous driving. What about where someone makes a mistake - no harm done?
eg turning into the wrong end of a one way street - oops embarrassed look
add to list
Should everything we do be monitored?
Try running it past the folks in east germany
If the police are pragmatic about what's submitted and define the difference between a genuine mistake and genuinely terrible, aggressive or deliberate driving then I don't see an issue.
They mention in the video that they take action on 50% of cases. What consists of 'action' I don't know, could be speaking with the driver to convicting I suppose.
I'm sure we've all been in a situation where we've gone, 'If only where was a Police car around to see that'. A balance between catching moronic drivers and not being a nation of whiney b!tchy little grasses would be nice. I'd hope the Police can tell when a situation has been engineered as is often the case with many dashcam compilations we all critique!
They mention in the video that they take action on 50% of cases. What consists of 'action' I don't know, could be speaking with the driver to convicting I suppose.
I'm sure we've all been in a situation where we've gone, 'If only where was a Police car around to see that'. A balance between catching moronic drivers and not being a nation of whiney b!tchy little grasses would be nice. I'd hope the Police can tell when a situation has been engineered as is often the case with many dashcam compilations we all critique!
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