The "Sh*t Driving Caught On Cam" Thread Vol 3
Discussion
ArsE92 said:
ColinGr said:
So this happened a couple of days ago, I presume the old boy had a lapse in concentration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f71LlnfQ2Vo
Did the hazards come on automatically on the E46? Very advanced for 17 years ago. Unless he turned them on with his head when he crashed.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f71LlnfQ2Vo
cb1965 said:
Master Bean said:
https://youtu.be/2RAi66T5uDI
Quite a good one this week, especially with a cyclist on the M25. I have been tempted to do that but always saw sense before becoming a nutter on a bike.
To be fair as they have to do no compulsory training whatsoever and can venture on to the roads without even seeing a copy of the HC then it isn't inconceivable that some cyclists wouldn't know that they can't use a motorway! Quite a good one this week, especially with a cyclist on the M25. I have been tempted to do that but always saw sense before becoming a nutter on a bike.
jamei303 said:
At 0:46 the J Easton is a tosser. The van was actually on the roundabout first, and of course the law requires you to give way to vehicles already on the roundabout, not accelerate at them and try and cause an accident.
I was going to point out the same thing upon viewing it. I see this regular on a similar roundabout on my commute, road users coming from the right not making any attempt to slow down on approaching the roundabout, and bullying their way over it at the expense of cars already at the junction. Really annoys me. 4x4Tyke said:
What a massive overreaction. I really don't like people like her, next time give her something to cry about. She probably reacts the same if she breaks a nail.poing said:
4x4Tyke said:
What a massive overreaction. I really don't like people like her, next time give her something to cry about. She probably reacts the same if she breaks a nail.I just spotted this clip from last year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65840U4iTYs
Not particularly exciting, but it raises an interesting point for me. The biker came off but the other driver didn't touch him and a more experienced biker would have easily stopped in time IMO. Would insurance view this as the car driver's fault?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65840U4iTYs
Not particularly exciting, but it raises an interesting point for me. The biker came off but the other driver didn't touch him and a more experienced biker would have easily stopped in time IMO. Would insurance view this as the car driver's fault?
spikeyhead said:
Her voice sounds quite old, so it's possible she was properly hurt, it was certainly a heavy enough shunt to have caused some pain, especially if not wearing a seatbelt.
In the front mtd camera the police cars are on the left. In the rear mtd camera they are on the left. What the ?WokingWedger said:
spikeyhead said:
Her voice sounds quite old, so it's possible she was properly hurt, it was certainly a heavy enough shunt to have caused some pain, especially if not wearing a seatbelt.
In the front mtd camera the police cars are on the left. In the rear mtd camera they are on the left. What the ?FreeLitres said:
I just spotted this clip from last year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65840U4iTYs
Not particularly exciting, but it raises an interesting point for me. The biker came off but the other driver didn't touch him and a more experienced biker would have easily stopped in time IMO. Would insurance view this as the car driver's fault?
Looks like the car starts to go and then stops. Plenty of room for the rider to get through, but he over reacted and dropped the bike. The driver should have stopped to check the rider was OK obviously, but it seems at most to be 50:50 to me.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65840U4iTYs
Not particularly exciting, but it raises an interesting point for me. The biker came off but the other driver didn't touch him and a more experienced biker would have easily stopped in time IMO. Would insurance view this as the car driver's fault?
Stickyfinger said:
Maybe he has had one before ?.....you would bail out if you had been there before I can assure you.
I've been a lot closer to disaster than that in 35 years of biking and not had to drop it. Biker had enough room to brake IMO. Wonder if the motorcyclist had much experience?popeyewhite said:
I've been a lot closer to disaster than that in 35 years of biking and not had to drop it. Biker had enough room to brake IMO. Wonder if the motorcyclist had much experience?
IMHO both are possible....it is a judgment call.I as well have been close quite a few times when I rode, I never had a bad one so I cannot say what I would have done if I had.
I gave up after coming home from doing a long course at Stoke Mandeville, I never rode again after that. Maybe this rider should consider that.
FreeLitres said:
Can the other driver ever be at fault if their car doesn't touch yours?
If driver A pulls out of a junction and driver B swerves off the road to avoid them, would driver A's insurance pay out?
My brother was involved in a serious accident where he swerved to avoid someone joining the motorway without looking or checking it was clear. He didn't hit them but went off the road and a passenger had life changing injuries. The police prosecuted the other driver, cant remember whether it was dangerous driving or driving with out due care. They were found not guilty.If driver A pulls out of a junction and driver B swerves off the road to avoid them, would driver A's insurance pay out?
However when it came to a private prosecution by my brothers insurance company in order to pay for the damages the other drivers insurance company accepted most of the blame, might have even been 90% of it, and the damages were hefty.
popeyewhite said:
Stickyfinger said:
Maybe he has had one before ?.....you would bail out if you had been there before I can assure you.
I've been a lot closer to disaster than that in 35 years of biking and not had to drop it. Biker had enough room to brake IMO. Wonder if the motorcyclist had much experience?Chrisgr31 said:
FreeLitres said:
Can the other driver ever be at fault if their car doesn't touch yours?
If driver A pulls out of a junction and driver B swerves off the road to avoid them, would driver A's insurance pay out?
My brother was involved in a serious accident where he swerved to avoid someone joining the motorway without looking or checking it was clear. He didn't hit them but went off the road and a passenger had life changing injuries. The police prosecuted the other driver, cant remember whether it was dangerous driving or driving with out due care. They were found not guilty.If driver A pulls out of a junction and driver B swerves off the road to avoid them, would driver A's insurance pay out?
However when it came to a private prosecution by my brothers insurance company in order to pay for the damages the other drivers insurance company accepted most of the blame, might have even been 90% of it, and the damages were hefty.
I was checking my LinkedIn earlier and someone had posted a rant about ethnic minority drivers and van drivers hogging the middle lane. He took some serious stick for it - he's not connected to me but someone I am connected to posted a reply so it showed up.
Further down the post, someone had posted this (copied and pasted);
"I was always lead to believe use lane 3 on the left for slow moving cars etc and when you want to get off the motorway.....Middle lane for 70mph cruising and right lane (fast lane) for over taking the middle lane and then move back in to the middle lane......I feel zig zagging going from lane left, middle, right lanes during a journey is very dangerous as you're moving at very high speed......Tail gating is also very bad and scary for drivers....."
I never truly believed that people thought this, just that they were lazy.
Further down the post, someone had posted this (copied and pasted);
"I was always lead to believe use lane 3 on the left for slow moving cars etc and when you want to get off the motorway.....Middle lane for 70mph cruising and right lane (fast lane) for over taking the middle lane and then move back in to the middle lane......I feel zig zagging going from lane left, middle, right lanes during a journey is very dangerous as you're moving at very high speed......Tail gating is also very bad and scary for drivers....."
I never truly believed that people thought this, just that they were lazy.
AB said:
I was checking my LinkedIn earlier and someone had posted a rant about ethnic minority drivers and van drivers hogging the middle lane. He took some serious stick for it - he's not connected to me but someone I am connected to posted a reply so it showed up.
Further down the post, someone had posted this (copied and pasted);
"I was always lead to believe use lane 3 on the left for slow moving cars etc and when you want to get off the motorway.....Middle lane for 70mph cruising and right lane (fast lane) for over taking the middle lane and then move back in to the middle lane......I feel zig zagging going from lane left, middle, right lanes during a journey is very dangerous as you're moving at very high speed......Tail gating is also very bad and scary for drivers....."
I never truly believed that people thought this, just that they were lazy.
Chap I used to work with always said the same. Despite me with the aid of the HC spelling it out, he insisted that he wasn't going slowly and should therefore be in the middle lane unless entering or leaving the motorway.Further down the post, someone had posted this (copied and pasted);
"I was always lead to believe use lane 3 on the left for slow moving cars etc and when you want to get off the motorway.....Middle lane for 70mph cruising and right lane (fast lane) for over taking the middle lane and then move back in to the middle lane......I feel zig zagging going from lane left, middle, right lanes during a journey is very dangerous as you're moving at very high speed......Tail gating is also very bad and scary for drivers....."
I never truly believed that people thought this, just that they were lazy.
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