The "Sh*t Driving Caught On Cam" Thread Vol 3
Discussion
Exposed UK Dash Cams compilation #101: https://youtu.be/vd8DzC4wLD4
mac96 said:
CzechItOut said:
DCW in wrong lane for first half of clip- inconsiderate, not dangerous.DCW then gets upset when as a result of being in wrong lane someone passes him on the left and flashes lights- stupid, but not in itself dangerous.
Other guy braketests DCW- now that IS dangerous, regardless of obvious provocation.
So- two plonkers met. Howzat?
CzechItOut said:
the dashcam car has to accept some of the responsibility for creating the situation.I pass on the left almost everyday on my commute. The number of drivers who will not use an empty lane to their left is staggering.
Drive Blind said:
the dashcam car has to accept some of the responsibility for creating the situation.
I pass on the left almost everyday on my commute. The number of drivers who will not use an empty lane to their left is staggering.
Civic was completely in the wrong for brake checking, however I agree with the cam car. What purpose did it serve to flash their lights? Just ease off slightly (I doubt they would need to brake) and carry on thinking knob in your head if you think you need to. I pass on the left almost everyday on my commute. The number of drivers who will not use an empty lane to their left is staggering.
People seem to hate letting others pull in front of them when driving.
LosingGrip said:
Drive Blind said:
the dashcam car has to accept some of the responsibility for creating the situation.
I pass on the left almost everyday on my commute. The number of drivers who will not use an empty lane to their left is staggering.
Civic was completely in the wrong for brake checking, however I agree with the cam car. What purpose did it serve to flash their lights? Just ease off slightly (I doubt they would need to brake) and carry on thinking knob in your head if you think you need to. I pass on the left almost everyday on my commute. The number of drivers who will not use an empty lane to their left is staggering.
People seem to hate letting others pull in front of them when driving.
2 tw@ts met.
Nothing wrong with the Civic's behaviour up to the brake check. Stuff like that happens all day, every day on the M25. Heavy taffic. Lots of people sat in the right lane, less in the others. Different traffic speeds cause intended and un-itended passing on the left. People move lanes into gaps which are not optimal.
DCW 'started' it with the door shutting and the flash - they shouldn't have. Civic was a knob for the brake check - they shouldn't have.
Who gives a s
t? (Other than the fact that I bothered to post the above!).
DCW 'started' it with the door shutting and the flash - they shouldn't have. Civic was a knob for the brake check - they shouldn't have.
Who gives a s
t? (Other than the fact that I bothered to post the above!).86DA said:
At the beginning of the clip camera car is braking distance behind the car in front, where do you want him to go.
How about lane 1 or 2?He was in lane 3 for 19 seconds on the clip before we saw the civic, at an average of 70mph he covered 0.4 of a mile when he didn’t need to be in that lane at all, should have moved over.
Civic shouldn’t have brake checked; stupid cars thing to do. It was a reaction to being flashed, which the cam car shouldn’t have done.
Simple as that. 2 idiots trying to out-idiot each other.
Wtf! Why is DCW so aggressive about letting people get “one ahead” ? Sums up perfectly driving in the South East in my experience. Hang back, chill out. Don’t leave a massive gap then if you don’t want someone to drive into it. Civic is an idiot also for unnecessarily braking, but I can totally see why he did it, e.g. to say : “back off!”
You never get people passing you on the left if you follow the highway code and only use the "overtaking lanes" when overtaking.
Having said that, anyone who does a brake test is a dangerous moron.
Lane discipline is hopeless in this country, and I really think we should swap to the US system of passing on either side.
Having said that, anyone who does a brake test is a dangerous moron.
Lane discipline is hopeless in this country, and I really think we should swap to the US system of passing on either side.
Catch-22 though isn't it?
You get into L3 wanting to pass the slower traffic in front, who are all waiting for the slow traffic in front of them. L2 and L1 start emptying, but with enough slow traffic that if you do move into L1/2 you'll end up getting blocked in by everyone else in L3 as they try to maintain their waiting-for-the-next-guy thing.
Round and round it goes.
You get into L3 wanting to pass the slower traffic in front, who are all waiting for the slow traffic in front of them. L2 and L1 start emptying, but with enough slow traffic that if you do move into L1/2 you'll end up getting blocked in by everyone else in L3 as they try to maintain their waiting-for-the-next-guy thing.
Round and round it goes.
downsman said:
Lane discipline is hopeless in this country, and I really think we should swap to the US system of passing on either side.
No.There should be tougher penalties for anyone caught lane hogging, simple as that really.
I dare say they'd make a lot more money if they fined everyone spotted lane hogging than setting up speed traps.
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