The "Sh*t Driving Caught On Cam" Thread (Vol 4)
Discussion
Biker's Nemesis said:
Drive by hooting?untakenname said:
Uprated the horn on my car last year to a truck airhorn but blew the fuse a couple of months back so have just been relying on 1 stock horn (my cars fitted with one horn either side).
I've just fitted a 40amp fuse this afternoon so it's back in use but I fear that until the novelty wears off it's turned me into a DCW as people freeze in their tracks when I press it so I can continue driving when people pull out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPbuzpd80Zw
You appear to be driving like a tI've just fitted a 40amp fuse this afternoon so it's back in use but I fear that until the novelty wears off it's turned me into a DCW as people freeze in their tracks when I press it so I can continue driving when people pull out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPbuzpd80Zw
t there, tbh. Your train horn appears to be a noise nuisance too. MrGTI6 said:
saaby93 said:
Doesnt matter who got onto it first. On a roundabout you give way to anyone already on it.
But... Never mind.
Saaby, can you see why the fact that you have to give way to anyone already on the roundabout means that it actually does matter who got there first?
The person who got on the roundabout first is, by definition, the one who's already on it, that you have to give way to...
Lemming Train said:
J4CKO said:
Why ?
There are regulations around horn types, have you had it MOT'd with it on ?
Also, have you declared it to your insurance ? if it shorts out the electrics and causes a fire I cant imagine they would want to pay out.
Personally I wouldn't want something that alarms other road users and pedestrians beyond the normal horn fitted to the car.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icnRMW6P9ncThere are regulations around horn types, have you had it MOT'd with it on ?
Also, have you declared it to your insurance ? if it shorts out the electrics and causes a fire I cant imagine they would want to pay out.
Personally I wouldn't want something that alarms other road users and pedestrians beyond the normal horn fitted to the car.
Blue Oval84 said:
MrGTI6 said:
saaby93 said:
Doesnt matter who got onto it first. On a roundabout you give way to anyone already on it.
But... Never mind.
Saaby, can you see why the fact that you have to give way to anyone already on the roundabout means that it actually does matter who got there first?
The person who got on the roundabout first is, by definition, the one who's already on it, that you have to give way to...
Say you get on at 3 oclock whizz around to exit at 12 oclock only to find someones just got on at nine oclock
You'll have got on first but just because theyre travelling slower than you doesnt mean you can crash into them and claim it was their fault
It doesnt matter who got on first and there's nothing in the HC about it either
Just give way to anyone else as necessary and you'll be fine
saaby93 said:
No not necessarily
Say you get on at 3 oclock whizz around to exit at 12 oclock only to find someones just got on at nine oclock
You'll have got on first but just because theyre travelling slower than you doesnt mean you can crash into them and claim it was their fault
It doesnt matter who got on first and there's nothing in the HC about it either
Just give way to anyone else as necessary and you'll be fine
If you had done as you state then you would not have needed to use your horn Say you get on at 3 oclock whizz around to exit at 12 oclock only to find someones just got on at nine oclock
You'll have got on first but just because theyre travelling slower than you doesnt mean you can crash into them and claim it was their fault
It doesnt matter who got on first and there's nothing in the HC about it either
Just give way to anyone else as necessary and you'll be fine
Saleen836 said:
saaby93 said:
No not necessarily
Say you get on at 3 oclock whizz around to exit at 12 oclock only to find someones just got on at nine oclock
You'll have got on first but just because theyre travelling slower than you doesnt mean you can crash into them and claim it was their fault
It doesnt matter who got on first and there's nothing in the HC about it either
Just give way to anyone else as necessary and you'll be fine
If you had done as you state then you would not have needed to use your horn Say you get on at 3 oclock whizz around to exit at 12 oclock only to find someones just got on at nine oclock
You'll have got on first but just because theyre travelling slower than you doesnt mean you can crash into them and claim it was their fault
It doesnt matter who got on first and there's nothing in the HC about it either
Just give way to anyone else as necessary and you'll be fine
As seefive and a few others said above
saaby93 said:
Saleen836 said:
saaby93 said:
No not necessarily
Say you get on at 3 oclock whizz around to exit at 12 oclock only to find someones just got on at nine oclock
You'll have got on first but just because theyre travelling slower than you doesnt mean you can crash into them and claim it was their fault
It doesnt matter who got on first and there's nothing in the HC about it either
Just give way to anyone else as necessary and you'll be fine
If you had done as you state then you would not have needed to use your horn Say you get on at 3 oclock whizz around to exit at 12 oclock only to find someones just got on at nine oclock
You'll have got on first but just because theyre travelling slower than you doesnt mean you can crash into them and claim it was their fault
It doesnt matter who got on first and there's nothing in the HC about it either
Just give way to anyone else as necessary and you'll be fine
As seefive and a few others said above
J4CKO said:
Lemming Train said:
J4CKO said:
Why ?
There are regulations around horn types, have you had it MOT'd with it on ?
Also, have you declared it to your insurance ? if it shorts out the electrics and causes a fire I cant imagine they would want to pay out.
Personally I wouldn't want something that alarms other road users and pedestrians beyond the normal horn fitted to the car.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icnRMW6P9ncThere are regulations around horn types, have you had it MOT'd with it on ?
Also, have you declared it to your insurance ? if it shorts out the electrics and causes a fire I cant imagine they would want to pay out.
Personally I wouldn't want something that alarms other road users and pedestrians beyond the normal horn fitted to the car.
t-o-meter!saaby93 said:
Blue Oval84 said:
MrGTI6 said:
saaby93 said:
Doesnt matter who got onto it first. On a roundabout you give way to anyone already on it.
But... Never mind.
Saaby, can you see why the fact that you have to give way to anyone already on the roundabout means that it actually does matter who got there first?
The person who got on the roundabout first is, by definition, the one who's already on it, that you have to give way to...
Say you get on at 3 oclock whizz around to exit at 12 oclock only to find someones just got on at nine oclock
You'll have got on first but just because theyre travelling slower than you doesnt mean you can crash into them and claim it was their fault
It doesnt matter who got on first and there's nothing in the HC about it either
Just give way to anyone else as necessary and you'll be fine
Obviously, when someone pulls onto the roundabout after you join it, you can't just drive into them, I've never suggested otherwise
The point still stands, the first car onto the roundabout will by definition be the same vehicle that the rule (which we both seem to agree on) says you should give way to, because it's "traffic already on the roundabout", because it was on the roundabout first.
Blue Oval84 said:
In the scenario you describe, the car joining at 9 o'clock is not giving way to traffic already on the roundabout even though they should.
Maybe we're talking about different size roundaboutsThe car joining at 9 oclock either doesnt know there is another one around the other side of the roundabout or if it does, it's far enough away not to worry about.
You don't have to wait until a roundabout is empty before joining it
Anyway going back to the honking video
If the cam driver hadnt honked, the white car would likely have been across and out the way
The problem with honking is the other driver can panic, brake hard and block the path of the honker, who if unlucky ends up driving into the side of it
That's not to say there isnt a place for honking, but you have to be ready for the other driver to do the unexpected
Edited by saaby93 on Sunday 6th January 20:00
It has become apparent that when roads are coated in ice and snow, by some devilish means they lose a little grip.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jYwxCqeyZ4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jYwxCqeyZ4
Blue Oval84 said:
saaby93 said:
Blue Oval84 said:
MrGTI6 said:
saaby93 said:
Doesnt matter who got onto it first. On a roundabout you give way to anyone already on it.
But... Never mind.
Saaby, can you see why the fact that you have to give way to anyone already on the roundabout means that it actually does matter who got there first?
The person who got on the roundabout first is, by definition, the one who's already on it, that you have to give way to...
Say you get on at 3 oclock whizz around to exit at 12 oclock only to find someones just got on at nine oclock
You'll have got on first but just because theyre travelling slower than you doesnt mean you can crash into them and claim it was their fault
It doesnt matter who got on first and there's nothing in the HC about it either
Just give way to anyone else as necessary and you'll be fine
Obviously, when someone pulls onto the roundabout after you join it, you can't just drive into them, I've never suggested otherwise
The point still stands, the first car onto the roundabout will by definition be the same vehicle that the rule (which we both seem to agree on) says you should give way to, because it's "traffic already on the roundabout", because it was on the roundabout first.
I can't believe so many people on a site for car enthusiasts don't know how to use a roundabout. What hope have non-enthusiast drivers, or tourists from other countries?
I suppose generous members of the public will always be willing to help out the ignorant by brutal application of the horn, the yelling of expletives and feverishly grasping for that button on the dashcam.
I suppose generous members of the public will always be willing to help out the ignorant by brutal application of the horn, the yelling of expletives and feverishly grasping for that button on the dashcam.
I've had cars wheel spinning and hard accelerating to catch me out and n a roundabout. You can tell it's a dcw as they are already on the horn even before getting onto the roundie. Roundies really bring out the anger in some drivers. It I'm allowed by a lorry I ease up same for cars as some roundies are quite hard to get going without impeding someone.
Lemming Train said:
Typical cyclist thinking he owns the road. Look at his positioning at 8:08. He deliberately swerves out into the middle of the road to try to block the van and when the van ignores him he smacks the n/s mirror in. The van driver should have giving him a smack himself and then ripped his stupid camera from his head and chucked it in the nearest river.
Typical van driver thinking he owns the road, you mean.At 8:08, perhaps he was moving out to overtake a hazard occupying half the road up ahead, a hazard that he would have encountered in about 4 seconds if he hadn't had to slow down because matey in the van couldn't look 20ft in front of him.
The guy on the bike should have given both those d
heads a hiding.drjdog said:
Lemming Train said:
Typical cyclist thinking he owns the road. Look at his positioning at 8:08. He deliberately swerves out into the middle of the road to try to block the van and when the van ignores him he smacks the n/s mirror in. The van driver should have giving him a smack himself and then ripped his stupid camera from his head and chucked it in the nearest river.
Typical van driver thinking he owns the road, you mean.At 8:08, perhaps he was moving out to overtake a hazard occupying half the road up ahead, a hazard that he would have encountered in about 4 seconds if he hadn't had to slow down because matey in the van couldn't look 20ft in front of him.
The guy on the bike should have given both those d
heads a hiding.Vipers said:
Blue Oval84 said:
saaby93 said:
Blue Oval84 said:
MrGTI6 said:
saaby93 said:
Doesnt matter who got onto it first. On a roundabout you give way to anyone already on it.
But... Never mind.
Saaby, can you see why the fact that you have to give way to anyone already on the roundabout means that it actually does matter who got there first?
The person who got on the roundabout first is, by definition, the one who's already on it, that you have to give way to...
Say you get on at 3 oclock whizz around to exit at 12 oclock only to find someones just got on at nine oclock
You'll have got on first but just because theyre travelling slower than you doesnt mean you can crash into them and claim it was their fault
It doesnt matter who got on first and there's nothing in the HC about it either
Just give way to anyone else as necessary and you'll be fine
Obviously, when someone pulls onto the roundabout after you join it, you can't just drive into them, I've never suggested otherwise
The point still stands, the first car onto the roundabout will by definition be the same vehicle that the rule (which we both seem to agree on) says you should give way to, because it's "traffic already on the roundabout", because it was on the roundabout first.
k me.I'm not sure how else to explain it.
If there's someone on the roundabout already then I'll give way to them. That doesn't necessarily mean not joining myself, depending on the size of the roundabout.
In the scenario you describe, me at 9 o'clock, them at 12 o'clock, it could be entirely feasible for me to join the roundabout at the same time, or even after them, without us ever coming into conflict.
Obviously on a mini-roundabout this is unlikely to be feasible, and if there's someone already on it then I'll probably not be joining too.
If I'm joining at 9 and see a car also joining at 3, then if I think I can join without ever impeding them then I will. Clearly I wouldn't do it if I thought they'd have to brake or adjust their course.
Obviously if a car had joined in front of me (the me at 9, them at 12 scenario) and they were a dawdler, and were on the roundabout before me, what I wouldn't do is accelerate towards them whilst leaning on my horn and shouting "cam-ruh".
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