The "Sh*t Driving Caught On Cam" Thread (Vol 4)

[Flibble]

robbiekhan said:

WilliamWoollard said:

The first clip - dashcam save button pressed before the biker had even properly landed!

You just know the DCer thrusted their fist into the headliner times like those, potentially aroused at the same time too.

Hopefully it was a fist...

[Graveworm]

Might be one for the Moped thread as well.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7766507/T...
WARNING one fatality and possible distressing scenes in this.

[InitialDave]

Pity about the guy whose bike was stolen not being able to get it back.

[fastbikes76]

Graveworm said:

Might be one for the Moped thread as well.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7766507/T...
WARNING one fatality and possible distressing scenes in this.

No loss at all... time we did the same here !

[Laurel Green]

Driver attempts high speed overtake while towing boat (Dash Cam Owners Australia).

[wack]

blueg33 said:

lyonspride said:

Can I blame the driver for trundling along at 56mph? This video show exactly why it's a bad idea to be driving at HGV speeds.

Of course not - all 3 lanes were moving at much the same speed due to the 50mph speed limit. In fact the truck driver is even more wrong (is that possible?) as a professional driver (they always say that) he should have been aware that the 50mph limit on a 3 lane road with moderate traffic increases the risk of that type of situation massively.

They should restrict trucks to lane one through the roadworks , it'd also stop them tailgating somebody in lane 2 doing 50 when they want to do 56

[Glenn63]

wack said:

blueg33 said:

lyonspride said:

Can I blame the driver for trundling along at 56mph? This video show exactly why it's a bad idea to be driving at HGV speeds.

Of course not - all 3 lanes were moving at much the same speed due to the 50mph speed limit. In fact the truck driver is even more wrong (is that possible?) as a professional driver (they always say that) he should have been aware that the 50mph limit on a 3 lane road with moderate traffic increases the risk of that type of situation massively.

They should restrict trucks to lane one through the roadworks , it'd also stop them tailgating somebody in lane 2 doing 50 when they want to do 56

And that person in lane 2 should be in lane 1.

[Goldfever4]

Glenn63 said:

And that person in lane 2 should be in lane 1.

Not necessarily

[Fermit and Sexy Sarah]

Goldfever4 said:

Glenn63 said:

And that person in lane 2 should be in lane 1.

Not necessarily

Agreed, in fact, the recommendations go further, with many specs controlled motorway roadworks telling you by a sign to stay in lane. Lane discipline goes out the window, everyone's driving within 5 mph of each other, which renders it pretty void.

[FWIW]

Fermit and Sexy Sarah said:

Agreed, in fact, the recommendations go further, with many specs controlled motorway roadworks telling you by a sign to stay in lane. Lane discipline goes out the window, everyone's driving within 5 mph of each other, which renders it pretty void.

So how did they get to lanes 2 and 3? Some common sense interpretation of the advice is required...

[Fermit and Sexy Sarah]

FWIW said:

Fermit and Sexy Sarah said:

Agreed, in fact, the recommendations go further, with many specs controlled motorway roadworks telling you by a sign to stay in lane. Lane discipline goes out the window, everyone's driving within 5 mph of each other, which renders it pretty void.

So how did they get to lanes 2 and 3? Some common sense interpretation of the advice is required...

They were passing stuff in lane 2/3 at NSL when the speed limit dropped to 50, then they stayed in lane, doing pretty much the same speed as the rest of the traffic? Or am I missing something else you're getting at?

[Glenn63]

Fermit and Sexy Sarah said:

FWIW said:

Fermit and Sexy Sarah said:

Agreed, in fact, the recommendations go further, with many specs controlled motorway roadworks telling you by a sign to stay in lane. Lane discipline goes out the window, everyone's driving within 5 mph of each other, which renders it pretty void.

So how did they get to lanes 2 and 3? Some common sense interpretation of the advice is required...

They were passing stuff in lane 2/3 at NSL when the speed limit dropped to 50, then they stayed in lane, doing pretty much the same speed as the rest of the traffic? Or am I missing something else you're getting at?

And when you are no longer passing stuff you return to lane 1.

[Vipers]

Graveworm said:

Might be one for the Moped thread as well.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7766507/T...
WARNING one fatality and possible distressing scenes in this.

Good result, think the Met are allowed to do that as well, to some degree.

[Vipers]

Cliftonite said:

Fermit and Sexy Sarah said:

Glenn63 said:

Of course it’s 100% the HGV drivers fault, but I still don’t understand why people continue to sit alongside HGV’s or any vehicle for that matter, either be ahead or behind then there is zero risk of being in someone’s blind spot and putting your life in their hands.

Pretty much there. If I'm passing a foreign registered truck my aim is to pass it ASAP. Saying as much without relieving the truck driver of blame, as you say, 100% his fault.

Very much this. There are several of these sorts of collision featured in YouTube videos. In many/most of them the victim has been cruising alongside the heavy for several minutes. A thinking driver will not be alongside an HGV, or any other moving vehicle for that matter, for more than a few seconds . . .

In situations of lane closeures, road works when its down to 2 lanes, I will be in L2, never alongside a truck always behind it, (in the other lane) if the car in front of me increases speed to leave a good gap, I will swiftly move up passing the truck, works most of the time until the car in front slows down, in which case I slow down to allow the truck to pass me again.

Slightly off topic, heading north last week on the M6, narrow lanes etc 50 mph, I was in L3, (about 2100 and obviously dark), suddenly L1 and 2 were seperated from me by concrete barriers, and I had concrete barriers on my right as well.

Suddenly noticed no other cars were in front of me in my lane, and no one followed me either, slight panic, was I still in the right side of the road, or had I somehow crossed over to the oncoming lane.

Noticed I was sitting at 50 in cc passing those to my left, odd I thought, as I got further forward I saw in front of L1 and 2 a wide load taking both lanes, strangly enough still no cars in sight in front of me or behind me.

My thoughtw were with L3 having concrete barriers both sides, they probably assigned it to North or South depending on time of day and volume of traffic, but initally a bit scarey.

[Uncool]

Laurel Green said:

Driver attempts high speed overtake while towing boat (Dash Cam Owners Australia).

Well they got past, so from that point of view the manoeuvre should be considered a success.

[Laurel Green]

Uncool said:

Laurel Green said:

Driver attempts high speed overtake while towing boat (Dash Cam Owners Australia).

Well they got past, so from that point of view the manoeuvre should be considered a success.

I cannot argue with your reasoning.

[Glenn63]

Vipers said:

Cliftonite said:

Fermit and Sexy Sarah said:

Glenn63 said:

Of course it’s 100% the HGV drivers fault, but I still don’t understand why people continue to sit alongside HGV’s or any vehicle for that matter, either be ahead or behind then there is zero risk of being in someone’s blind spot and putting your life in their hands.

Pretty much there. If I'm passing a foreign registered truck my aim is to pass it ASAP. Saying as much without relieving the truck driver of blame, as you say, 100% his fault.

Very much this. There are several of these sorts of collision featured in YouTube videos. In many/most of them the victim has been cruising alongside the heavy for several minutes. A thinking driver will not be alongside an HGV, or any other moving vehicle for that matter, for more than a few seconds . . .

In situations of lane closeures, road works when its down to 2 lanes, I will be in L2, never alongside a truck always behind it, (in the other lane) if the car in front of me increases speed to leave a good gap, I will swiftly move up passing the truck, works most of the time until the car in front slows down, in which case I slow down to allow the truck to pass me again.

Slightly off topic, heading north last week on the M6, narrow lanes etc 50 mph, I was in L3, (about 2100 and obviously dark), suddenly L1 and 2 were seperated from me by concrete barriers, and I had concrete barriers on my right as well.

Suddenly noticed no other cars were in front of me in my lane, and no one followed me either, slight panic, was I still in the right side of the road, or had I somehow crossed over to the oncoming lane.

Noticed I was sitting at 50 in cc passing those to my left, odd I thought, as I got further forward I saw in front of L1 and 2 a wide load taking both lanes, strangly enough still no cars in sight in front of me or behind me.

My thoughtw were with L3 having concrete barriers both sides, they probably assigned it to North or South depending on time of day and volume of traffic, but initally a bit scarey.

It’s been like that a while there (if your talking about j14-15) your moving into what was lane 3 of the southbound side. I drive at night for work and it does seem to catch a few out in the dark as you can’t really see what’s happening at first and it’s a fairly swift change in direction seen a few people suddenly anchor on and swerve back to lane 2 last minute.

[Fermit and Sexy Sarah]

Glenn63 said:

Fermit and Sexy Sarah said:

FWIW said:

Fermit and Sexy Sarah said:

Agreed, in fact, the recommendations go further, with many specs controlled motorway roadworks telling you by a sign to stay in lane. Lane discipline goes out the window, everyone's driving within 5 mph of each other, which renders it pretty void.

So how did they get to lanes 2 and 3? Some common sense interpretation of the advice is required...

They were passing stuff in lane 2/3 at NSL when the speed limit dropped to 50, then they stayed in lane, doing pretty much the same speed as the rest of the traffic? Or am I missing something else you're getting at?

And when you are no longer passing stuff you return to lane 1.

Right, except everything is now at the same speed, pretty much, and the traffic is concentrated. The rules of move left don't really work in specs zones. No one is really overtaking, should everyone go at 50mph in lane one?

[Krikkit]

Laurel Green said:

Uncool said:

Laurel Green said:

Driver attempts high speed overtake while towing boat (Dash Cam Owners Australia).

Well they got past, so from that point of view the manoeuvre should be considered a success.

I cannot argue with your reasoning.

That was great - you can see that bloody great wing on the back of the boat starting to do its thing as it speeds up, pulling the nose weight off the trailer!

[FWIW]

Fermit and Sexy Sarah said:

Right, except everything is now at the same speed, pretty much, and the traffic is concentrated. The rules of move left don't really work in specs zones. No one is really overtaking, should everyone go at 50mph in lane one?

So how do they exit a junction mid zone?