The "S**t Driving Caught On Cam" Thread (Vol 5)
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RipTrip1 said:
Unfortunately my video was lost in the many pages of Volume 4.
However it showed a driver passing me then slamming his brakes to a stop on a dual carriageway, opening his door, closing it then driving away.
I sent the dashcam footage to the police 9 months ago, I got an email today.
They said the driver failed to provide details so he has been sent to court and will likely carry a higher fine and points for failure to provide details. Massive win for me.
Did you run into him then as a result?However it showed a driver passing me then slamming his brakes to a stop on a dual carriageway, opening his door, closing it then driving away.
I sent the dashcam footage to the police 9 months ago, I got an email today.
They said the driver failed to provide details so he has been sent to court and will likely carry a higher fine and points for failure to provide details. Massive win for me.
What caused the other driver to react like this?
What was your role in the situation? (Cause lets be honest, it's unlikely you were innocent if you get that reaction)
I'm genuinely amazed that the Police would investigate a minor incident with no apparent injuries or collision
What Force was it?WilliamWoollard said:
Laurel Green said:
Some good ones there.3:20 -
New pants please3:33 - Was bound to be a crash. everyone's on the wrong side of the road
4:58 - Guy in the cam car is a jerk
S1KRR said:
Did you run into him then as a result?
What caused the other driver to react like this?
What was your role in the situation? (Cause lets be honest, it's unlikely you were innocent if you get that reaction)
I'm genuinely amazed that the Police would investigate a minor incident with no apparent injuries or collision What Force was it?
I’m not. Quite a few of the forces (services they like to be called these days haha) accept dashcam footage and will prosecute for any offences they can prove. Makes a lot of sense to me, in a way it puts a police officer anywhere there’s a decent dashcam.What caused the other driver to react like this?
What was your role in the situation? (Cause lets be honest, it's unlikely you were innocent if you get that reaction)
I'm genuinely amazed that the Police would investigate a minor incident with no apparent injuries or collision
What Force was it?And that offence isn’t all that minor. A little over the speed limit or a moment too late through a red light, minor maybe, slap on the wrist or a few points. Slamming your brakes on a 70mph road to force someone behind to have to stop or significantly slow down? That’s incredibly dangerous and putting people’s lives seriously at risk.
Alextodrive said:
I’m not. Quite a few of the forces (services they like to be called these days haha) accept dashcam footage and will prosecute for any offences they can prove. Makes a lot of sense to me, in a way it puts a police officer anywhere there’s a decent dashcam.
And that offence isn’t all that minor. A little over the speed limit or a moment too late through a red light, minor maybe, slap on the wrist or a few points. Slamming your brakes on a 70mph road to force someone behind to have to stop or significantly slow down? That’s incredibly dangerous and putting people’s lives seriously at risk.
Well devils advocate would suggest that you shouldn't be THAT close behind someone that if they do heave on the brakes you run into them. And I say that as someone who may have brake checked over aggressive aAnd that offence isn’t all that minor. A little over the speed limit or a moment too late through a red light, minor maybe, slap on the wrist or a few points. Slamming your brakes on a 70mph road to force someone behind to have to stop or significantly slow down? That’s incredibly dangerous and putting people’s lives seriously at risk.
holes in the past (not saying its correct you understand!) But if everyone who saw something dodgy sent the video to the Police, they'd be spending weeks sifting through them to find (lets say 50 ) the worst cases. I worry that if the Police start taking "vigilante dashcam w
kers" as gospel. We'll see these people going out of their way to cause conflict just to film it and send it to the Police. We already see it in the compilation films. DCW accelerates into a problem then leans on the horn. We'll get people blocking others from passing, then filming the results when the person finally gets sick of them and overtakes in a less than perfect fashion. Cut it about, send it to the Police and sit back in your chair wking yourself silly that "you won" and that person in the SUV or the Ferrari or just a regular 3 Series has been taught a lesson by the Police.Slippery slope time imo.
If there's actual collision or the person leaves the scene of the accident. Then sure, but given how s
t the standard of driving is in the country, how people are now taught verbatim that "going at the speed limit is a hate crime and exceeding it makes your worse than a paedophile" I worry that ANY transgression will be sent to the Police. I tend to (try - don't always succeed) just think "knob" and get on with my day. Should I really send the Police a 5 second clip showing another driver aggressively cutting me up. And me having to take avoiding action? I don't know what's going through the other drivers mind. Maybe 99.99% of the time they are really safe. Maybe they've just lost a family member. Maybe they are just an arse.
No point imo in worrying about stuff like this. It'll only cause you stress for no reason.
Edited by S1KRR on Friday 21st February 22:08
S1KRR said:
If there's actual collision or the person leaves the scene of the accident. Then sure, but given how st the standard of driving is in the country, how people are now taught verbatim that "going at the speed limit is a hate crime and exceeding it makes your worse than a paedophile" I worry that ANY transgression will be sent to the Police. I tend to (try - don't always succeed) just think "knob" and get on with my day.
Should I really send the Police a 5 second clip showing another driver aggressively cutting me up. And me having to take avoiding action? I don't know what's going through the other drivers mind. Maybe 99.99% of the time they are really safe. Maybe they've just lost a family member. Maybe they are just an arse.
No point imo in worrying about stuff like this. It'll only cause you stress for no reason.
I tend to think "that c**t is going to kill someone, that someone could be my family"t the standard of driving is in the country, how people are now taught verbatim that "going at the speed limit is a hate crime and exceeding it makes your worse than a paedophile" I worry that ANY transgression will be sent to the Police. I tend to (try - don't always succeed) just think "knob" and get on with my day. Should I really send the Police a 5 second clip showing another driver aggressively cutting me up. And me having to take avoiding action? I don't know what's going through the other drivers mind. Maybe 99.99% of the time they are really safe. Maybe they've just lost a family member. Maybe they are just an arse.
No point imo in worrying about stuff like this. It'll only cause you stress for no reason.
There are certain things I will report, especially if they're on residential roads.
lyonspride said:
I tend to think "that c**t is going to kill someone, that someone could be my family"
There are certain things I will report, especially if they're on residential roads.
Exactly, if someone had dashcammed Kenneth Noye committing an anger-fueled traffic offence, he might have been returned to prison on licence for that instead of murdering Stephen Cameron.There are certain things I will report, especially if they're on residential roads.
rougerogue said:
It's hard to believe what I have just seen. Laurel Green said:
rougerogue said:
It's hard to believe what I have just seen. poing said:
Laurel Green said:
rougerogue said:
It's hard to believe what I have just seen. Bonefish Blues said:
poing said:
Laurel Green said:
rougerogue said:
It's hard to believe what I have just seen. Solocle said:
Bonefish Blues said:
poing said:
Laurel Green said:
rougerogue said:
It's hard to believe what I have just seen. untakenname said:
Think as it was a deliberate act to turn round, if he did it by accident I doubt there would be a custodial.
The guys not been named afaik so perhaps he had previous as well?
Yeah, deliberate act, but imo it looked fairly well executed (for such a ridiculous maneover). I'd rather be dealing with that guy than a lorry driver texting (or whatever else they're doing).The guys not been named afaik so perhaps he had previous as well?
Laurel Green said:
Nice to see adequate gaps between vehicles about 7.30 ishS1KRR said:
I'm genuinely amazed that the Police would investigate a minor incident with no apparent injuries or collision What Force was it?
If they have video evidence it's a slam dunk conviction. Stopping unnecessarily is very dangerous. I don't understand your thought process on this at all. What Force was it?SmoothCriminal said:
First clip shows quite effectively how dashcams distort perception of speed and distance, the car is literally feet from the junction when the van turns, but at first glance it looks like he's got plenty of space to stop.SmoothCriminal said:
The rear looking camera about half way through amused me. What a pair of wallys!Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff