The "Sh*t Driving Caught On Dashcam" Thread

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I thought it might be an idea to create a new topic off the back of the Dash Cam thread. We're talking techs and specs but getting more and more people posting their videos of poor driving they've caught on camera.

It's not really what that thread is for, nor is it "YouTube thread-worthy" so post your clips and comments about poor driving here.

Then we can all argue about how petty it is, how the poster themselves never breaks the law etc with the odd gasp of incredulity at one or two genuinely dangerous clips and keep the dashcam thread on-topic about actual dashcams.

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Yep, that's exactly what I meant. It's for people to post up clips from their own dashcams that they want to share rather than cluttering up the dashcam thread with them.

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shake n bake said:

This should be the most thrilling thread ever.

***pssst*** Why d'you think we want it all out of the dashcam thread...?

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All that jazz said:

Funk said:

Then we can all argue about how petty it is, how the poster themselves never breaks the law etc

But seriously, this thread won't end well. It's a recipe for disaster and will turn into a full on bhfest within a couple of pages.

As long as it keeps that out of the dashcam thread I'm happy with that. That thread should be about resolutions, night-time performance and viewing angles - not lengthy discussion about minor motoring infractions.

Edited by Funk on Sunday 17th May 19:16

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eldar said:

Funk said:

Yep, that's exactly what I meant. It's for people to post up clips from their own dashcams that they want to share rather than cluttering up the dashcam thread with them.

Why not just stick them in the youtube thread?

No!!

Because that thread should be for cool, interesting and funny stuff found on Youtube. If that becomes a thread full of clips of people being MLMs I'd be pissed.

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The guy in the Clio is clearly a cretinous . After the first incident I would've taken a different exit to him and avoided all of what came after. I'd also be reporting him to the Police for dangerous driving.

Edited by Funk on Tuesday 19th May 08:02

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WongJr said:

barker22 said:

It shouldn't be!!
Will sort it out now
http://youtu.be/YwU1yHL54QM new link, give it a minute or 2

Edited by barker22 on Tuesday 19th May 14:17

Edited by barker22 on Tuesday 19th May 14:17

How come the whole thing was wobbling? I felt seasick watching it.

He's accidentally ticked the box for YouTube's amazing 'stabilisation' feature which makes it look like you're on the bow of a ship in a force 10 gale.

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longshot said:

stuart313 said:

Not mine but it shows another person using a left lane at a roundabout to go straight on. This time it doesn't go quite as planned for him.

It is another stupidly laid out junction though.

https://youtu.be/WY3-qz-UyHc?t=3m46s

The lane markings don't seem to make sense do they.
I think the mid digit at 4.22 seems to have sealed the deal.

The biker put himself in that position but ultimately it's a meeting of two pricks on the road.

No excuse for the pathetic behaviour of both imo.

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eldar said:

Funk said:

The biker put himself in that position but ultimately it's a meeting of two pricks on the road.

No excuse for the pathetic behaviour of both imo.

You think all three acted equally badly?

I'm not going to assign percentages of blame but I will say this:

• should the bike have put himself in the car's blind spot coming up the inside? No.
• should the bike have anticipated that the car would move left after passing the restricted lane? Yes.
• should the bike have given the car the finger? No.
• should the car have driven aggressively to pursue the bike? No.
• should the car have driven that close to the bike? No.
• should the biker have kicked the car? No.
• should the driver and passenger have gotten out of the car and assaulted the biker? No.

Could this all have been avoided if the biker hadn't started it? In my view, yes.

As I say, a meeting of morons (biker for giving the finger, kicking the car and driver/passenger for being aggressive, knuckle-dragging mouthbreathers).

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ORD said:

charltjr said:

He probably thought you were in the wrong for trying to block him into the bus lane rather than letting him merge. Not saying that was your intent but it's easy to see how he would have thought that from the relative speeds and positions of the cars.

Whole thing looked completely avoidable. Just give people room and let them get on with it.

+1.

The poster caused the issue by trying to block a perfectly sensible merge.

Glad it wasn't just me thinking that.

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Incredible! Driver's run the light so backs up 'to be safe': https://fat.gfycat.com/NeighboringBraveBullfrog.we...

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NoNeed said:

GaryGlitter said:

All that jazz said:

skip_1 said:

Truck trying to run down a cyclist this morning. As they went past the cyclist shouted 'F Off' to the truck driver, he looked petrified! (You can hear him through the sunroof if you listen carefully!)

Was literally inches from him, driver of truck looking down at cyclist grinning. YJ57CMU you tt.

https://youtu.be/Ia_sJTqgQ-s

That's not deliberate, no way. As an artic driver myself I can safely say that he wouldn't even have been able to see the cyclist where he was. The FH cab driving position is very high up and they have a lot of f/n/s blind spots.

FRO 'not deliberate'.

So the cyclist just materialised in front of the truck and the driver had no opportunity to see them?

Again, FRO.

How about the scenario where the driver caught up with the cyclist and tried to force their way past?

What an idiot, there is no way he should be putting a truck so close to a cyclist, I froze the frame to work out the distance but it was literally too close to tell.


I hope that video finds it way to his employers.

I completely agree, that's incredibly dangerous driving from the lorry driver with a vulnerable road user. I'd have been up the kerb and onto the pavement with a lorry driving that close to me!

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robbiekhan said:

Mr10secs said:

Q: If it had not been a Police vehicle then would you have posted the clip??

Probably not as I'd have dismissed it as just another motorist on the road not giving way or paying attention to traffic on the right. So indeed I posted it because it was a police officer, because you'd expect them to be taking extra caution on the road vs everyday folks like us.

I guess my point is this, he didn't slow down once, or indicate, and just carried on. Sure he saw a gap and went, which is fine. I'm not debating that in itself, what I am debating is not giving way to traffic on the right.

The reason I maintain my stance is mostly in part due to the attitude some of you above have shown, especially in one of the comments on the video itself (now removed). If people were genuinely decent and quizzed me as such I'd have been more agreeable, but racism and poor attitude I will never fall in line with.

Edited by robbiekhan on Wednesday 10th June 18:15

You're wrong.

You've also played the Race Card for no reason I can tell which renders your opinions - both previous and subsequent - null.

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I disagree entirely on the car transporter clip. It was clearly not safe or clear for him to come across yet he continued to do so and bullied his way over.

The driver was entitled to leave a gap in crawling traffic to smooth the flow, indeed, I often practice this too. Had that been me that video would've been finding its way to his employers. It should have been the car's decision to allow the truck in, not find himself squeezed into the barrier by being forced.

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Pete317 said:

Funk said:

I disagree entirely on the car transporter clip. It was clearly not safe or clear for him to come across yet he continued to do so and bullied his way over.

The driver was entitled to leave a gap in crawling traffic to smooth the flow, indeed, I often practice this too. Had that been me that video would've been finding its way to his employers. It should have been the car's decision to allow the truck in, not find himself squeezed into the barrier by being forced.

What would you have him do? Stand in the nearside lane, blocking all the traffic behind him, begging to be let in?

Leaving a huge gap does nothing to 'smooth the flow', in fact it just serves to move the blockage further back.
Most of the phantom jams you see are at least exacerbated by, if not caused by, people who are very quick to slow down and not so quick to speed up again.

By your logic, beggars should therefore be allowed to rob passers-by with impunity? It should be the choice of someone to help someone who needs something rather than have the decision made for them by force, especially when it's 20 tonnes of metal forcing its way across on 2.

The car driver could've driven more defensively but that does not excuse the actions of the transporter driver.

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Pete317 said:

When was he supposed to have 'pre-planned'? He'd just come off a roundabout, and a very short time later around a bend, only to find the traffic in the outside lane slowed down to a crawl, probably to his surprise?
Should he have continued in his lane and begged his way in at the approach to the next roundabout?
And the cam car driver, rightly or wrongly, WAS leaving a gap.

He needed to change lanes - the onus is on the person wishing to change lane to do so safely and without causing a hazard to other road users.

1) He should indeed have continued in his lane at a crawl until there was a sufficient space to move into.

2) The car driver could not, at any point, be considered to be 'wrongly' leaving a gap.

3) The transporter driver is 100% at fault here to driving across into the other lane and bullying a gap where there wasn't sufficient space.

Speed things up a little. Let's say the car is doing 50mph in a lane of traffic and the transporter joins from a slip road at 56mph up the inside, forcing his way into a gap that's too small and causing the car driver to have to dive for the central barrier to avoid being hit.

Would you still be defending the actions of the transporter?

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I'm not condoning the car driver but the aggressive 'fk you, me first' attitude of the lorry driver is unacceptable and poor driving from a supposed 'professional'.

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DeuxCentCinq said:

I've never understood the phrase "I'll have your job". Does the cyclist secretly want to be a bus driver?

"I'll have your job taken away from you."

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I encountered this road captain last night:



Somewhat ironically he's so busy trying to police the road that missed the great big sign to his right:



I sensed he might do something dickish (hence having enough time to come to a halt). Ironically he had a dashcam too which he turned backward to face me, I'm sure he was utterly convinced he was in the right and I'd been 'taught a lesson'.

I can only deduce that people with dashcams are wkers.

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Mr10secs said:

Should of nipped up the inside of him and stopped him pulling back in.

That would've made me the cretin, not him...