Dash cam saves your ass (no Roundabout stuff please :)

Iwannahurl · 28-08-2014 12:39am

gman2k wrote: »

Dashcam car travelling at 100kmph

Iwannahurl · 28-08-2014 12:56am

Some very lucky bus passengers here, as well as an unfortunate bus driver.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P-MC-dxk0I

pudzey101 · 28-08-2014 1:13am

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e5b_1409152811

Madness !!

Warning violence on video

Voodoomelon · 28-08-2014 1:14am

Iwannahurl wrote: »

I don't think i've ever seen a ricer Passat or A4 with four wheels the same. Do they drive over glass all day?

deandean · 28-08-2014 8:23am

Voodoomelon wrote: »

I don't think i've ever seen a ricer Passat or A4 with four wheels the same. Do they drive over glass all day?

Is that a space saver wheel on the Passat an'it doing 150 or so?

sogood · 28-08-2014 9:43am

Iwannahurl wrote: »

Some very lucky bus passengers here, as well as an unfortunate bus driver.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P-MC-dxk0I

Was Sandra Bullock driving that bus?

CiniO · 29-08-2014 12:09am

Newest compilation from Polish roads.

Iwannahurl · 29-08-2014 12:52am

CiniO wrote: »

Newest compilation from Polish roads.

I find clips featuring zebra crossings particularly nerve-racking. The typical scenario is pedestrians crossing in front of the dashcam car, and you just know some lunatic will suddenly appear and try to mow them down.

I encounter similar (though usually less serious) situations frequently, often on the school run. One motorist, feeling generous, stops to let a pedestrian (maybe a child) cross on a two-lane entry to a roundabout. Meanwhile, in the adjacent lane, other motorists drive on, oblivious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgUYknZvRTs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwCt9mozHUM

wonski · 29-08-2014 1:00am

Iwannahurl wrote: »

I find clips featuring zebra crossings particularly nerve-racking. The typical scenario is pedestrians crossing in front of the dashcam car, and you just know some lunatic will suddenly appear and try to mow them down.

Mind you, real life is no fun either. I encounter similar situations frequently, often on the school run. One motorist, feeling generous, stops to let a pedestrian (maybe a child) cross on a two-lane entry to a roundabout. Meanwhile, in the adjacent lane, other motorists drive on, oblivious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgUYknZvRTs

There is a roundabout few meters ahead

This makes you think what kind of people you share the road with:mad:

CiniO · 29-08-2014 1:12am

wonski wrote: »

There is a roundabout few meters ahead

This makes you think what kind of people you share the road with:mad:

I'd say this driver had no clue about driving...

CiniO · 29-08-2014 1:17am

Iwannahurl wrote: »

I find clips featuring zebra crossings particularly nerve-racking. The typical scenario is pedestrians crossing in front of the dashcam car, and you just know some lunatic will suddenly appear and try to mow them down.

This is my own video where I stopped to let pedestrian waiting on the right side to cross for a while.
While I was stopped, 3 cars passed me on my left, and that was the reason why pedestrian wasn't going ahead.

In Poland failing to stop in line with another car who stopped in front of pedestrian crossing, as well as overtaking anyone on pedestrian crossing or directly in front of it, is the most serious offence, attracting highest number of penalty points and fine possible on the list. Yet still plenty of drivers completely ignore it. Just pure stupidity.

cormie · 29-08-2014 1:23am

CiniO wrote: »

Newest compilation from Polish roads.

My Polish must be great, I understood nearly everything said in that video

CiniO · 29-08-2014 1:43am

cormie wrote: »

My Polish must be great, I understood nearly everything said in that video

1:25 - "Tomek hamuj kurwa" which means "Tomek apply the f**king brake"
Must say well done, that Tomek didn't brake but swerved instead. Well done.

wonski · 29-08-2014 1:45am

CiniO wrote: »

1:25 - "Tomek hamuj kurwa" which means "Tomek apply the f**king brake"
Must say well done, that Tomek didn't brake but swerved instead. Well done.

He did well, if he braked he would hit the car.

Never, ever take an advice from passengers.

josip · 29-08-2014 9:56am

Very watchable but I still have to see a country that comes close to Russia for self annihiltion by dashcam. I realise it's a bigger country and possibly has a higher percentage of dashcam users, but apart from Tomek would anything else on this vid make it into the Russian equivalent?
And Tomek's Russian cousin Tomac, in the same situation, would probably have either not reacted at all, or swerved onto the other side for a headon.

What's with the diddly-eye from 4:50?

bear1 · 29-08-2014 9:56am

CiniO wrote: »

This is my own video where I stopped to let pedestrian waiting on the right side to cross for a while.
While I was stopped, 3 cars passed me on my left, and that was the reason why pedestrian wasn't going ahead.

In Poland failing to stop in line with another car who stopped in front of pedestrian crossing, as well as overtaking anyone on pedestrian crossing or directly in front of it, is the most serious offence, attracting highest number of penalty points and fine possible on the list. Yet still plenty of drivers completely ignore it. Just pure stupidity.

A near identical situation happened to me in Italy about a year ago.
I was driving along a road which passes through a town.
There was a family waiting to cross and in Italy that isn't east.
I stopped to let them go but in my rear view mirror I saw some stupid bitch overtaking the cars which had stopped behind me.
I saw that she hadn't a clue why I had stopped so kept on going (this is all in a matter of seconds) and at this point the family was just about to clear my car.
I slammed onto the horn to warn both the family and driver.
Family jump back and the drivers ploughs on through without even slowing down.
The shock of the family.

gutteruu · 29-08-2014 10:01am

bear1 wrote: »

A near identical situation happened to me in Italy about a year ago.

I like the way in Italy whoever stops at the crossing puts there indicator on. It stops people overtaking and lets pedestrians know to cross. (Ssame as us indicating right when at a crossing)

bear1 · 29-08-2014 10:04am

gutteruu wrote: »

I like the way in Italy whoever stops at the crossing puts there indicator on. It stops people overtaking and lets pedestrians know to cross. (Ssame as us indicating right when at a crossing)

Not doubting you at all, but I've never noticed it.
Italian driving I can't really decide on, they are effing crazy and their spacial awareness seems to be all over the place.
But, some of the best parking skills I've ever seen and if a road is wide enough for them to consider it a dual carriageway they turn it into one no problem.

finnharpsboy · 29-08-2014 6:16pm

2 red light breakers, couldn't wait for the green

Iwannahurl · 30-08-2014 1:00am

CiniO wrote: »

This is my own video where I stopped to let pedestrian waiting on the right side to cross for a while. While I was stopped, 3 cars passed me on my left, and that was the reason why pedestrian wasn't going ahead.

In Poland failing to stop in line with another car who stopped in front of pedestrian crossing, as well as overtaking anyone on pedestrian crossing or directly in front of it, is the most serious offence, attracting highest number of penalty points and fine possible on the list. Yet still plenty of drivers completely ignore it. Just pure stupidity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao3UyxI6R9w

The road layout is a core problem. A zebra crossing on a wide two-lane carriageway with a high design speed is asking for trouble. Irish multi-lane roundabouts are similarly pedestrian-hostile, but vehicle speeds are bound to be lower on them than on a straight stretch of wide multi-lane road between junctions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-0vPch5pME

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNoPsv5Ml7E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNX7eJ55gpk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRExeTHyIfA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgBqMBfilW4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6_EGPAQVMU

mb1725 · 30-08-2014 2:19pm

^^ Total lack of common courtesy mixed with stupidity behind the wheel.

cormie · 30-08-2014 2:21pm

I was half expecting a few explosions after this :eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMcjThmBcEE

Mena · 30-08-2014 2:37pm

What an awesome sound.

CiniO · 30-08-2014 3:06pm

Iwannahurl wrote: »

The road layout is a core problem. A zebra crossing on a wide two-lane carriageway with a high design speed is asking for trouble. Irish multi-lane roundabouts are similarly pedestrian-hostile, but vehicle speeds are bound to be lower on them than on a straight stretch of wide multi-lane road between junctions.

The problem is that those zebra crossings need to be there. Otherwise how would pedestrians be able to cross the road?

In city where I'm from (and where the video I posted was) there is lots of multilane roads, all going through the city. Speed limit on them is 50km/h.
There's plenty of zebra crossings there, (sometimes every 100metres) as pedestrian traffic is high. Hardly anything can be changed except from driver behaviour.

Pawwed Rig · 30-08-2014 3:08pm

CiniO wrote: »

The problem is that those zebra crossings need to be there. Otherwise how would pedestrians be able to cross the road?

In city where I'm from (and where the video I posted was) there is lots of multilane roads, all going through the city. Speed limit on them is 50km/h.
There's plenty of zebra crossings there, (sometimes every 100metres) as pedestrian traffic is high. Hardly anything can be changed except from driver behaviour.

Pedestrian lights would seem to be a better solution where there are multiple lanes.

KCAccidental · 30-08-2014 5:51pm

cormie wrote: »

I was half expecting a few explosions after this :eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMcjThmBcEE

your man was getting 'nam flashbacks by the looks of it :pac:

Iwannahurl · 30-08-2014 9:54pm

CiniO wrote: »

The problem is that those zebra crossings need to be there. Otherwise how would pedestrians be able to cross the road?

In city where I'm from (and where the video I posted was) there is lots of multilane roads, all going through the city. Speed limit on them is 50km/h.
There's plenty of zebra crossings there, (sometimes every 100metres) as pedestrian traffic is high. Hardly anything can be changed except from driver behaviour.

The problem is that pedestrians are paying for it with their lives. Infrastructure can be changed to protect vulnerable road users, if the political will (usually indicated by funding) is there.

Road deaths per 100,000 population / Pedestrians as % of total deaths

Russia 25.2 / 35.9%
Poland 14.7 / 35%
Ireland 8.5 / 20%
UK 5.4 / 21%
Sweden 5.2 / 12%
Netherlands 4.8 / 12%

http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/poverty-matters/2011/may/11/most-dangerous-roads

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzSDBAywpLg

joujoujou · 30-08-2014 10:22pm

Yet another lane hogger. Boring alright, so speed set to 2x. :P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti4xP2Xcbws

Thoie · 31-08-2014 12:44am

Mena wrote: »

What an awesome sound.

Thanks. Penney's.

CatFromHue · 31-08-2014 2:35am

@JouJou there's a good chance that person changed lane for the roundabout

31-08-2014 10:43am

CatFromHue wrote: »

@JouJou there's a good chance that person changed lane for the roundabout

It sure looks that way, the didn't need the "fast" lane anymore!

bear1 · 31-08-2014 11:15am

Any story behind what jet was flying over Dublin in that video?
I seriously doubt the Government decided to buy some proper fighter jets

GrumpyMe · 31-08-2014 11:17am

Search Boards for F16

BaronVon · 31-08-2014 12:23pm

bear1 wrote: »

Any story behind what jet was flying over Dublin in that video?
I seriously doubt the Government decided to buy some proper fighter jets

They did a fly over for the game of American Football between Penn State and UCF at Croke Park

deandean · 31-08-2014 3:07pm

infacteh wrote: »

They did a fly over for the game of American Football between Penn State and UCF at Croke Park

Great timing there. I wonder do the jets have dash cams

dickwod1 · 31-08-2014 6:20pm

spider_pig · 31-08-2014 6:45pm

caught this near miss earlier on collins ave dublin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYD925XSRQY

ardle1 · 31-08-2014 6:55pm

dickwod1 wrote: »

Close shave? ... I put a video up of a truck who lost vision of where the car beside his left was at a roundabout and had to brake hard so he wouldn't squash him by crossing over the skinny lanes ...I seen this happening and slowed down until the truck passed,

How you think me braking slightly on entering the roundabout would have prevented what happened is beyond me.

Go ahead and post 10 similar incidents a week that's what this thread is for ... (But unfortunately there's nitpickers posting ridiculous comments here too.)

Huh, well if that's the case, I do apologise!
I thought you were posting a clip of how close you came to the back of the truck....
I'll have another wee look tomorrow

CiniO · 31-08-2014 7:29pm

spider_pig wrote: »

caught this near miss earlier on collins ave dublin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYD925XSRQY

Whoever was driving the camera car should go back to driver's training. Trying to undertake a car signalling intention to turn left is pure stupidity.

Fresh Pots · 31-08-2014 7:34pm

spider_pig wrote: »

caught this near miss earlier on collins ave dublin

I don't see anything wrong with the golfs driving. He needed to turn in and he indicated. Then you got passed off because you weren't expecting him to turn in so soon.

spider_pig · 31-08-2014 7:43pm

CiniO wrote: »

Whoever was driving the camera car should go back to driver's training. Trying to undertake a car signalling intention to turn left is pure stupidity.

He would of have taken that turn easily in the left lane without having to turn into the right lane to do so. It was also at a junction I thought he was taking the left turn at the corner and not the one into the drive way

rizzodun · 31-08-2014 7:59pm

spider_pig wrote: »

He would of have taken that turn easily in the left lane without having to turn into the right lane to do so. It was also at a junction I thought he was taking the left turn at the corner and not the one into the drive way

Expect the unexpected...

dickwod1 · 31-08-2014 8:05pm

rizzodun wrote: »

Expect the unexpected...

Like this clown, kid in the passenger seat, He got my full beams and the horn for this one.

Voodoomelon · 31-08-2014 8:44pm

spider_pig wrote: »

caught this near miss earlier on collins ave dublin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYD925XSRQY

CiniO wrote: »

Whoever was driving the camera car should go back to driver's training. Trying to undertake a car signalling intention to turn left is pure stupidity.

Agreed, poor judgement on the camera cars part. Should have anticipated the maneuver, instead of accelerating into it, coming unnecessarily close to them and then beeping them out of it because of their own mistake.

John_Rambo · 31-08-2014 8:48pm

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Agreed, poor judgement on the camera cars part. Should have anticipated the maneuver, instead of accelerating into it, coming unnecessarily close to them and then beeping them out of it because of their own mistake.

And not allowing for the imaginary 21 foot trailer the golf was obviously towing.

Voodoomelon · 31-08-2014 8:52pm

He went overboard with the turn alright, but i'd be waiting to see what someone who's indicating is about to do before second guessing them.

ZENER · 31-08-2014 9:19pm

Why do dash cams have such wide lenses ? The camera sensors have auto exposure so if the sky is predominant in the view then the rest of the scene gets less exposure hence the important details - cars, reg plates, drivers - are darker !

The wide lenses make it difficult to reduce this effect. With mine I aim it lower so the sky affects it less so the road in front is more visible, not ideal but does improve it somewhat, are there any cameras available with zooms to alleviate this problem?

Ken

31-08-2014 9:24pm

Fresh Pots wrote: »

I don't see anything wrong with the golfs driving. He needed to turn in and he indicated. Then you got passed off because you weren't expecting him to turn in so soon.

The Golf should have driven slower so that he could have turned without going into another lane, but the camera car should have held back as the Golf appeared to be doing something "strange".

CiniO · 31-08-2014 9:26pm

John_Rambo wrote: »

And not allowing for the imaginary 21 foot trailer the golf was obviously towing.

Well it's impossible to say from the video how wide is the gate. Golf's manuever seems allright to me. He indicates well in advance, and takes wide turn. For me it looks like he enters this gate often (probably everyday) and knows exactly how much swing he needs to take.

Camera car though, was trying to do something strange though. Seen golf in front of him indicating left, and once golf moved towards right lane, he tries to undertake it.
Why would someone even consider trying to undertake vehicle signalling left?

31-08-2014 9:35pm

ZENER wrote: »

Why do dash cams have such wide lenses ? The camera sensors have auto exposure so if the sky is predominant in the view then the rest of the scene gets less exposure hence the important details - cars, reg plates, drivers - are darker !

The wide lenses make it difficult to reduce this effect. With mine I aim it lower so the sky affects it less so the road in front is more visible, not ideal but does improve it somewhat, are there any cameras available with zooms to alleviate this problem?

Ken

I would imagine they're wide to catch the car pulling out of a side road and similar things that could influence the driver's actions.

Dash cam saves your ass (no Roundabout stuff please :)

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