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

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  • #1622
    Max Power1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,272 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    gutteruu wrote: »
    Try passing me on the inside of my van a few times and see how long you last. Blind spots everywhere. Far more dangerous to undertake.

    It also forces the person who is doing nothing wrong to do something illegal.

    Shouldnt be in the overtaking lane then should you?

    If you can be passed on the left then you are doing it wrong!


  • #1623
    gutteruu
    Registered Users Posts: 1,061 ✭✭✭gutteruu


    Max Power1 wrote: »
    Shouldnt be in the overtaking lane then should you?

    If you can be passed on the left then you are doing it wrong!

    Your preaching to the choir here. BUT...what if I am waiting to pass CiniO


  • #1624
    Voodoomelon
    Registered Users Posts: 9,662 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    gutteruu wrote: »
    ...what if I am waiting to pass CiniO

    Hope and pray you never meet Cinio on the road, he'll batter you to a pulp with reason and logic. :D


  • #1625
    Barrel
    Registered Users Posts: 121 ✭✭Barrel


    So to recap ... Undertaking a slow car seconds before the 2 lanes turn back into 1 lane is better / safer than tailgating ... Ok so Gotya (:confused:) (similar to saying stabbing someone is better than shooting someone even though both could kill someone)

    What I find even more bizarre than the undertaking statement is the other people agreeing with it

    I dont think were getting anywhere here just going around in circles so ...

    As the dragons would say ... I'm out.


  • #1626
    Notdream
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭Notdream


    ya, I am about to get one for my AUDI A6, can any guys give some tips on purchasing a medium-price (around USD100) dash camera?

    I just googled this item http://www.szswill.com/car-camera-hd/dashboard-camera-d230.html, how do you think of this item?

    By the way, what is "G-sensor" function? Is this feature important?


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  • #1627
    CiniO
    Registered Users Posts: 16,088 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    gutteruu wrote: »
    Try passing me on the inside of my van a few times and see how long you last. Blind spots everywhere. Far more dangerous to undertake.
    Does you van has no mirrors that you have blind spots everywhere?

    And it's far more dangerous than what? tailgating?


    It also forces the person who is doing nothing wrong to do something illegal.
    No one is forcing anyone to do anything.
    I said that out of two (tailgating vs undertaking) second option is safer and better.


  • #1628
    CiniO
    Registered Users Posts: 16,088 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    Barrel wrote: »
    So to recap ... Undertaking a slow car seconds before the 2 lanes turn back into 1 lane is better / safer than tailgating ... Ok so Gotya (:confused:) (similar to saying stabbing someone is better than shooting someone even though both could kill someone)
    Yeah. That's actually quite good comparision.
    Both could kill, but it's less chance that you kill someone by stabbing than by shooting.
    However both should be avoided.


  • #1629
    Gosub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 874 ✭✭✭Gosub


    CiniO wrote: »
    Does you van has no mirrors that you have blind spots everywhere?
    Clearly you've never driven a van. No matter how good the mirrors, there are blackspots. A good driver will take this into account when driving near one.


  • #1630
    joujoujou
    Registered Users Posts: 13,499 ✭✭✭✭joujoujou
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    Gosub wrote: »
    [...] No matter how good the mirrors, there are blackspots. [...]

    Exactly. If you drive a car behind a van and gonna overtake it, let the driver know you're there. If you see van's mirrors - more than likely driver would see you (if he's not very busy on the phone). ;)


  • #1631
    CiniO
    Registered Users Posts: 16,088 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    Gosub wrote: »
    Clearly you've never driven a van. No matter how good the mirrors, there are blackspots. A good driver will take this into account when driving near one.
    joujoujou wrote: »
    Exactly. If you drive a car behind a van and gonna overtake it, let the driver know you're there. If you see van's mirrors - more than likely driver would see you (if he's not very busy on the phone). ;)

    Guys I don't know what you're on about.

    Van's has side mirrors the same as cars. Even better because they are often bigger.
    You still can see through the side windows.

    Only what you can't see when driving a van comparing to driving a car is through the rear side windows, but no one in his senses would turn head back at speed to look through them.

    So vans have pretty much the same effective blindspots as cars.
    Unless you are overtaking with 5km/h speed difference or less, you won't be in anyones blindspot for more than a fraction of second, so I can't see any problem here.


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  • #1632
    Gosub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 874 ✭✭✭Gosub


    CiniO wrote: »
    Guys I don't know what you're on about.

    Van's has side mirrors the same as cars. Even better because they are often bigger.
    You still can see through the side windows.

    Only what you can't see when driving a van comparing to driving a car is through the rear side windows, but no one in his senses would turn head back at speed to look through them.

    So vans have pretty much the same effective blindspots as cars.
    Unless you are overtaking with 5km/h speed difference or less, you won't be in anyones blindspot for more than a fraction of second, so I can't see any problem here.

    Really, you won't get it until you've driven anything bigger than a car. I've driven large camper vans, artics, rigid trucks and vans of all sizes. All with trailers. I currently drive a VW T4 Multivan with windows all round. The blindspots are still huge. I even have wally-spotters in my mirrors. It helps a bit, but there are still large blind areas.

    Cars sitting on your 'shoulder' on a dual carriageway are often invisible. Most car drivers aren't even aware of another vehicle's blindspot. I've always thought we would produce better drivers if part of our learning was to drive larger vehicles. We should all know the limitations of all vehicles around us on the roads. The only way this can happen is to have experience of them.


  • #1633
    gutteruu
    Registered Users Posts: 1,061 ✭✭✭gutteruu


    CiniO wrote: »
    Guys I don't know what you're on about.

    Van's has side mirrors the same as cars. Even better because they are often bigger.
    You still can see through the side windows.

    Only what you can't see when driving a van comparing to driving a car is through the rear side windows, but no one in his senses would turn head back at speed to look through them.

    So vans have pretty much the same effective blindspots as cars.
    Unless you are overtaking with 5km/h speed difference or less, you won't be in anyones blindspot for more than a fraction of second, so I can't see any problem here.

    Unless you drive a van, you just won't understand.


  • #1634
    dickwod1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,101 ✭✭✭dickwod1


    gutteruu wrote: »
    Unless you drive a van, you just won't understand.

    Yep I drove a van for a while and there is a major difference in blind spots to a car


  • #1635
    rocky
    Registered Users Posts: 2,953 ✭✭✭rocky


    Dingatron wrote: »
    Two red light breakers from the other day within minutes of each other.

    try 3... at the same light

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C5Mc0ljRrw


    new camera, worse quality...


  • #1636
    DeepBlue
    Registered Users Posts: 3,669 ✭✭✭DeepBlue


    rocky wrote: »
    new camera, worse quality...
    But on the bright side it facilitates time travel. :pac:


  • #1637
    CiniO
    Registered Users Posts: 16,088 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    gutteruu wrote: »
    Unless you drive a van, you just won't understand.

    I drive vans quite seldom, but I drive 50 seater coach on daily basis, and rigid trucks from time to time.

    And I still don't find a blind spots on those vehicles to be any problem.


  • #1638
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 38,434 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    Just watching crime call. Seems that a lot of our Garda cars now have dash cams too.


  • #1639
    BohsCeltic
    Registered Users Posts: 1,574 ✭✭✭BohsCeltic


    kceire wrote: »
    Just watching crime call. Seems that a lot of our Garda cars now have dash cams too.

    Just watching it myself, they don't appear to be decent quality ones though


  • #1640
    ironclaw
    Registered Users Posts: 8,004 ✭✭✭ironclaw


    BohsCeltic wrote: »
    Just watching it myself, they don't appear to be decent quality ones though

    Not sure if it applies to the Gardai, but in conversation with the Coast Guard helicopter crew I was told they drop the resolution when they supply to broadcast agencies. No idea why and I can't confirm that for sure.


  • #1641
    bear1
    Registered Users Posts: 12,811 ✭✭✭✭bear1


    hey drop the resolution when they supply to broadcast agencies. No idea why and I can't confirm that for sure.

    To obscure things they dont want us to see?

    RE: Garda cars. I honestly think those 2.0 Mondeos' are effing pathetic. They cant keep up with anything.. I'd rather they sold them off and bought second hand Evo's or something, at least they would then have a chance against that gang that steal high performance cars


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  • #1642
    MugMugs
    Registered Users Posts: 17,875 ✭✭✭✭MugMugs


    bear1 wrote: »
    at least they would then have a chance against that gang that steal high performance cars
    The Gardai do not condone or promote the pursuing of vehicles.


  • #1643
    bear1
    Registered Users Posts: 12,811 ✭✭✭✭bear1


    Unfortunately Mugs I believe you are right


  • #1644
    KamiKazi
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,201 ✭✭✭KamiKazi


    MugMugs wrote: »
    The Gardai do not condone or promote the pursuing of vehicles.

    They did a few years ago anyway...

    Thankfully my bike was faster than anything they tried to keep up with me in :)


  • #1645
    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,569 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    KamiKazi wrote: »
    They did a few years ago anyway...

    Thankfully my bike was faster than anything they tried to keep up with me in :)
    Did they? Any reference to that?


  • #1646
    KamiKazi
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,201 ✭✭✭KamiKazi


    Tallon wrote: »
    Did they? Any reference to that?

    Yep, a couple of times personally and I know other lads on bikes who have also been chased.


  • #1647
    MugMugs
    Registered Users Posts: 17,875 ✭✭✭✭MugMugs


    I'd imagine there's a bit of a difference between the ranks of Gardai telling Gardai to pursue vehicles and individual Gardai making calls in situations to give chase.

    Initial point however was that vehicles are generally not purchased for their chasing capabilities.

    Those Forresters they used to have were sh1t quick though :D


  • #1648
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,635 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    MugMugs wrote: »
    The Gardai do not condone or promote the pursuing of vehicles.

    It fits in well with their "stay out of trouble and buy breakfast rolls instead" policy.
    They couldn't catch a cold.


  • #1649
    ZENER
    Registered Users Posts: 6,163 ✭✭✭ZENER


    Going through my dashcam footage from today. Saw a big white Audi with a couple of lads complete with chav baseball caps stopped in Baldoyle at about 4PM with 2 Gardai chatting to them. The Gardai were driving an unmarked Dark Blue Toyota Yaris complete with concealed flashing strobes !!

    The footage isn't that great but might post it anyway when I get a chance.

    Those budget cuts are really kicking in eh ?!

    Ken


  • #1650
    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,569 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    Seen a lad one time getting arrested and put in the back of a Punto Squad car

    And when I say in the back, it was a three door and they were folding down the seats

    One of the funniest things I ever saw :D


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  • #1651
    Mister Jingles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,190 ✭✭✭Mister Jingles


    bear1 wrote: »
    To obscure things they dont want us to see?

    RE: Garda cars. I honestly think those 2.0 Mondeos' are effing pathetic. They cant keep up with anything.. I'd rather they sold them off and bought second hand Evo's or something, at least they would then have a chance against that gang that steal high performance cars

    Funny enough they are usually referred to as one of the best patrol cars on the road at the minute, far better then the current Avensis they have now.


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