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

Questionaire

Questionaire wrote: »

Surprised they aren't compulsory in fairness. Especially in new cars.

What are not compulsory?

If you mean dashcams, then can you imagine the how the "civil rights" movements would react to "big brother" being imposed in the car.
All dash cams are really used for is sorting out crash insurance claims, and outing muppets on threads like this.

bear1

Questionaire wrote: »

Surprised they aren't compulsory in fairness. Especially in new cars.

Why would they be compulsory? They aren't a safety feature, they don't protect your life in any way.
They are there (if you want) simply to prove your case in the event of a crash.
I also see we are going back to cycling videos, thought these were reserved for the cycling forum?
It's so unfortunate that this thread has gone so down hill as it was very nice to see videos of bad driving through out the country and the subsequent debate.
Now, we see videos of two cyclists being overtaken by a car and then a **** storm starts as to who is wrong or right.

Sterling Archer

Here's a helpful nudge in the right direction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72QKNhfdrHM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72QKNhfdrHM

Iwannahurl

Deleted User wrote: »

What are not compulsory?

If you mean dashcams, then can you imagine the how the "civil rights" movements would react to "big brother" being imposed in the car.
All dash cams are really used for is sorting out crash insurance claims, and outing muppets on threads like this.

bear1 wrote: »

Why would they be compulsory? They aren't a safety feature, they don't protect your life in any way.

They are there (if you want) simply to prove your case in the event of a crash.

Perhaps in-car "black boxes" as well as inward and outward facing dashcams should be standard. Many road users continue to act in a potentially dangerous manner because they are getting no feedback about their risky behaviour. They may be oblivious even to near misses, and every time they arrive home without a scratch they are reinforced in their belief that everything they do is just grand like.

According to one company providing a "drivecam" service, there is evidence that such video-based technology improves safety.

Improved driving skills, increased road safety, potentially reduced insurance costs, and other reported benefits -- everybody wins, no?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjOcPTu3kDo

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

Odyssey 2005

Is there any reason that in the past 2 days I have been unable to see any videos on this thread,am on an eye pad. No prob up to now. Cheers.

Kenny Logins

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

Is there any reason that in the past 2 days I have been unable to see any videos on this thread,am on an eye pad. No prob up to now. Cheers.

Try removing the eye pad.

rizzodun

Kenny Logins wrote: »

Try removing the eye pad.

Eye see what you did there....

SteM

Red Nissan wrote: »

As time goes on, I think cyclists have to have their own roadway and pay for it, themselves separately.

This is coming from nearly knocking down two of them in the week, and I do have video and it's MY fault but it's getting impossible to AVOID.

Is this a joke? It was your fault, twice, but it's getting impossible to avoid cyclists? I'd suggest that you be more vigilant or just stop driving before you hust or kill someone. As a motorist and a cyclist you think I should have to pay motor tax and a cycleway tax just so you don't have to be vigilant on the road?

Odyssey 2005

Kenny Logins wrote: »

Try removing the eye pad.

Ok sorry I'm on an aye pad:P

bear1

Here we go...

josip

Shane_ef wrote: »

Here's a helpful nudge in the right direction

1:42 RIP Skip

CramCycle

Iwannahurl wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjOcPTu3kDo

What happened there, did the driver spin out in the wet or was it actually trying to right hook into the turn from the left lane?

pheelay

2 drivers breaking a red light yesterday evening, one epically

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X3u9h8yw30

CramCycle

pheelay wrote: »

2 drivers breaking a red light yesterday evening, one epically

I counted 3 possibly 4.

Cabaal

CramCycle wrote: »

I counted 3 possibly 4.

Yep, def 3 or 4...the Yaris being the worst of course but the others are just as guilty

Cabaal

CramCycle wrote: »

What happened there, did the driver spin out in the wet or was it actually trying to right hook into the turn from the left lane?

looks like he missed the turn to the right so stopped suddenly and tried to turn into it sharply,

Ken.

CramCycle wrote: »

I counted 3 possibly 4.

Cabaal wrote: »

Yep, def 3 or 4...the Yaris being the worst of course but the others are just as guilty

I'm counting 7 by the video. The light goes red at 2 seconds and the car crosses the line at 9 seconds

PeteK*

bladebrew wrote: »

If a truck and a Corsa collide the truck would win aswell, and 5 people can fit into a corsa

I was comparing to a bike and truck or bike and car.
Not a truck and something other than a bike.

But I get what you mean.

K.Flyer

pheelay wrote: »

2 drivers breaking a red light yesterday evening, one epically

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X3u9h8yw30

Nothing uncommon or unusual, see it every day of the week in Dublin City and suburbs.
And people wonder why car insurance is on the increase??
The disturbing part of that video is the monkey in the Corsa is on the brakes going through the red lights, then takes their foot off the brake, with what appears to be the intention of keeping going, then brakes again as the junction fills up.

CramCycle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnpwLP2THmM

CramCycle

CramCycle wrote: »

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Rarely happens in Dublin because the traffic management have engineered in an "early red" delay. :rolleyes:

deandean

See in that red-light jumping video, how easily SUVs flip over? I certainly don't regard them as safer than a saloon car.

josip

deandean wrote: »

See in that red-light jumping video, how easily SUVs flip over? I certainly don't regard them as safer than a saloon car.

SUVs may be slightly more prone to flipping over but I think the more significant reason is the point of impact.
SUVs hit at the front tended not to flip over, whereas SUVs and cars hit towards the rear flip over more often.
It's to do with the centre of mass, momentum, inertia and lots of stuff I don't claim to understand. Better explained here

PeteK*

CramCycle wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnpwLP2THmM

There are a lot of flashes in some of those clips.
Are they going to get a letter in the post with a fine attached for breaking those lights?

K.Flyer

CramCycle wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnpwLP2THmM

Couple of very lucky pedestrians as well, check out 3 -4 and 29 - 30 seconds in as the cars impact only a couple of feet away from them.

Unknown Soldier

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc3sqzTtnG0

BArra

on my way home from work this evening

from about 45 seconds in (regret not having flipped the wipers once, seems a drop or two were in front of the dashcam)

wonski

BArra wrote: »

on my way home from work this evening

from about 45 seconds in (regret not having flipped the wipers once, seems a drop or two were in front of the dashcam)

He didn't even slow down before crossing the road. What an idiot...

Moneymaker

Thank god your reaction time was good(and your cars brakes)

What an utter tool.

josip

wonski wrote: »

He didn't even slow down before crossing the road. What an idiot...

It seems like a very badly marked junction.
The roads either side only have to yield, rather than stop when coming onto the road of greater importance.
And with a very poor line of sight from the OP's direction of origin