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

Going Strong

RainyDay wrote: »

I came across one down in Sherrif St many years ago, before the IFSC landed. Had to reverse swiftly and GTFO.

Similar story with our family in the early 1980's near Fatima Mansions when we took a wrong turn and found a barrier made of planks and milk crates across the street and several youths making for our car. We did a tyre squealing reverse out of there as fast as we could.

miller50841

birchtree wrote: »

Anyone knows are there any legal implications for using dash cam? Any privacy / data protection issues? I'm sure it's legal to film traffic (just like with any camera), but are there any legal restrictions on how/where it may used? What about Irish courts, Garda, insurance companies, do they accept it as evidence?

You can film or take photos in any public place.

If it is un edited then cops insurance may like to have it if you offer it to them.

Don't worry the way things are going you wont be able to sneeze without been fined.

Baked.noodle

Seen in the random videos thread, but more at home here.

Baked.noodle wrote: »

Caliden

birchtree wrote: »

Anyone knows are there any legal implications for using dash cam? Any privacy / data protection issues? I'm sure it's legal to film traffic (just like with any camera), but are there any legal restrictions on how/where it may used? What about Irish courts, Garda, insurance companies, do they accept it as evidence?

My gf works for a broker and they're getting sent more and more dash cam footage. It's sent as part of a claim and is used to corroborate the person's story. Not sure if it can be used on it's own as evidence, may require the Gardai in those instances.

Caliden

Caliden wrote: »

My gf works for a broker and they're getting sent more and more dash cam footage. It's sent as part of a claim and is used to corroborate the person's story. Not sure if it can be used on it's own as evidence, may require the Gardai in those instances.

The Gardaí won't be involved in a damage only collision, the video is likely to be the only solid evidence the insurance company will have available.
They're used to the "the tree jumped out in front of me" types of claim.

Dord

Deleted User wrote: »

Seen in the random videos thread, but more at home here.

Can't quite hear the language as the sound is bad, but pretty sure that's in Brazil. The car is a VW Gol; this year's model too!

Dord

Dord wrote: »

Can't quite hear the language as the sound is bad, but pretty sure that's in Brazil. The car is a VW Gol; this year's model too!

One of the youtube comments also places it in Brazil.

Small element of "speed cameraitis" but still the other driver's fault!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FXcNrzh-wk

"I'm not a dancer, I'm just drunk!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzFARdhnO8Q

Smart cop!!!

ECastle

Theres a dvr camera on dealrush at the min, i cant post the url coz im a new user 😬 can anyone tell me if its a good one for a truck driver? Im thinking of it as an xmas present. I also found the same camera on i-esale.com but dont trust that site as it has worldwide free shipping and only excepts paypal, has anyone used that site?

joujoujou

Ask here:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056815237

Odyssey 2005

Deleted User wrote: »

Small element of "speed cameraitis" but still the other driver's fault!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FXcNrzh-wk

Ambulance within 2mins. That's impressive.....!

dashcamdanny

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

Ambulance within 2mins. That's impressive.....!

Very impressive. You can hear the poor lad go into shock.

Had a couple of bone breaking spills on a bike also. You don't really know what damage is done till later when you calm down and the pain is no longer masked with shock. I broke my wrist, 3 fingers and 5 ribs and got up straight away to see if my bike was ok.

bladespin

dashcamdanny wrote: »

got up straight away to see if my bike was ok.

Sign of a true biker :cool:

rizzodun

I wonder, do big cities put ambulances on patrols over certain parts of the city to cut down on response times?

Iwannahurl

Deleted User wrote: »

Small element of "speed cameraitis" but still the other driver's fault!

"I'll go at 4000 revs in 6th gear again, straight through here."

If the motorbike rider was paying more attention to his driving, to traffic conditions, and to the behaviour of other drivers, he'd be a lot better off.

Clearly his attention was on making a video (with running commentary) rather on driving defensively.

Hopefully in 10 or 20 year's time, when he's thirty of forty, he'll have a lot more sense. Sooner than that, preferably, for his own sake.

bladespin

Iwannahurl wrote: »

"I'll go at 4000 revs in 6th gear again, straight through here."

If the motorbike rider was paying more attention to his driving, to traffic conditions, and to the behaviour of other drivers, he'd be a lot better off.

Clearly his attention was on making a video (with running commentary) rather on driving defensively.

Hopefully in 10 or 20 year's time, when he's thirty of forty, he'll have a lot more sense. Sooner than that, preferably, for his own sake.

In all fairness I don't see how any of that would/could have altered his plight, the car drove straight into him, very little he could do, it's the type of scenario every biker dreads and encounters on a near daily basis.

Voodoomelon

dashcamdanny wrote: »

Very impressive. You can hear the poor lad go into shock.

Had a couple of bone breaking spills on a bike also. You don't really know what damage is done till later when you calm down and the pain is no longer masked with shock. I broke my wrist, 3 fingers and 5 ribs and got up straight away to see if my bike was ok.

Seeing him go into shock reminds me of the countless times it's happened to me either through push bike incidents or just carelessly injuring myself.

Your mind and legs just go to jelly and you end up doing almost child like things. First thing he thought of was to stand up and go over to his bike and turn it off. Bizarre.
I remember I was knocked from my bike years ago, cracking my collarbone in half. Got myself up in agony out of the middle of the road and the first thing I thought to do was get my phone out and tell them I probably wouldn't be into work later.

breghall

Iwannahurl wrote: »

"I'll go at 4000 revs in 6th gear again, straight through here."

If the motorbike rider was paying more attention to his driving, to traffic conditions, and to the behaviour of other drivers, he'd be a lot better off.

Clearly his attention was on making a video (with running commentary) rather on driving defensively.

Hopefully in 10 or 20 year's time, when he's thirty of forty, he'll have a lot more sense. Sooner than that, preferably, for his own sake.

In all fairness there is nothing he could have done, the car turned into him....

Alanstrainor

breghall wrote: »

In all fairness there is nothing he could have done, the car turned into him....

The car was completely wrong, but another car turns across the motorcyclist before the collision which he didn't seem to notice or react to. Once one car goes it's a major red flag for me when i cycle. The amount of numpties that will blindly follow the car in front is shocking. Car was definitely wrong, but the rider could have increased his chances of avoiding it by paying closer attention imo.

cormie

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

The video starts as I meet this driver on the road, driving very slowly and with terrible road positioning. The bus driver had to roll down his window and tell her several times to reverse to the line and she should stop at the line.

After making the right turn, the Garda have the green light next and end up behind her. Bonus footage of a driver with no lights, driving the wrong way down a one way street next, but they follow the SUV driver and you can hear the eventual outcome.

Jesus.

Cormie is that a TDI you're driving?

b318isp

This boils my blood: Merc had to be flashed and beeped by the Ambulance when everyone else had moved:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=li_Iu5qtmhc

b318isp

7 seconds after the light goes amber, this guy sails through.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X42Hf37jqAA

b318isp

Young girl driving pulls into what looks like her blind spot, Bora had to jam on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IoBH3nd43o

Bio Mech

b318isp wrote: »

This boils my blood: Merc had to be flashed and beeped by the Ambulance when everyone else had moved:

Bit harsh. He may have thought the ambulance was going to go up the hard shoulder (or is that an exit lane?).

Caliden

b318isp wrote: »

Young girl driving pulls into what looks like her blind spot, Bora had to jam on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IoBH3nd43o

...and she just kept moving into the lane where the noise from coming. No reaction from her at all.

Bio Mech wrote: »

Bit harsh. He may have thought the ambulance was going to go up the hard shoulder (or is that an exit lane?).

It's not exactly hard to use your mirrors to find out where the sound is coming from. Everyone else ahead of him was able figure it out well before he did.

Iwannahurl

cormie wrote: »

The video starts as I meet this driver on the road, driving very slowly and with terrible road positioning. The bus driver had to roll down his window and tell her several times to reverse to the line and she should stop at the line.

After making the right turn, the Garda have the green light next and end up behind her. Bonus footage of a driver with no lights, driving the wrong way down a one way street next, but they follow the SUV driver and you can hear the eventual outcome.

Super editing job.

cormie

Jesus. wrote: »

Cormie is that a TDI you're driving?

It's an Astra G van 1.7DT MK4 in that video

Iwannahurl wrote: »

Super editing job.

Still learning Should have put some kind of audio on the silent parts, I even still feel like checking is my volume up if I watch it again and would have liked to have put this with Navi appearing when it says listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6Zq9OJr0xM :pac:

Gosub

cormie wrote: »

It's an Astra G van 1.7DT MK4 in that video



Still learning Should have put some kind of audio on the silent parts, I even still feel like checking is my volume up if I watch it again and would have liked to have put this with Navi appearing when it says listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6Zq9OJr0xM :pac:

May I ask what you use to edit the video?

Apologies if this has been asked, and answered, previously.