Near misses - mod warning 22/04 - see OP/post 822

ED E

Luas twitter confirmed they'd just gone back in.

magicbastarder

bit of a near miss on the way home today, annoyed with myself because i was probably 50% to blame. we both went for a lane at the same time, both had to brake reasonably hard to avoid colliding.

Danbo!

Not necessarily near miss related, but my GoPro hero5 session dismounted itself from the bike, after sitting solidly for 5 months, and smashed. Fairly pissed that it smashed from a 3ft drop, my iPhone has survived worse and this is meant to be top of the range “action” camera. Warranty does not cover physical damage even though the mount failed.

magicbastarder

worth emailing them anyway to explain the situation.

Chuchote

It's often a matter of how things land. I met a guy with an iPhone - 5 I think it was, it's a while ago - which had fallen three feet onto a carpet and cracked from side to side.

Yeah my 3 year old regularly gets my phone from wherever ever I left it and is looking to phone mam to snitch on me or report something exciting, she's super clumsy with it. Yet the one time I drop it myself off the side of the desk the f'n screen cracks :mad:

Danbo!

magicbastarder wrote: »

worth emailing them anyway to explain the situation.

Yup, they pointed out straight away that physical damage is not covered but are asking for photos of camera, mounts, proof of purchase, etc, which is promising at least. From a quick search online it appears it’s not worth their while repairing as they’re an all-in-one unit, but some people have been given decent discounts (~40-50%) as a good will gesture.

(sorry to derail thread)

magicbastarder

Chuchote wrote: »

It's often a matter of how things land. I met a guy with an iPhone - 5 I think it was, it's a while ago - which had fallen three feet onto a carpet and cracked from side to side.

reminds me of something from years ago - i knew a few people in dramsoc in UCD and they were putting on a play which had a scene involving a mug being smashed. so the cafe (hilpers?) gave them a load of old mugs for rehearsals and the performances.
they discovered that the mugs would break accidentally, but not on purpose - they simply bounced if you threw them to the floor, but knock one off a desk and it'd shatter.

Alanstrainor

Danbo! wrote: »

Yup, they pointed out straight away that physical damage is not covered but are asking for photos of camera, mounts, proof of purchase, etc, which is promising at least. From a quick search online it appears it’s not worth their while repairing as they’re an all-in-one unit, but some people have been given decent discounts (~40-50%) as a good will gesture.

(sorry to derail thread)

GoPro support is some of the best in the tech industry. They replaced my damaged camera after the clips broke off the housing. (GoPro Hero, where the case and camera were combined). So hopefully they will offer something!

The best camera I've ever had is the contour roam 2. You could throw that thing off the roof of your house and I bet it would survive.

Back OT, had a number of incidents in my commute home yesterday and into work yesterday. People following the leader on poor roads and passing dangerously. I dread the schools starting back, that's when the real fun begins.

mr spuckler

it looked like there was a cyclist down by busaras this morning around 9:15, at that kind of triangular area as you're heading back towards the quays. a light truck / large van was pulled in too and numerous fire engines and an ambulance. fingers crossed for positive news - i'm hoping that the fact that the road wasn't closed off means it's not too serious.

elusiveguy

Got clipped by a taxi after crossing the bridge at Heuston today, I was turning right, he failed to yield. I got a serious fright, felt very very close to going down infront of him but it ended up just clipping me with his bumper but hard enough that I have rubber marks on my trainer and trouser leg.

He stopped, seemed pretty shook too, apologised said he didn't see me (despite hi vis) and that he never yields at that junction?!? I'm grand bike is grand so didn't really know what I could do other than let him on his way....

I've had more near misses in the past few months than the past 6 years, really putting me off cycling even tho I only go a short distance

Danbo!

Alanstrainor wrote: »

The best camera I've ever had is the contour roam 2. You could throw that thing off the roof of your house and I bet it would survive.

Yep, mine is coming out of retirement in the interim. Savage yoke.

Corca Baiscinn

He stopped, seemed pretty shook too, apologised said he didn't see me (despite hi vis) and that he never yields at that junction?!? I'm grand bike is grand so didn't really know what I could do other than let him on his way....

I don't think you're the first poster on this thread to mention that high-viz didn't seem to help a driver to see you. I wish that that senior Garda who was spouting re high-viz earlier in the summer and the RSA who are obsessed with it would read the thread, or themselves encounter some of the SMIDSY folk!

ED E

News there may be a cyclist down in vicinity of the IFSC, no hard info.

Danbo!

Pulling off-topic again, but GoPro have reviewed the photos of my camera damage and have asked me to send back for a replacement unit. Legends.

Alanstrainor

Danbo! wrote: »

Pulling off-topic again, but GoPro have reviewed the photos of my camera damage and have asked me to send back for a replacement unit. Legends.

Result, absolute heroes. I should take a look at what new cameras they release in the next year when I look to replace the contour.

Danbo!

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Result, absolute heroes. I should take a look at what new cameras they release in the next year when I look to replace the contour.

I couldn't find a mount for the roam to use in the interim, but am gonna buy a seat post mount to use it as rear facing cam. The thing is bulletproof!

Alanstrainor

Danbo! wrote: »

I couldn't find a mount for the roam to use in the interim, but am gonna buy a seat post mount to use it as rear facing cam. The thing is bulletproof!

Apologies mods, I know this is off topic.

This will allow you to use any gopro mount with the contour:
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/1-4-inch-Quick-Release-Tripod-Monopod-Mount-Adapter-for-GoPro-Hero-3-4-camera-/401347904150?hash=item5d72330296:g:P6oAAOSw8GtZQNlH

And this will allow you to mount under the saddle:
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Racing-Cycling-Seat-Saddle-Rail-Clamp-Mount-For-Gopro-Hero-4-3-3-2-1-SJ5000-/132205236550?hash=item1ec80bd146:g:ByoAAOSw42JZKAXW

I've had that mount for years now, no issues.

Danbo!

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Apologies mods, I know this is off topic.

This will allow you to use any gopro mount with the contour:
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/1-4-inch-Quick-Release-Tripod-Monopod-Mount-Adapter-for-GoPro-Hero-3-4-camera-/401347904150?hash=item5d72330296:g:P6oAAOSw8GtZQNlH

And this will allow you to mount under the saddle:
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Racing-Cycling-Seat-Saddle-Rail-Clamp-Mount-For-Gopro-Hero-4-3-3-2-1-SJ5000-/132205236550?hash=item1ec80bd146:g:ByoAAOSw42JZKAXW

I've had that mount for years now, no issues.

Ah great, thanks. Was looking at something similar to the second one, didn't know the first existed.. Cheers.

Now, everyone back to almost being hit

LpPepper

Alanstrainor wrote: »

GoPro support is some of the best in the tech industry. They replaced my damaged camera after the clips broke off the housing. (GoPro Hero, where the case and camera were combined). So hopefully they will offer something!

The best camera I've ever had is the contour roam 2. You could throw that thing off the roof of your house and I bet it would survive.

Back OT, had a number of incidents in my commute home yesterday and into work yesterday. People following the leader on poor roads and passing dangerously. I dread the schools starting back, that's when the real fun begins.

Hats off to GoPro they replaced my HERO a few months back when the same fault occurred in mine. Had a new one within a week

ED E

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Result, absolute heroes. I should take a look at what new cameras they release in the next year when I look to replace the contour.

If you want a cam for evidentiary footage be aware that GoPros use of MTP edits timestamps which could be very problematic.

magicbastarder

not the usual near miss - i nearly ran over a squirrel in irishtown on the way in this morning.

cython

The last while on the commute into the city centre from Dublin 15 I've been turning right at the Aras, and heading via Islandbridge and the canal. Now maybe that has caused me to let down my guard, or I've forgotten the norm, but this morning I decided to check out the new arrangement at Bachelor's Walk that everyone was talking about, and the carry on on that route didn't compare!

While not a near miss, an absolute F you to the see-you-next-tuesday who, because I had the "audacity" to be cycling on the road (had been in the hard shoulder and pulled out because I can't phase through cars!) thought an appropriate response was to sit behind me beeping his horn every 3 seconds, and even continued to do so as he was passing. Never mind that by the roundabout he had gained all of a car length on me

Then there was the dozy bint in a Micra (I think) who rather than enter the bus lane (I know illegal, but preferable to this) decided that her indicator gave her right of way, and opted to just turn across the bus lane in spite of cyclists coming up it after the Croppie Acre. Thankfully her indicator had already got me pulling out around her so no real evasive action required (as I assumed she was going to do something stupid).

I'm a bit torn as to what to do in the longer term, as I know the canal is going to get worse as schools go back, but if the same is to be said for the quays, it's a lot more hassle!

papu

ED E wrote: »

If you want a cam for evidentiary footage be aware that GoPros use of MTP edits timestamps which could be very problematic.

Could you not remove the SD card from the camera and transfer it across using a card reader? Or is the storage non removable?

Danbo!

cython wrote: »

had been in the hard shoulder and pulled out because I can't phase through cars!

Sounds like your fault for not phasing through cars :rolleyes:

papu wrote: »

Could you not remove the SD card from the camera and transfer it across using a card reader? Or is the storage non removable?

This is what I do as MTP is quite slow. Previewing direct from the card is faster and 99% of the time I'm just deleting footage.

beans

New Continental GP4000s on the bike last night.

An emergency stop this morning to prevent rear-ending a car in front! Great timing. Those tyres are fantastic.

Torres09

Cycling along the Clontarf cycle path outside 360 Cycles couple on footpath and young fella on a "flicker". Young lad decides to "flick" right across into cycle lane hitting me on the left arm. I'm braking, trying to stay upright, unclip, I'm up over the edge and onto the road....luckily for me there's an old lady driving about 30kmh....if it was a bus, car, truck I wouldn't be typing this.

Needless to say I got the whole "he's only a child"..... when I managed to scrape myself up off the deck..

Alanstrainor

Torres09 wrote: »

Cycling along the Clontarf cycle path outside 360 Cycles couple on footpath and young fella on a "flicker". Young lad decides to "flick" right across into cycle lane hitting me on the left arm. I'm braking, trying to stay upright, unclip, I'm up over the edge and onto the road....luckily for me there's an old lady driving about 30kmh....if it was a bus, car, truck I wouldn't be typing this.

Needless to say I got the whole "he's only a child"..... when I managed to scrape myself up off the deck..

What's a flicker?

cython

Alanstrainor wrote: »

What's a flicker?

I'm guessing/assuming something like this

Torres09

Alanstrainor wrote: »

What's a flicker?

This monstrosity....

https://www.smythstoys.com/ie/en-ie/outdoor/scooters/sporter-scooters/sporter-scooter-2-green-and-black/p/128094?gclid=EAIaIQobChMItIW08YDw1QIVhZ8bCh1hEQhTEAQYASABEgIwafD_BwE