Scammer?

Sam Quentin

He must've noticed the dash-cam.
NIL PAYOUT

https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/dimwit-pedestrian-ludicrously-lunges-front-17535077

FanadMan

Sam Quentin wrote: »

He must've noticed the dash-cam.
NIL PAYOUT

https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/dimwit-pedestrian-ludicrously-lunges-front-17535077

Quick change of mind suicide attempt?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Sam Quentin wrote: »

He must've noticed the dash-cam.
NIL PAYOUT

https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/dimwit-pedestrian-ludicrously-lunges-front-17535077

that would be my guess.

There's loads of these incidents in Russia.

McMurphy

FanadMan wrote: »

Quick change of mind suicide attempt?

That was my first thought.

FanadMan

FanadMan wrote: »

Quick change of mind suicide attempt?

Hardly. He was looking his few bob and spotted the camera. He has probably got someone by now anyway.

Tzardine

That's a shame. I would have liked to see him get quite badly injured.

topper75

Tzardine wrote: »

That's a shame. I would have liked to see him get quite badly injured.

Maybe we are both sick puppies I don't know, but yeah there would be good schadenfreude in that.

w/s/p/c/

Seen plenty of these videos on social media from China and Russia, where people claim to be knocked down by cars only to be found out due to dash cam, he must be doing his on-line research!

See it every day in Dublin City, junkies dodging cars probably hoping to be clipped by one to put a claim in. Scum.

Irish_peppa

Im curious I have seen similar dash cam videos from china that look allmost comical. I assumed it was a joke or some sort of wind up.

If this driver on Santry Avenue had no dash cam footage and no witness, even if he was driving within the speed limit and carefully would / could he have been sued? Surely J walking is illegal are you just allowed walk out into the middle of a busy road and not look ?
Assuming the J walker gives no time for evasive action

corner of hells

w/s/p/c/ wrote: »

Seen plenty of these videos on social media from China and Russia, where people claim to be knocked down by cars only to be found out due to dash cam, he must be doing his on-line research!

See it every day in Dublin City, junkies dodging cars probably hoping to be clipped by one to put a claim in. Scum.

Would that not mean theres hundreds of videos going round of this happening in Dublin, bearing in mind lots of taxis , trucks , private cars and even cyclists are carrying some form of camera?
Or are you talking through your chicken roll ?

Hilarious video, OP.

w/s/p/c/

corner of hells wrote: »

Would that not mean theres hundreds of videos going round of this happening in Dublin, bearing in mind lots of taxis , trucks , private cars and even cyclists are carrying some form of camera?
Or are you talking through your chicken roll ?

Hilarious video, OP.

Apologies I can't account for every single driver in the city and if they have a camera and care to upload to social media thereafter, only going with what I see on a daily basis having worked in the city centre for the last 20 years of my life.

They put the hand out expecting traffic to stop for them. I am sure if you take the time to look there would be plenty of videos of near misses etc as dash and helmet cams are now a common thing.

B.A._Baracus

Something wrong with that chap.
He's trying to hide behind the lampost then jumps out on the car, but doesnt see it through. Like he doesn't fall to the ground and act hurt. Just jumps up and not a bother. Whats the point?

Least with someone trying to claim they'd sell it. I just don't get it.

*edit*
you're right... must have noticed the dashcam or something.

mondeo

Lots of Junkies near underground car parks in Dublin are doing this daily. They are walking out in front of cars pulling out onto the main roads. I saved a young girl from one of these scammers years ago. Saw the whole thing, youngish fella jumps out in front of her exiting a car park and lays on the ground like he had a broken back or something. Girl was frustrated as hell because she knew she was being scammed. I stepped in and told him to get up and F off !! He got up and walked off casually laughing, eastern european chap..

B.A._Baracus

Reminds me of what my Dad said years ago. Ohhhh, probably going back 15 years now here in Dublin.
One day in work he was driving a lorry and he had to reverse out a tight-ish alleyway on to the street. So he is using his mirrors to see people walk past. Sees one guy walk past in one mirror.... however, he doesn't see him pass in the other mirror. So my Dad jumps out and there your man is just standing there waiting to be hit. Wasn't on his phone. Wasn't tying his shoelace. Was just standing there waiting on the lorry to reverse.

cruizer101

Why the feck is his face blurred?
Should be plastered up to try and identify him so he can be arrested.

BeerWolf

Good reason for a dash cam, this thing is common in other countries in hopes of getting a pay day through fraud.

Church on Tuesday

If he wasn't a total waster the boy might have a career in stunt work.

Bobblehats

You get freaks like that. Too much tv, on a dull day he wanted some action in his life and couldn’t resist the compulsion to perform an auld bonnet roll

evil_seed

Good reason as any to get a dash cam. Now I want one.

Any recommendations?

PARlance

Maybe it's a scam video to get people to buy dash cams....

ctrl-alt-delete

PARlance wrote: »

Maybe it's a scam video to get people to buy dash cams....

A Dash Scam?

Badly Drunk Boy

evil_seed wrote: »

Good reason as any to get a dash cam. Now I want one.

Any recommendations?

I saw one in Lidl the other day for €60. I don't know how good it is, but I know you can get cheaper dash-cams.

Thread title has an 'a' where there should clearly be a 'u'.

iamstop

Reminds me a story my Da told me. We was driving through one of the sketchier parts of town (back in the 80s) and some lad came hobbling across in front of him. Not trying to get hit, but perfectly timed that my Da would have to slow down and stop for him. Luckily my Da noticed a group of youths hiding over to the side.
The plan was to have my Da stop and the rest of the gang jump out and rob him and the possibly the car too. When my Da noticed, he sped up and miraculously the hobbler was easily able to sprint out of the way.

B.A._Baracus

iamstop wrote: »

Reminds me a story my Da told me. We was driving through one of the sketchier parts of town (back in the 80s) and some lad came hobbling across in front of him. Not trying to get hit, but perfectly timed that my Da would have to slow down and stop for him. Luckily my Da noticed a group of youths hiding over to the side.
The plan was to have my Da stop and the rest of the gang jump out and rob him and the possibly the car too. When my Da noticed, he sped up and miraculously the hobbler was easily able to sprint out of the way.

Heard of that before. An old trick accordingly.
Still, fair play to your Da. You need to have your wits about you to instantly cop it before it's too late.

Dr_Colossus

Needs a bit of this medicine:
https://imgur.com/jEXKRTe