Dash cam thread (car videos only)

Special Circumstances · 30-11-2016 12:48PM

MarkR wrote: »

They've been racing on the wrong side of the road in their white vans for hundreds of years, I'll have you know.

Actually, it wasn't even a race. Only one sulky?

Used to regularly see them with one car "pacing" a sulky on that road.
3 cars wide is taking the absolute p1ss for a "training spin", not that it being a legit race would excuse it.

You wouldn't have to look to far to find the culprits I'd say, a few cultural enclaves nearby. I wonder will anything come of it!

Buckfast W · 30-11-2016 12:51PM

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Used to regularly see them with one car "pacing" a sulky on that road.
3 cars wide is taking the absolute p1ss for a "training spin", not that it being a legit race would excuse it.

You wouldn't have to look to far to find the culprits I'd say, a few cultural enclaves nearby. I wonder will anything come of it!

Will it Fcuk. Wasn't us boss. :rolleyes:

Riva10 · 30-11-2016 02:37PM

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Used to regularly see them with one car "pacing" a sulky on that road.
3 cars wide is taking the absolute p1ss for a "training spin", not that it being a legit race would excuse it.

You wouldn't have to look to far to find the culprits I'd say, a few cultural enclaves nearby. I wonder will anything come of it!

Not a hope in hell. Think of the paperwork

Bluefoam · 04-12-2016 12:39PM

Hey all. I know this question has been asked already, but it can be difficult to review the tread if you're not involved in the discussion...

I've drawn my brother in law for Chris Kindle, he has asked for an infra red dash Cam that is good at night... What's the best quality/most highly recommended? The limit is €50, but I'm willing to go above to get the right thing

kirving · 04-12-2016 02:36PM

See the other thread for advice, here: http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2056815237/1/#post81902582

I can tell you however that infra-red is basically a complete gimmick that may have some limited benefit when parked only.

For night driving on country roads, the infra-red lights on the dashcam would have to be as powerful as your headlights, coupled with a lens and imagery as good as, or better than your eyes to see anything meaningful.

After that, what will have the biggest influence on a night time video will be the lens, then imager as opposed to resolution. I can see you struggling in the sub €100 price range, but others may have better suggestions than myself.

Bluefoam · 04-12-2016 02:53PM

Kevin Irving wrote: »

See the other thread for advice, here: http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2056815237/1/#post81902582

I can tell you however that infra-red is basically a complete gimmick that may have some limited benefit when parked only.

For night driving on country roads, the infra-red lights on the dashcam would have to be as powerful as your headlights, coupled with a lens and imagery as good as, or better than your eyes to see anything meaningful.

After that, what will have the biggest influence on a night time video will be the lens, then imager as opposed to resolution. I can see you struggling in the sub €100 price range, but others may have better suggestions than myself.

thanks for the advice, I'll change the question to ask what's best at night...

tedpan · 04-12-2016 09:02PM

Pretty boring, the drive to work in heavy fog the other morning. The cams make it look much clearer than it was

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLW23pyRTAM

Gumbo · 04-12-2016 09:49PM

Bluefoam wrote: »

Hey all. I know this question has been asked already, but it can be difficult to review the tread if you're not involved in the discussion...

I've drawn my brother in law for Chris Kindle, he has asked for an infra red dash Cam that is good at night... What's the best quality/most highly recommended? The limit is €50, but I'm willing to go above to get the right thing

DD Pai M6 Plus if you can stretch to €100

Carbon125 · 04-12-2016 11:10PM

Lovely lady in her sixties shows off her good breeding with a two-fingered salute.
(Needs to be viewed in full-screen mode.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNT_v1ukSZ0

TheChizler · 05-12-2016 02:33PM

Carbon125 wrote: »

Lovely lady in her sixties shows off her good breeding with a two-fingered salute.
(Needs to be viewed in full-screen mode.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNT_v1ukSZ0

Normally the point of contention on that road is another 100 m further on!

Seve OB · 05-12-2016 03:56PM

Carbon125 wrote: »

Lovely lady in her sixties shows off her good breeding with a two-fingered salute.
(Needs to be viewed in full-screen mode.)

Looks like a hand wave of thanks to me!

MojoMaker · 05-12-2016 06:35PM

Considering the self-righteous gesture you threw her way, what did you expect?

skibum · 05-12-2016 08:21PM

MojoMaker wrote: »

Considering the self-righteous gesture you threw her way, what did you expect?

OldMrBrennan83 · 05-12-2016 09:01PM

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McGrath5 · 06-12-2016 09:12PM

Every. Morning.

M50, he just had to do it, plenty of room behind me as well to merge in.

Atlantic Dawn · 06-12-2016 09:20PM

McGrath5 wrote: »

Every. Morning.

M50, he just had to do it, plenty of room behind me as well to merge in.

I suppose to be fair they did put the hazzards on to admit they made a bollix of it :pac:

Carbon125 · 06-12-2016 09:26PM

Another merging video.

Fancy causing a bit of a pile-up? No problem, just follow the example of the highly trained professional driver at the wheel of the minibus taxi in front: Don't accelerate to sync your speed to the speed on the dual carriageway. Just trundle along, then change lanes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX2hDeB_neY

Seve OB · 07-12-2016 11:28AM

McGrath5 wrote: »

Every. Morning.

M50, he just had to do it, plenty of room behind me as well to merge in.

what a durty SCOBARD

twin_beacon · 07-12-2016 11:33AM

McGrath5 wrote: »

Every. Morning.

M50, he just had to do it, plenty of room behind me as well to merge in.

and straight into the "fast" right lane, thats usually a car park, while the left lane moves.

Special Circumstances · 07-12-2016 11:54AM

Carbon125 wrote: »

Another merging video.

Fancy causing a bit of a pile-up? No problem, just follow the example of the highly trained professional driver at the wheel of the minibus taxi in front: Don't accelerate to sync your speed to the speed on the dual carriageway. Just trundle along, then change lanes.

Good few posters on here advocate this manoeuvre

- "speed kills", "it's a limit not a target" etc etc.

Caliden · 07-12-2016 12:44PM

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Good few posters on here advocate this manoeuvre - "speed kills", "it's a limit not a target" etc etc.

I like to call those posters 'idiots'

MetzgerMeister · 07-12-2016 01:06PM

To be honest, it is in a way a target because if you're on a 100km/h road and you're doing 70 or 80, you're going to be pissing others off and have them overtaking you so they can do 100km/h. Do 100km/h and if someone overtakes you then it is they who are speeding, not you.

I would go so far as to say that it happens everyone if they're stuck behind someone doing 70 or 80 on a 100km/h road that they say to themselves "ah for fvck sake will you speed up". Myself included.

fullstop · 07-12-2016 01:17PM

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Good few posters on here advocate this manoeuvre - "speed kills", "it's a limit not a target" etc etc.

No, I don't think they do actually. Some, though, can see the issue with doing 180km/h in a 100 zone, but sure that's pretty much the same thing right?

amcalester · 07-12-2016 01:21PM

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

To be honest, it is in a way a target because if you're on a 100km/h road and you're doing 70 or 80, you're going to be pissing others off and have them overtaking you so they can do 100km/h. Do 100km/h and if someone overtakes you then it is they who are speeding, not you.

I would go so far as to say that it happens everyone if they're stuck behind someone doing 70 or 80 on a 100km/h road that they say to themselves "ah for fvck sake will you speed up". Myself included.

Completely depends on the quality and condition of the road.

frozenfrozen · 07-12-2016 01:23PM

here we go

Seve OB · 07-12-2016 01:40PM

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

To be honest, it is in a way a target because if you're on a 100km/h road and you're doing 70 or 80, you're going to be pissing others off and have them overtaking you so they can do 100km/h. Do 100km/h and if someone overtakes you then it is they who are speeding, not you.

I would go so far as to say that it happens everyone if they're stuck behind someone doing 70 or 80 on a 100km/h road that they say to themselves "ah for fvck sake will you speed up". Myself included.

yea sometimes I get frustrated, but I would never expect someone go at the full speed limit, cause that's what it is, a limit. And I seriously doubt everyone feels the same, that is just a stupid thing to say. you ought to have more sense than to post crap like this.

I would go so far to as to say that you should not use the roads with an attitude like that.

Isambard · 07-12-2016 02:52PM

doing 80 or 90 on a 100 km/h road is the norm.
I drive as close to 100 as I can , even a little over and I overtake dozens of cars, whilst almost no one passes me. It's me that is unusual, not the slower drivers.

MetzgerMeister · 07-12-2016 03:28PM

Seve OB wrote: »

yea sometimes I get frustrated, but I would never expect someone go at the full speed limit, cause that's what it is, a limit. And I seriously doubt everyone feels the same, that is just a stupid thing to say. you ought to have more sense than to post crap like this.

I would go so far to as to say that you should not use the roads with an attitude like that.

:rolleyes:

Trebor176 · 07-12-2016 03:53PM

McGrath5 wrote: »

Every. Morning.

M50, he just had to do it, plenty of room behind me as well to merge in.

Or, there are those that merge fine. But, there are those that were behind that still have to go up that bit further to get in. Some even drive on into the hard shoulder until someone lets them in. I will let one in when they merge. Anyone else can feck off, if they try to get that bit further ahead!

inforfun · 07-12-2016 04:24PM

****ing hell (avoided)

http://i.imgur.com/UJcxNYk.mp4

Dash cam thread (car videos only)

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