Dash cam thread 2 (car videos only, no commenting on videos)

josip · 07-11-2018 11:01am

If anyone wants to buy me a 1080P Mobius for Christmas I'll PM the delivery address.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfBRUixH5d4

DaveyDave · 07-11-2018 11:13am

I love driving through puddles. Lots of people go around them on the backroads on my commute but I go straight through them. It's Ireland and it rains a lot, might as well get some fun out of it!

inforfun · 07-11-2018 11:17am

But it is only really fun if someone is walking or cycling there.

fancy pigeon · 07-11-2018 11:25am

josip wrote: »

If anyone wants to buy me a 1080P Mobius for Christmas I'll PM the delivery address.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfBRUixH5d4

Ah... If only I had a dashcam years ago, flood fun!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suWNdJDulj4

tossy · 07-11-2018 11:28am

Using the term 'roads' loosely there

chewed · 07-11-2018 11:53am

tossy wrote: »

Using the term 'roads' loosely there

I think he was driving on the Boyne!

Seve OB · 07-11-2018 12:02pm

DaveyDave wrote: »

I love driving through puddles. Lots of people go around them on the backroads on my commute but I go straight through them. It's Ireland and it rains a lot, might as well get some fun out of it!

there is a reason why people go around the puddles and not straight through them

DaveyDave · 07-11-2018 1:09pm

Seve OB wrote: »

DaveyDave wrote: »

I love driving through puddles. Lots of people go around them on the backroads on my commute but I go straight through them. It's Ireland and it rains a lot, might as well get some fun out of it!

there is a reason why people go around the puddles and not straight through them

Such as?

b318isp · 07-11-2018 1:22pm

DaveyDave wrote: »

Such as?

Water ingress into engine = destroyed engine
Water into alternator
Water into sills/floors
Water into exhaust
Water/debris in brakes
Water into electrical connections
Holes/popped shores in road
Large unseen debris

You might even have a few yourself.

DaveyDave · 07-11-2018 1:41pm

b318isp wrote: »

DaveyDave wrote: »

Such as?

Water ingress into engine = destroyed engine
Water into alternator
Water into sills/floors
Water into exhaust
Water/debris in brakes
Water into electrical connections
Holes/popped shores in road
Large unseen debris

You might even have a few yourself.

I think if I can blast the pressure washer around the front of the car, bonnet and wheel wells and the engine bay doesn't get wet then I think a puddle is fine.

I'd be very surprised if a puddle would get into major components as they're all fairly sealed units. If that was the case then surely just driving in the wet over time would have the same effect.

GreeBo · 07-11-2018 1:52pm

DaveyDave wrote: »

I think if I can blast the pressure washer around the front of the car, bonnet and wheel wells and the engine bay doesn't get wet then I think a puddle is fine.

Pressure washer goes down, puddles go up.

But the major concern for me is you have no idea whats under the water.

DaveyDave · 07-11-2018 1:55pm

GreeBo wrote: »

DaveyDave wrote: »

I think if I can blast the pressure washer around the front of the car, bonnet and wheel wells and the engine bay doesn't get wet then I think a puddle is fine.

Pressure washer goes down, puddles go up.

But the major concern for me is you have no idea whats under the water.

What about car washes that wash the underside of the car?

GreeBo · 07-11-2018 2:03pm

DaveyDave wrote: »

What about car washes that wash the underside of the car?

Unless you are bringing one with you, it wont help you to avoid bricks or potholes in the road... :cool:

Pretzill · 07-11-2018 2:12pm

Seve OB wrote: »

there is a reason why people go around the puddles and not straight through them

I started learning to drive this year. Best summer in years, lots of dry, sunny days and although I've been out most days rain has been a rare nuisance. Was out today and there are puddles everywhere, lashing rain and my first time through floody bits - not a nice experience, also sprayed by artic overtaking me at 90kmph on the carriageway - I went into a large puddle on a slower road and could feel a slight pull to one side and braking was a little sluggish -

Maybe when I'm more experienced at driving in the rain but it taught me to reduce my speed a little for the conditions :eek:

b318isp · 07-11-2018 2:55pm

DaveyDave wrote: »

I'd be very surprised if a puddle would get into major components as they're all fairly sealed units. If that was the case then surely just driving in the wet over time would have the same effect.

True, puddles are a lot less of a risk than flooding.

Driving through floods is generally not a good idea - I lost a diesel engine a few years ago due to water ingress. Hydraulically locked the cylinders - bent the con-rods.

11wingnut · 07-11-2018 3:05pm

My Fiat Ducato would not switch off engine .. Fiat said i must have driven through a puddle .. wanted a lot to fix it , so i got a hair dryer and dried the electrics . Worked . Some models ware recalled known problem.

Seve OB · 07-11-2018 3:15pm

Some dash cams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sXjP71g7co

Mr Magnolia · 07-11-2018 3:40pm

It's a pity I can link a video from YouTube with my YouTube account anonymous. Or can I? Do I have to set up an alternate YouTube account.

Mr Magnolia · 07-11-2018 3:43pm

First dashcam. On vimeo, for the moment, will upload a YT clip if I get sorted

Cyclist, on the left, last night rubber-necking at a tragic incident in Dundalk last night. Why I give cyclists plenty of room on the road (he was fine, got out and checked).

https://vimeo.com/299454682

Damien360 · 07-11-2018 4:17pm

b318isp wrote: »

True, puddles are a lot less of a risk than flooding.

Driving through floods is generally not a good idea - I lost a diesel engine a few years ago due to water ingress. Hydraulically locked the cylinders - bent the con-rods.

I did the exact same to a Mondeo years ago coming from IDA industrial estate in Waterford during torrential rain. Little Yaris got through ahead of me but I created a bow wave and bye-bye engine.

Damien360 · 07-11-2018 4:21pm

Seve OB wrote: »

Some dash cams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sXjP71g7co

For a country with so many guns per capita, I'm amazed so many US drivers get out of the car for a fight. If we had similar gun laws here, it would be carnage from daily M50 traffic grind.

lovelyhurler · 07-11-2018 4:30pm

Mr Magnolia wrote: »

First dashcam. On vimeo, for the moment, will upload a YT clip if I get sorted

Cyclist, on the left, last night rubber-necking at a tragic incident in Dundalk last night. Why I give cyclists plenty of room on the road (he was fine, got out and checked).

https://vimeo.com/299454682

I nearly missed what was going on here.
Got dostracted by the blue lights.........

Mr Magnolia · 07-11-2018 4:36pm

lovelyhurler wrote: »

I nearly missed what was going on here.
Got dostracted by the blue lights.........

Haw haw!!

Just as well I didn't, he landed right in front of my passenger side wheel.

Seve OB · 07-11-2018 4:53pm

Mr Magnolia wrote: »

It's a pity I can link a video from YouTube with my YouTube account anonymous. Or can I? Do I have to set up an alternate YouTube account.

you don't need a you tube account to post the link here?
just get the you tube video number and paste in in here... no spaces and you will just need the red bit

[ YOUTUBE]https://youtu.be/Xi-XWDC-rYs[/YOUTUBE]

sure while i'm at it... a few more DASH cams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi-XWDC-rYs

i57dwun4yb1pt8 · 07-11-2018 4:56pm

Mr Magnolia wrote: »

Haw haw!!

Just as well I didn't, he landed right in front of my passenger side wheel.

WHAT A MORON

07-11-2018 6:58pm

Seve OB wrote: »

you don't need a you tube account to post the link here?
just get the you tube video number and paste in in here... no spaces and you will just need the red bit

[ YOUTUBE]https://youtu.be/Xi-XWDC-rYs[/YOUTUBE]

sure while i'm at it... a few more DASH cams

Just goes to show how driving is different in other parts of the world, the crazy Russians and the dopey Chinese.

Mr Magnolia · 07-11-2018 7:04pm

Seve OB wrote: »

you don't need a you tube account to post the link here?
just get the you tube video number and paste in in here... no spaces and you will just need the red bit

I wasn't the clearest, sorry. To host a video on youtube you need to be registered with them. If I link one of my hosted videos here then my personal account is linked with my boards account and I prefer to avoid that if you understand me thanks...

07-11-2018 7:09pm

Mr Magnolia wrote: »

I wasn't the clearest, sorry. To host a video on youtube you need to be registered with them. If I link one of my hosted videos here then my personal account is linked with my boards account and I prefer to avoid that if you understand me thanks...

just create another youtube account that you can use for this stuff.

Mr Magnolia · 07-11-2018 7:20pm

Probably the handiest alright thanks....

Done

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BZ2YwSsiJ8

fritzelly · 07-11-2018 8:55pm

The yank video would be better without sound and the strong language warning at the end lmao

inforfun · 08-11-2018 12:45pm

Thought it would be fun to record my full commute

DrZeuss · 08-11-2018 5:44pm

https://streamable.com/6s04h

I could feel the heat in my car 3 lanes and a central reservation over :eek:

08-11-2018 6:03pm

DrZeuss wrote: »

https://streamable.com/6s04h

I could feel the heat in my car 3 lanes and a central reservation over :eek:

A good few rubberneckers in front of you there, you can see them drifting out of lane.

V8 Interceptor · 08-11-2018 6:13pm

DrZeuss wrote: »

https://streamable.com/6s04h

I could feel the heat in my car 3 lanes and a central reservation over :eek:

That was the cab that was on fire. Hope the driver got out in time.

andersat2 · 08-11-2018 6:19pm

OK, I got the fresh one.
First from Dublin Road Rage series
Today, on N2 northbound, Finglas just before LIDL roundabout.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKmWWU16EZ0

Sam Quentin · 09-11-2018 2:50am

https://www.which.co.uk/news/2018/08/using-your-dash-cam-abroad-what-you-need-to-know-about-driving-in-europe/

lambayire · 09-11-2018 7:42am

V8 Interceptor wrote: »

That was the cab that was on fire. Hope the driver got out in time.

It looked like he was directing the traffic on that side of the road.

tossy · 09-11-2018 7:50am

DrZeuss wrote: »

https://streamable.com/6s04h

I could feel the heat in my car 3 lanes and a central reservation over :eek:

There were cars driving the wrong way up the on ramp to get out of that traffic!

DrZeuss · 09-11-2018 8:51am

Deleted User wrote: »

A good few rubberneckers in front of you there, you can see them drifting out of lane.

That wasn't even the half of it, even before the fire could be seen cars were nearly coming to a halt in both lanes, easy to see how accidents happen from rubberneckers even from that short clip.

V8 Interceptor wrote: »

That was the cab that was on fire. Hope the driver got out in time.

lambayire wrote: »

It looked like he was directing the traffic on that side of the road.

Yeah it looks like there were 3 guys out with high viz so I do hope so (obviously if there were any casualties I'd pull the video)

tossy wrote: »

There were cars driving the wrong way up the on ramp to get out of that traffic!

Thats just crazy.

lovelyhurler · 09-11-2018 9:37am

andersat2 wrote: »

OK, I got the fresh one.
First from Dublin Road Rage series
Today, on N2 northbound, Finglas just before LIDL roundabout.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKmWWU16EZ0

All that hurry to pull ito the left lane , and he wasn't even going left at the roundabout.

That bugs the s**t out of me.
See it regularly coming in, in the mornings on the other side of that, at the M50 junction, with people forcing their way into the right lane and then not turning right toward Denis O'Mahoneys, just carrying straight on. They could have just stayed in the lane they were in.........

Alanstrainor · 09-11-2018 10:06am

andersat2 wrote: »

OK, I got the fresh one.
First from Dublin Road Rage series
Today, on N2 northbound, Finglas just before LIDL roundabout.

No matter what happened before, anyone blocking a car and approaching the driver of another car and opening their door to shout at them should be reported to the gardai. That is beyond madness and is completely unacceptable. The corolla driver was a bit of a dope, but nothing compared to the biker.