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

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  • #3932
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,620 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    Iwannahurl wrote: »
    I think the clip very nicely highlighted some people's desperate need to find any excuse, no matter how trivial, to discredit him.

    Incidentally, I know nothing about him other than what was revealed in the few minutes I saw of the documentary. For all I know he could be more than just an eccentric "social corrector".

    If he really is a "borderline psychopath" then a lame accusation of possible red light jumping is a really pathetic at discrediting him, given all the material that Droid has posted on YouTube.

    Why a bus though? Apparently bikes and buses are equally lethal...

    There are a few cyclist YouTube warriors, like some other nutter a few days ago. Their modus operandus is to deliberately position themselves in a position where they will block traffic and wait for anyone to come to close to them and then start a confrontation. The fact that Droid carries a measuring tape with him should kind if hint he is a few spokes short of a full wheel. And the fact that Droid cycles smack bang in the middle of a bus lane, waiting for a bus to overtake him and then has a meltdown.
    If you defend nutters like Droid, it proves to me that you're of the same ilk, you have a cast iron agenda that you will not deviate from and you are not willing to give an inch.
    So I do not see the need to deviate from my position. Just make sure you don't fall off that soapbox.
    A lot of people manage to cycle around without being **** about it.


  • #3933
    Ken.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,898 ✭✭✭✭Ken.


    Anyone remember when this thread had videos. Me neither
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rEBTpk703Q


  • #3934
    Pedro K
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,210 ✭✭✭Pedro K


    Iwannahurl wrote: »
    So?

    Let's say you're the pedantic prosecutor with lots of time on his hands who has decided to take this case all the way to court.

    What are you going to say to the judge that won't make him laugh you out of court, or give you a dressing down for wasting everyone's time?

    The absolute irony of you disregarding the 'It's the law' argument is fantastic considering you trot out the same line every time people complain about speed cameras.


  • #3935
    runawaybishop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,523 ✭✭✭runawaybishop


    Iwannahurl wrote: »
    The Droid geezer was the subject of a short clip from that documentary, edited out of context in order to make a spurious allegation in a lame attempt to demonstrate hypocrisy.

    Ehh, no he wasn't. He was the subject of a decent section of that documentary and him breaking a red light wasn't edited out of context.


  • #3936
    Iwannahurl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,156 ✭✭✭Iwannahurl


    Pedro K wrote: »
    The absolute irony of you disregarding the 'It's the law' argument is fantastic considering you trot out the same line every time people complain about speed cameras.


    There's no absolute or relative irony at all.

    I've spelled out the comparative dangers of your average cyclist travelling at 5-30 km/h versus the huge number of motorists driving vehicles weighing 1000-10,000 kg and up at speeds typically in excess of 50 km/h.

    Understanding the difference, and appreciating the need for speed surveillance, just needs a rudimentary knowledge of physics combined with common sense and a bit of respect for vulnerable road users. Not my fault that such understanding is in short supply.

    Here's that guy with "issues" again. :)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACsWy6s5jOM


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  • #3937
    Iwannahurl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,156 ✭✭✭Iwannahurl


    ironclaw wrote: »
    The lad wanders around with red cards and a ruler, with 7 cameras on the bike. The lad has issues.



    Maybe he does. Then again he could just be one of those eccentrics so beloved in our neighbouring isle.

    In this neck of the woods we have eccentrics like John Waters, who believes that the car is "an extension of the self".

    I wonder whether Waters would say this lady "has issues":

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6nmayb1ycY


  • #3938
    Iwannahurl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,156 ✭✭✭Iwannahurl


    dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »
    A lot of people manage to cycle around without being **** about it.


    A lot of people manage to drive without being **** about it.

    Thing is, non-**** in motorised vehicles are still potentially more dangerous to others than all the wankiest **** on push-bikes, and **** in motorised vehicles (of which there are far too many) are the most dangerous of all.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY2P3csOKs0


  • #3939
    runawaybishop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,523 ✭✭✭runawaybishop


    Iwannahurl wrote: »
    I've spelled out the comparative dangers of your average cyclist travelling at 5-30 km/h versus the huge number of motorists driving vehicles weighing 1000-10,000 kg and up at speeds typically in excess of 50 km/h.

    Those huge numbers of motorists were not the subject of that documentary. Your argument is invalid.


  • #3940
    Pedro K
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,210 ✭✭✭Pedro K


    Iwannahurl wrote: »
    There's no absolute or relative irony at all.

    I've spelled out the comparative dangers of your average cyclist travelling at 5-30 km/h versus the huge number of motorists driving vehicles weighing 1000-10,000 kg and up at speeds typically in excess of 50 km/h.

    Understanding the difference, and appreciating the need for speed surveillance, just needs a rudimentary knowledge of physics combined with common sense and a bit of respect for vulnerable road users. Not my fault that such understanding is in short supply.
    Yet when somebody in a car makes a decision that 60kmph in a 50 zone is safe their understanding of physics is irrelevant and you just go back to your 'obey the rule' rhetoric. There's the irony.

    Just for the record, I'm currently studying for an honours degree in experimental physics. My understanding is not in short supply, so less of the insults.


  • #3941
    Iwannahurl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,156 ✭✭✭Iwannahurl


    runawaybishop wrote: »
    Ehh, no he wasn't. He was the subject of a decent section of that documentary and him breaking a red light wasn't edited out of context.

    I'm not referring to the documentary but to the clip extracted in a pathetic attempt to discredit Traffic Droid. Correct me if I'm wrong, but did the documentary not say that he had uploaded 1600 videos? Surely there must be more damning material than an utterly inconsequential alleged RLJ incident?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9t2EqfSGew


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  • #3942
    Iwannahurl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,156 ✭✭✭Iwannahurl


    runawaybishop wrote: »
    Your argument is invalid.


    Which one?


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhxxuYDwCf8


  • #3943
    Iwannahurl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,156 ✭✭✭Iwannahurl


    Pedro K wrote: »
    Yet when somebody in a car makes a decision that 60kmph in a 50 zone is safe their understanding of physics is irrelevant and you just go back to your 'obey the rule' rhetoric. There's the irony.

    Just for the record, I'm currently studying for an honours degree in experimental physics. My understanding is not in short supply, so less of the insults.


    "Somebody in a car" has no right to make such a decision, and no evidence to support it.

    Best of luck with your Experimental Physics degree. I'm not convinced regarding Applied Physics however.

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


  • #3944
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Lads, this thread is starting to drift way off topic here. We're now dealing with cyclists and helmet cameras rather than dashcams. Can we stop this discussion and move on please? I don't even think creating a motors thread is wise in this case. There are plenty of helmet cam discussions over in cycling.


  • #3945
    Sterling Archer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,251 ✭✭✭Sterling Archer


    And normal service has hopefully resumed...

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

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

    Taken from Techmoans channel


  • #3946
    homer simpson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,852 ✭✭✭homer simpson


    Just casually driving the wrong way down a dual carrigeway, the thing is the nearest place they could have came onto the road is over a Km away, they don't seem to care either judging by the speed they are doing. lucky they didn't hit anyone.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwYQ8HoHmBI


  • #3947
    wonski
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,683 ✭✭✭✭wonski


    homer simpson wrote: »
    Just casually driving the wrong way down a dual carrigeway, the thing is the nearest place they could have came onto the road is over a Km away, they don't seem to care either judging by the speed they are doing. lucky they didn't hit anyone.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwYQ8HoHmBI


    What is wrong with those people???

    That is a second one this week.


  • #3948
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 31,118 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    homer simpson wrote: »
    Just casually driving the wrong way down a dual carrigeway, the thing is the nearest place they could have came onto the road is over a Km away, they don't seem to care either judging by the speed they are doing. lucky they didn't hit anyone.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwYQ8HoHmBI
    You really need to report that one to the Gardaí traffic@garda.ie


  • #3949
    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,574 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    homer simpson wrote: »
    Just casually driving the wrong way down a dual carrigeway, the thing is the nearest place they could have came onto the road is over a Km away, they don't seem to care either judging by the speed they are doing. lucky they didn't hit anyone.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwYQ8HoHmBI

    able to make out the plate on the non-youtube copy of the video?

    If so then please please please report it to the Gardai, you may just save somebody else's life by doing so


  • #3950
    homer simpson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,852 ✭✭✭homer simpson


    Cabaal wrote: »
    able to make out the plate on the non-youtube copy of the video?

    If so then please please please report it to the Gardai, you may just save somebody else's life by doing so
    Deleted User wrote: »
    You really need to report that one to the Gardaí traffic@garda.ie

    First thing I done when I got home was phoned the barracks to see if anyone had reported it with the reg, as the video footage I have all you can make is that it seems to be 08 DL the rest isn't close to being readable.

    Unfortunately nobody reported it (which I was surprised at) the Guard then pretty much hung up on me after saying at its no use if we don't know the reg :rolleyes:

    I thought the least he could have done was take my details in case someone reports the reg later.

    14306374554_38531e7f47_b.jpg


  • #3951
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 31,118 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    homer simpson wrote: »
    First thing I done when I got home was phoned the barracks to see if anyone had reported it with the reg, as the video footage I have all you can make is that it seems to be 08 DL the rest isn't close to being readable.

    Unfortunately nobody reported it (which I was surprised at) the Guard then pretty much hung up on me after saying at its no use if we don't know the reg :rolleyes:

    I thought the least he could have done was take my details in case someone reports the reg later.

    14306374554_38531e7f47_b.jpg

    Just email them the youtube link and some time and location information, with the video evidence, they'll have to do something!

    The driver was obviously lucky to avoid a crash as there was no reports of a crash caused by someone driving the wrong way.


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  • #3952
    Ken.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,898 ✭✭✭✭Ken.


    Better yet put a link up on twitter and tag the gardai account in it. Say "X garda station wasn't interested in this,maybe someone else will be".


  • #3953
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 31,118 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    This one has an an inevitable outcome, but luckily no serious injuries. (surprisingly)!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMbUTyEFvd4


  • #3954
    Row
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,025 ✭✭✭Row


    Deleted User wrote: »
    This one has an an inevitable outcome, but luckily no serious injuries. (surprisingly)!

    It was coming to him going by those mad moves alright....Just shows you the power of a high power bike tho..:eek:


  • #3955
    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,284 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcw19l326YE


    Kids. Pfft.


  • #3956
    jameshayes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,741 ✭✭✭jameshayes


    Row wrote: »
    It was coming to him going by those mad moves alright....Just shows you the power of a high power bike tho..:eek:

    worst thing is, its not that high powered, i think its only a cb600. Imagine what that nutter would do to himself on a sportsbike!


  • #3957
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 31,118 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    jameshayes wrote: »
    worst thing is, its not that high powered, i think its only a cb600. Imagine what that nutter would do to himself on a sportsbike!
    That riding style would be lethal on a 125cc bike, all that really matters is how he is weaving in and out of traffic at speed.


  • #3958
    dashcamdanny
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,924 ✭✭✭dashcamdanny


    Thats the exact reason I hate those who think its safe to speed in built up areas, like some of those younger drivers who commented on my last vid.
    And I quote....
    "If you had the freedom to drive at an "appropriate speed" you wouldn't have these "incidents".

    "While I'm not a law-abiding driver (I usually go through this road at 70kph)"



    An extra 15kpm and your chances of avoiding them kids would be reduced by a scary amount.


  • #3959
    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,284 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    Fortunately, I saw them from a good distance away, and was prepared to brake.
    dashcamdanny wrote: »
    Thats the exact reason I hate those who think its safe to speed in built up areas, like some of those younger drivers who commented on my last vid.
    And I quote....
    "If you had the freedom to drive at an "appropriate speed" you wouldn't have these "incidents".

    "While I'm not a law-abiding driver (I usually go through this road at 70kph)"



    An extra 15kpm and your chances of avoiding them kids would be reduced by a scary amount.


  • #3960
    jameshayes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,741 ✭✭✭jameshayes


    dashcamdanny wrote: »

    An extra 15kpm and your chances of avoiding them kids would be reduced by a scary amount.

    [devils advocate] if the driver was going 70 as opposed to 50, he would have been a lot further down the road, thus avoiding the kids altogether [/devils advocate]


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  • #3961
    rizzodun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,598 ✭✭✭rizzodun


    jameshayes wrote: »
    [devils advocate] if the driver was going 70 as opposed to 50, he would have been a lot further down the road, thus avoiding the kids altogether [/devils advocate]

    Sorry, and I'm going to be quite blunt, that has to be one of the most ridiculous posts I have ever seen.


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