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

Mycroft H

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRC7RO2tOJQ

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BMJD

So the van in front of me was doing 50-55 km/h in a 60 zone, not exactly mind-numbingly slow but Mr. Focus in his "1.4 but quicker than a Ferrari" couldn't bear to be held up any longer. He turned left a few hundred metres later, which makes his unnecessary dangerous overtaking all the more pointless.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWgi_cT4Tis

Also, I'm not one for the "think of the children" type hysterics, but a few seconds before the start of this clip, I passed the location where a young mother was killed and her newborn baby was seriously injured by a car which went out of control, just a few months ago.

BMJD

and this is what a load of cement bags spilled on the M50 looks like :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHAmlaivT6Q

Capri

Maybe I've missed it on this forum but has anybody seen the Blaupunkt Dash cam -

Blaupunkt dvr-a 1.0 full hd dash camera

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blaupunkt-DVR-A-1-0-Full-Camera/dp/B00H2JOJHW

Autoexpress reviewed some earlier -http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/accessories-tyres/85714/car-camera-reviews-2014-dash-cam-test

cormie

BMJD wrote: »

and this is what a load of cement bags spilled on the M50 looks like :pac:

Add that with this and you'll have enough for a new extension!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axz3Cjrg-24

I imagine if you were trailing that truck and your car got covered in cement it'd need some fast attention!

[Deleted User]

BMJD wrote: »

and this is what a load of cement bags spilled on the M50 looks like :pac:

Good thing it wasn't raining otherwise the hard shoulder would be harder than usual!:D

BMJD

at least it wasn't a wet monday morning!

Sterling Archer

Hammer Archer wrote: »

What the actual fcuk? That's 3 (on camera) in as many weeks nearly.
Looks like there was no number plate on it. Stolen?

And this is why you always consider the outside lane a "passing lane" ... that section around Bunratty is very bad for this kind of thing.

finnharpsboy

was flour not cement :P

Neilw

kevin65 wrote: »

Keep an eye out for the silver Mercedes.

http://youtu.be/Ei1csH7JhCw

Met him on the way into Limerick on Wednesday morning. Thanks be to God no-one was killed.

There should be an instant ban for doing something as stupid as that.

I've twice met cars going the wrong way down an exit off them M50, the guards saw one of them and the other realised her mistake and turned around.

joujoujou

After 8 hours on night shift lady in black focus was still quick enough to brake.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9CGE6oEZTM

ardle1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vfl_Hda8AZ8

ardle1

Right ok! my light was amber, but his theirs was red!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THBX6KgCJXo

Plopli

ardle1 wrote: »

Right ok! my light was amber, but his theirs was red!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THBX6KgCJXo

I don't know the exact light sequence at the place but given the position of the white line a bit backward from the light, their light may have been green/amber when they crossed it and they were only clearing the intersection.

Your light turn amber at 0:22 and I would expect their to do the same. I think they at that point they are well past the white stopping line.

Your lights were a very dark shade of amber ....
They turn from amber to red at 0:25 and you're on the line.

[Deleted User]

You were both "Amber Gamblers" tbh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4TDEPP1R9Q

ardle1

Plopli wrote: »

I don't know the exact light sequence at the place but given the position of the white line a bit backward from the light, their light may have been green/amber when they crossed it and they were only clearing the intersection.

Your light turn amber at 0:22 and I would expect their to do the same. I think they at that point they are well past the white stopping line.

Your lights were a very dark shade of amber ....
They turn from amber to red at 0:25 and you're on the line.

Nah, I go through that junction at least 20 times a week, and the only reason I didn't get through on a green light was because I laid off just a little....
I knew within seconds those guys where going to be stuck in no mans land, hence holding up the traffic coming from the other side, hence nearly causing me to ram them, hence maybe injuring me or worse.... There side off said junction only gets a Right turn green light for about 10 secs, then I get green and their 'straight' on stays green untill the sequence hits red... The last car that nearly got rammed by me would have paid for everything.

BrianD3

ardle1 wrote: »

Nah, I go through that junction at least 20 times a week, and the only reason I didn't get through on a green light was because I laid off just a little....
I knew within seconds those guys where going to be stuck in no mans land, hence holding up the traffic coming from the other side, hence nearly causing me to ram them, hence maybe injuring me or worse.... There side off said junction only gets a Right turn green light for about 10 secs, then I get green and their 'straight' on stays green untill the sequence hits red... The last car that nearly got rammed by me would have paid for everything.

There is no "no mans land" in a situation like this - if a vehicle has legally moved forward into the middle of junction waiting for a green arrow which doesn't come on and their light turns red and traffic has stopped, they are in control of the junction. IMO looking at the video, you had ample time to stop when your amber light came on. Amber = stop unless unsafe to do so. The Civic could then have made his right turn legally and safely. I suspect that both of you would be held partly liable if there had been a crash.

It's not as simple as your first statement that "my light was amber, but his was red!". You should have stopped and he would then have been in control of the junction.

Here is a similar incident from this thread where the dashcam car had a green light but accelerated to "make it". Very poor driving.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=88831110&postcount=2859

ardle1

BrianD3 wrote: »

There is no "no mans land" in a situation like this - if a vehicle has legally moved forward into the middle of junction waiting for a green arrow which doesn't come on and their light turns red and traffic has stopped, they are in control of the junction. IMO looking at the video, you had ample time to stop when your amber light came on. Amber = stop unless unsafe to do so. The Civic could then have made his right turn legally and safely. I suspect that both of you would be held partly liable if there had been a crash.

It's not as simple as your first statement that "my light was amber, but his was red!". You should have stopped and he would then have been in control of the junction.

Here is a similar incident from this thread where the dashcam car had a green light but accelerated to "make it". Very poor driving.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=88831110&postcount=2859

Dear dear me! the naivety off some posters to a simple straight forward video clip, if you knew this particular junction you would know, that you can not make your way and get 'stuck' in the middle off said junction unless you enter illegally... From the stop line to the right turn literally takes 2 secs, if you know your about to lose your green light, which most local people do, well then most people speed up and make it from the stop line to the right turn in 1 sec.... So without a shadow of a doubt those two cars entered the junction illegally. The only reason my light was amber as I went through was because I suspected these guys would possibly make a dash for it. I certainly wasn't going to stop dead as it flipped into amber, it wouldn't have been safe to do so, my mind and eyes where occupied with said drivers. Anyway I'd say that second driver has learned his lesson(after all we all make mistakes)....

homer simpson

ardle1 wrote: »

Dear dear me! the naivety off some posters to a simple straight forward video clip, if you knew this particular junction you would know, that you can not make your way and get 'stuck' in the middle off said junction unless you enter illegally... From the stop line to the right turn literally takes 2 secs, if you know your about to lose your green light, which most local people do, well then most people speed up and make it from the stop line to the right turn in 1 sec.... So without a shadow of a doubt those two cars entered the junction illegally. The only reason my light was amber as I went through was because I suspected these guys would possibly make a dash for it. I certainly wasn't going to stop dead as it flipped into amber, it wouldn't have been safe to do so, my mind and eyes where occupied with said drivers. Anyway I'd say that second driver has learned his lesson(after all we all make mistakes)....

So what you are saying is you deliberately pushed on through, wrongly by mine and most other people in this thread it seems, an amber light was because you suspected others might have done something wrong themselves???

Charming.

rocky

BrianD3 wrote: »

Here is a similar incident from this thread where the dashcam car had a green light but accelerated to "make it". Very poor driving.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=88831110&postcount=2859

Excuse you... the light to turn right was red for that car that... turned right.

the_syco

maceocc2 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCxP75cYl1w

Two lanes before the roundabout, two lane roundabout, two lanes after the roundabout. Not sure.

kevin65 wrote: »

Keep an eye out for the silver Mercedes.

http://youtu.be/Ei1csH7JhCw

Met him on the way into Limerick on Wednesday morning. Thanks be to God no-one was killed.

Give the video to the Gardai, and see if they can find him. The driver may be a repeat offender.

bear1

ardle1 wrote: »

Right ok! my light was amber, but his theirs was red!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THBX6KgCJXo

You had ample time to stop for the amber light. Your speed seems to be slow enough to stop.
In fact you didn't even clear the junction when the light had gone to red.
Sorry, but you shouldn't have ran the light and then complain about the Civic.
And I seriously don't get the "it only went amber as you were watching the cars" sentence, are you saying you deliberately ran the amber to see if the cars would then move in front of you?

bear1

ardle1 wrote: »

Nah, I go through that junction at least 20 times a week, and the only reason I didn't get through on a green light was because I laid off just a little....
I knew within seconds those guys where going to be stuck in no mans land, hence holding up the traffic coming from the other side, hence nearly causing me to ram them, hence maybe injuring me or worse.... There side off said junction only gets a Right turn green light for about 10 secs, then I get green and their 'straight' on stays green untill the sequence hits red... The last car that nearly got rammed by me would have paid for everything.

Are you a car crash investigator? Why would the Civic have paid for everything?

BMJD

hey this lane on the right looks nice, I think I'll stay there at half the speed limit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85xES7vh1Pg

Sam Quentin

bear1 wrote: »

You had ample time to stop for the amber light. Your speed seems to be slow enough to stop.
In fact you didn't even clear the junction when the light had gone to red.
Sorry, but you shouldn't have ran the light and then complain about the Civic.
And I seriously don't get the "it only went amber as you were watching the cars" sentence, are you saying you deliberately ran the amber to see if the cars would then move in front of you?

In all fairness, he did admit he ran the amber light in the 'heading' off his post, and I'm not surprised the far light had gone red as he was clearing the junction after what had just happened. Yes he was driving at a decent enough speed to 'maybe' stop probably beyond the line! Stopping distance at 50kph I think is 24 metres(correct me if I'm wrong).

b318isp

BMJD wrote: »

hey this lane on the right looks nice, I think I'll stay there at half the speed limit

Similar to my experience yesterday, Pug 307 in middle lane of the N7...at 60kph, left lane completely clear. Caused havoc as basically 3 lanes of traffic had to make their way around her via the right hand lane.

Hammer Archer

BMJD wrote: »

hey this lane on the right looks nice, I think I'll stay there at half the speed limit

Rabble Rabble Rabble Undertaking Rabble Rabble Worse than Hitler Rabble.

Taylor365

b318isp wrote: »

Similar to my experience yesterday, Pug 307 in middle lane of the N7...at 60kph, left lane completely clear. Caused havoc as basically 3 lanes of traffic had to make their way around her via the right hand lane.

What?

Undertake slowly and give her the eyes with a menacing stare..

60% of the time, it works every time!

b318isp

Taylor365 wrote: »

What?

Undertake slowly and give her with a menacing stare..

60% of the time, it works every time!

Yep, some of that happened - and even plenty flashing and horn blowing didn't make the slightest difference.

seagull

The N7 from Newlands cross heading outbound is the worst stretch I've encountered for lane discipline.

phill106

kevin65 wrote: »

Keep an eye out for the silver Mercedes.

http://youtu.be/Ei1csH7JhCw

Met him on the way into Limerick on Wednesday morning. Thanks be to God no-one was killed.

Hammer Archer wrote: »

What the actual fcuk? That's 3 (on camera) in as many weeks nearly.
Looks like there was no number plate on it. Stolen?

He was arrested after a chase
http://clareherald.com/2014/06/19/wrong-way-driver-arrested-after-chase-67509/