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

josip · 19-08-2014 01:00PM

Meanwhile in Russia...
Nothing amazing, but not a roundabout in sight

miss no stars · 19-08-2014 03:00PM

Need dashcam. Fcuker tried to wipe me out on the M50. Anyone want to give me free dashcam? :P

Cerco · 19-08-2014 08:48PM

This conversation about roundabouts just keeps going round and round. Let's have more footage please. Anything but roundabouts:mad:

BigEejit · 19-08-2014 10:35PM

If only his reflexes were as fast before the collision!!

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d5e_1408462761

tk123 · 20-08-2014 09:45AM

Just a screen shot but .... :eek:

josip · 20-08-2014 11:28AM

9.9, 9.8, 9.9

bear1 · 20-08-2014 11:51AM

Saw that, the luck of him.
Never seen something so scary become so cool.

Odyssey 2005 · 20-08-2014 12:47PM

Spider-Man on a Suzuki:cool:..:cool:

Kamili · 20-08-2014 04:07PM

BigEejit wrote: »

If only his reflexes were as fast before the collision!!

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d5e_1408462761

That's unreal! He was super lucky!

hju6 · 20-08-2014 10:25PM

Kamili wrote: »

That's unreal! He was super lucky!

Look about 7 posts above

ardle1 · 21-08-2014 04:00AM

josip wrote: »

9.9, 9.8, 9.9

No fcuking way, seriously.... THAT SHOULD BE ON SKY NEWS
:eek:

Bio Mech · 21-08-2014 09:48AM

ardle1 wrote: »

Again I'll say Perfect, everything cooool, now if only he had braked 'slightly' on entering the round-about, instead of expecting the lorry to brake.

P.s..I certainly wasn't criticizing anyone, sure nothing happened it's grand, sound, cool and all that jazz, shir it's only an oul vid :cool: ..
I drive an oul taxi! shir I could post 10 similar incidents a week if you like, I could even make them 'closer shaves' if you like :eek:

I have read that a few times and cant make head nor tail of what you are actually trying to say?

K.Flyer · 21-08-2014 09:49AM

josip wrote: »

9.9, 9.8, 9.9

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4ZTxggubm4

Is that for real or a fake?
Either way, that has to be the best dash cam video in a long, long time.
Imagine trying too explain it to the insurance companies without the video evidence.

Cerco · 21-08-2014 12:41PM

K.Flyer wrote: »

Is that for real or a fake?
Either way, that has to be the best dash cam video in a long, long time.
Imagine trying too explain it to the insurance companies without the video evidence.

Just hope he was wearing the brown trousers!

dickwod1 · 21-08-2014 01:41PM

ardle1 wrote: »

Again I'll say Perfect, everything cooool, now if only he had braked 'slightly' on entering the round-about, instead of expecting the lorry to brake.

P.s..I certainly wasn't criticizing anyone, sure nothing happened it's grand, sound, cool and all that jazz, shir it's only an oul vid :cool: ..
I drive an oul taxi! shir I could post 10 similar incidents a week if you like, I could even make them 'closer shaves' if you like :eek:

Close shave? ... I put a video up of a truck who lost vision of where the car beside his left was at a roundabout and had to brake hard so he wouldn't squash him by crossing over the skinny lanes ...I seen this happening and slowed down until the truck passed,

How you think me braking slightly on entering the roundabout would have prevented what happened is beyond me.

Go ahead and post 10 similar incidents a week that's what this thread is for ... (But unfortunately there's nitpickers posting ridiculous comments here too.)

dickwod1 · 21-08-2014 06:47PM

Ken. · 22-08-2014 10:17AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI_0R5aFbPE

Dramatic video footage revealing the moment a police car was forced to crash into a vehicle being driven the wrong way down a motorway has been released by West Midlands Police.
An officer is heard repeatedly shouting “He’s gonna hit us” as the Honda Jazz speeds towards them at 50mph in the dark on the northbound carriageway of the M6 toll near Lichfield on Monday night.
The police dashboard camera then captures the moment the officers deliberately crash into the car, being driven by a 77-year-old man with dementia.

http://www.breakingnews.ie/world/video-brave-uk-police-crash-into-wrong-way-motorway-driver-639797.html

h3000 · 22-08-2014 10:30AM

ken wrote: »

Dramatic video footage revealing the moment a police car was forced to crash into a vehicle being driven the wrong way down a motorway has been released by West Midlands Police.
An officer is heard repeatedly shouting “He’s gonna hit us” as the Honda Jazz speeds towards them at 50mph in the dark on the northbound carriageway of the M6 toll near Lichfield on Monday night.
The police dashboard camera then captures the moment the officers deliberately crash into the car, being driven by a 77-year-old man with dementia.

http://www.breakingnews.ie/world/video-brave-uk-police-crash-into-wrong-way-motorway-driver-639797.html

Fair play to the cops and all that, very brave lads but there is no way that car was doing 50mph.

TwoShedsJackson · 22-08-2014 11:11AM

h3000 wrote: »

Fair play to the cops and all that, very brave lads but there is no way that car was doing 50mph.

Be shocked if anyone has ever driven a Honda Jazz at 50mph.

bear1 · 22-08-2014 11:57AM

50mph my ass. The police car would have pushed a hell of a lot more.
I'd say 30 max

GrumpyMe · 22-08-2014 03:39PM

bear1 wrote: »

50mph my ass. The police car would have pushed a hell of a lot more.
I'd say 30 max

Police driver moved the police car just before impact so that it was a glancing blow rather than a head on. If it was head on the Honda would have stayed mostly in front of camera...

Mousewar · 22-08-2014 04:00PM

I wonder if he could have faced the car and started reversing away from it. And then when the car hit, the impact would have been relatively light. Then he could just started to apply the brakes and slow him down to a stop. Or would that be impractical?

Pawwed Rig · 22-08-2014 04:04PM

I think they had stopped traffic behind them so reversing doesn't seem to have been an option. The Cop saying 'he had to' do it would back this up

aristotle25 · 22-08-2014 04:06PM

Mousewar wrote: »

I wonder if he could have faced the car and started reversing away from it. And then when the car hit, the impact would have been relatively light. Then he could just started to apply the brakes and slow him down to a stop. Or would that be impractical?

I had thought the same. Even if he had reversed at the last moment and got up to 10mph going backwards it would lessen the impact and might be the difference between a broken leg and a bruised one.

Mousewar · 22-08-2014 04:11PM

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

I think they had stopped traffic behind them so reversing doesn't seem to have been an option. The Cop saying 'he had to' do it would back this up

Well, I'm assuming the traffic wasn't stopped right behind them and there was a bit of room to maneuver. Anyway, I was just trying to think what would be the best course of action in the unlikely event I ever found myself in such a situation.

GrumpyMe · 22-08-2014 04:12PM

aristotle25 wrote: »

I had thought the same. Even if he had reversed at the last moment and got up to 10mph going backwards it would lessen the impact and might be the difference between a broken leg and a bruised one.

The story says "The male driver, from Rowley Regis in the West Midlands, who had earlier been reported missing by his family, was not hurt in the crash. One of the officers suffered a minor injury."
Seems to me like they made the right decisions....

cormie · 22-08-2014 04:31PM

GrumpyMe wrote: »

Seems to me like they made the right decisions....

Not in terms of dash cam footage :pac: Reversing back from a head on collision would have been much cooler and we could have seen the other drivers reaction too

GrumpyMe · 22-08-2014 04:37PM

We can only be grateful that they didn't go for a stop somewhere on a roundabout!:D

Mousewar · 22-08-2014 04:51PM

GrumpyMe wrote: »

We can only be grateful that they didn't go for a stop somewhere on a roundabout!:D

Depends which lane they stopped in.

franksm · 22-08-2014 04:58PM

Hi lads

Anyone help manipulate the imagery on this to ID the registration plate ? I think I need to call it in to the Trafficwatch number

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVyv6WQRXGk

Also, the front camera seems to always pick up glare from the sun. It's a Blackvue, I wonder if there are settings I can play with. I don't want to start adding filters to the lens (the might work in daylight, but the render it useless in the dark)

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

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