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

blast of the horn and flash of the lights for this fella

Not your average Russian dashcam

hju6 wrote: »

This is why

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBFFrsvgu1Y

I have to admit, that was kinda funny!

dickwod1 wrote: »

Ridin like it's stolen...

cormie wrote: »

Clip 3: Little collision caught. I left the beep in so all the internet warriors can have something to moan about

he was probably checking out the three young ones on the left :pac:

Nino Brown wrote: »

I never get too bothered by people acting like that on motorbikes, in fact I think it's good for the gene pool.

Not always the bikers diluting the gene pool with dumb...
(From my commute along the M50 today)

BuzzFish wrote: »

Not always the bikers diluting the gene pool with dumb...
(From my commute along the M50 today)

If that happens juts drive on, less of the hand signals which are of no benefit, and could cause an accident if car in front of you came to a sudden stop.

jameshayes wrote: »

From 11 to 13(or maybe 14 or 15 -cant tell) you're in his blind spot, he would have looked during this time and didn't see you

So not checking your blind spot is ok then? :rolleyes:

String wrote: »

If that happens juts drive on, less of the hand signals which are of no benefit, and could cause an accident if car in front of you came to a sudden stop.

I think a little forgiveness can be given in this situation seeing as he was almost flattened and would've ended up in a hospital bed for a while.

Caliden wrote: »

So not checking your blind spot is ok then? :rolleyes:

Lad, I don't know your background so I cant comment too much, but cars hurt - a lot. I would never leave my bike in someones blindspot, you have power on your wrist so use it - accelerate past the obstacle and return to cruising speed, easy as that.

jameshayes wrote: »

From 11 to 13(or maybe 14 or 15 -cant tell) you're in his blind spot, he would have looked during this time and didn't see you

If I uploaded a longer clip you'd see that I was travelling about 10KMPH faster passing in the next lane. I would not ride along "in someones blindspot" !!

On the other points raised. After beeping at the driver to make her aware she nearly pinned me to the center barrier, she just looked out the front window and ignored me. That can make someone a bit mad alright; a simple gesture to acknowledge making a mistake would have been sufficient. Also riding a bike with one hand... a comment from someone who's never been on a bike I take it. The brake is on the right... as is the accelerator and bikes don't tend to flip out of control for nothing. Signalling my frustration to the driver may, as pointed out, have been the only point at which she realised she make a mistake. After all, there is a headlight, DRL and Hi-Viz bike approaching, and if I was in her blind spot for 3 seconds, she could have seen me for the 2 mins before that.

Yes, oblivious idiot will probably arrive in work later and tell everyone how motorbikers are "bad drivers".

Do they do train-horns for motorbikes yet ? :pac:

It is a powerful video.
He is going at some serious pace, not an excuse, but the message is kind of skewed as the driver (car) is stupid not actually going fast.
I think the message of look before you turn would be better.

The moment before he hits, you just feel sick to your core. I remember the feeling from a few incidents as a cyclist years ago, that feeling of no control, your fate is set. Horrible.

97 mph. :eek: