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

29-09-2014 10:10PM

dashcamdanny wrote: »

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

Is that camera loose or something?

ardle1 · 29-09-2014 10:30PM

I don't have it in for Cyclists, eh I really don't!?..

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hePdI1oUQI4

RandomAccess · 29-09-2014 10:48PM

Saw a Taxi v Pedestrian today.

The pedestrian stepped out and got swatted back onto the pavement, he was curled up in a ball.
One man who was walking with a buggy was standing feet away from him when it happened and was first to his side.

When I looked back a few seconds later the injured guy looked to be convulsing and the samaritan was leaning over him phoning for help.
It happened right beside a manned fire station so I saw another man run over to the gate and get the attention of a fireman in the yard.

The dash cam captured it but its just a blur really as it was pretty far away and the sun was directly ahead.

ba_barabus · 29-09-2014 10:48PM

What are those 2 videos supposed to show? Other than the first cyclist mounting the footpath to stop I'm not sure what you or the cyclists did wrong

dashcamdanny · 29-09-2014 10:55PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Is that camera loose or something?

No. I used that thing on youtube that detects shaking,

As you can see. It really works well.

There was no shaking before. Now there is loads!

ardle1 · 29-09-2014 10:59PM

ba_barabus wrote: »

What are those 2 videos supposed to show? Other than the first cyclist mounting the footpath to stop I'm not sure what you or the cyclists did wrong

Ah ya had to be there.. Seen both of them at the last second, the one at the round-about got an awful fright altogether.. He even fcuked me off.:eek:

RandomAccess · 29-09-2014 11:30PM

One from last month since we're on a cycling theme,

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

RandomAccess · 29-09-2014 11:36PM

Some Deja vu for me at this Junction,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Opi7X00TYnY

dickwod1 · 29-09-2014 11:42PM

How not to enter a garage from a three lane duel carriageway ...

RandomAccess · 29-09-2014 11:49PM

Van driver facing my direction was unimpressed,
Cyclist was wary also

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utcuG_DUT8w

josip · 29-09-2014 11:49PM

dickwod1 wrote: »

How not to enter a garage from a three lane duel carriageway ...

Are those solid white lines between the middle and left lanes?
Do they serve any purpose?

dickwod1 · 29-09-2014 11:52PM

josip wrote: »

Are those solid white lines between the middle and left lanes?
Do they serve any purpose?

It was a bus lane now a slip road for the train station/bridge, never burnt off the fat bus lane lines when they redone the lanes.

wonski · 29-09-2014 11:54PM

josip wrote: »

Are those solid white lines between the middle and left lanes?
Do they serve any purpose?

Randomly painted, as all our roads.

If you are thinking of getting petrol or a sandwich you stick to the left lane, not indicate and brake when you spot the petrol station.

CiniO · 29-09-2014 11:56PM

dickwod1 wrote: »

It was a bus lane now a slip road for the train station/bridge, never burnt off the fat bus lane lines when they redone the lanes.

Lines quite irrelevant.

But if there was no undertaking involved, there would be no confusing situation we can see in the video.

dickwod1 · 29-09-2014 11:57PM

CiniO wrote: »

Lines quite irrelevant.

But if there was no undertaking involved, there would be no confusing situation we can see in the video.

Where is there undertaking? I'm at the 100m mark for my slip road and he slams on in the middle lane?

ardle1 · 29-09-2014 11:59PM

RandomAccess wrote: »

One from last month since we're on a cycling theme,

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

Waow, that taxi driver has no excuse for not seeing the Cyclist..

josip · 30-09-2014 12:00AM

wonski wrote: »

Randomly painted, as all our roads.

If you are thinking of getting petrol or a sandwich you stick to the left lane, not indicate and brake when you spot the petrol station.

Is it a coincidence that they tried the maneuvre at exactly the point where the solid line finished and they interpreted it as "do not cross"?
I'm not making excuses for them not checking their side mirror.

CiniO · 30-09-2014 12:01AM

dickwod1 wrote: »

Where is there undertaking? I'm at the 100m mark for my slip road and he slams on in the middle lane?

Well, what I can see on the video is that you get closer and closer to him on left lane. When you are already very close (I assume you would undertake if he didn't do anything) then he decides to move left, indicated, starts to move, and in the last moment he discovers in his left mirror that you are there so he slams on the brakes. Pathetic on his side, but if you weren't trying to undertake him, it wouldn't happen.

wonski · 30-09-2014 12:02AM

josip wrote: »

Is it a coincidence that they tried the maneuvre at exactly the point where the solid line finished and they interpreted it as "do not cross"?
I'm not making excuses for them not checking their side mirror.

Like I said before - there was plenty of time (and broken lines) before he spotted the garage.

If you are thinking of getting petrol you go into the left lane before, not after you spot one.

dickwod1 · 30-09-2014 12:02AM

CiniO wrote: »

Well, what I can see on the video is that you get closer and closer to him on left lane. When you are already very close (I assume you would undertake if he didn't do anything) then he decides to move left, indicated, starts to move, and in the last moment he discovers in his left mirror that you are there so he slams on the brakes. Pathetic on his side, but if you weren't trying to undertake him, it wouldn't happen.

LOL you could not be more wrong if you tried harder.

CiniO · 30-09-2014 12:03AM

ardle1 wrote: »

Waow, that taxi driver has no excuse for not seeing the Cyclist..

Are cyclists allowed to overtake on the left, when car is signalling left turn?

CiniO · 30-09-2014 12:05AM

dickwod1 wrote: »

LOL you could not be more wrong if you tried harder.

So how do you see this situation? Why did he slam on the brakes?

wonski · 30-09-2014 12:08AM

CiniO wrote: »

Well, what I can see on the video is that you get closer and closer to him on left lane. When you are already very close (I assume you would undertake if he didn't do anything) then he decides to move left, indicated, starts to move, and in the last moment he discovers in his left mirror that you are there so he slams on the brakes. Pathetic on his side, but if you weren't trying to undertake him, it wouldn't happen.

Watched it again - he braked before even indicating. Screeen shot below shows there was no undertaking:

dickwod1 · 30-09-2014 12:13AM

CiniO wrote: »

So how do you see this situation? Why did he slam on the brakes?

Im in lane two, I'm taking the slip road (300m mark goes by) so I check indicate and move into lane 1 (200m mark goes by) I'm keeping to the same speed same distance next he slams on in the middle lane (brakes first indicates later) I step on the brakes to let him in. (van has to slam on too.)

wonski · 30-09-2014 12:17AM

ardle1 wrote: »

Waow, that taxi driver has no excuse for not seeing the Cyclist..

How do you pull over if there is a cyclist behind you then? Never?

If someone in front indicates left you shouldn't even try to undertake him.
Cyclists need to pay attention, too.

CiniO · 30-09-2014 12:23AM

wonski wrote: »

Watched it again - he braked before even indicating. Screeen shot below shows there was no undertaking:

dickwod1 wrote: »

Im in lane two, I'm taking the slip road (300m mark goes by) so I check indicate and move into lane 1 (200m mark goes by) I'm keeping to the same speed same distance next he slams on in the middle lane (brakes first indicates later) I step on the brakes to let him in. (van has to slam on too.)

I rewatched it again few times. Sorry for my earlier comment.
I agree with you now.

It just shows how misleading a dashcam video can be, and you really need to look at everything around to see sometimes even just basic stuff like who is accelerating and who is slowing down - very hard to tell from dashcam videos.

RandomAccess · 30-09-2014 12:37AM

CiniO wrote: »

Are cyclists allowed to overtake on the left, when car is signalling left turn?

The taxi signalled once the bike was already alongside. (just by a wheel)
Since bike was already alongside even marginally then I think the taxi could have just braked to let the bike past before signalling left.

Squeezing him like that was poor.

Cyclist did react, but probably should have been more defensive as it was clear taxi was going to crimp him! Cyclist was pretty unfazed by it.

CiniO · 30-09-2014 01:02AM

RandomAccess wrote: »

The taxi signalled once the bike was already alongside. (just by a wheel)
Since bike was already alongside even marginally then I think the taxi could have just braked to let the bike past before signalling left.

Squeezing him like that was poor.

Cyclist did react, but probably should have been more defensive as it was clear taxi was going to crimp him! Cyclist was pretty unfazed by it.

I must admit I'm not sure what the law is in Ireland about cyclists undertaking.
I cycle quiet a lot, but that's mostly mountain biking, so I don't ride on roads much.
However if I was that cyclist, I wouldn't rather try to undertake that taxi . If I've seen taxi indicating left, then definitely I wouldn't undertake. But even after seeing taxi slowing down I still wouldn't undertake.
Generally, leaving aside Rules of the Road I think that undertaking car on bicycle is dangerous and shouldn't be done. I don't think I've ever done that really.

Sobanek · 30-09-2014 01:41AM

dickwod1 wrote: »

LOL you could not be more wrong if you tried harder.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECvs1C48gS4

ardle1 · 30-09-2014 02:49AM

CiniO wrote: »

Are cyclists allowed to overtake on the left, when car is signalling left turn?

So your saying 'he seen the Cyclist'!?
Well if he did, he's an ignorant fcuk, the Cyclist was to close for him(car)to be an arsehole!?!?.

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

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