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

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  • #6152
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 31,828 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    MarkAnthony wrote: »
    There has to be some sort of razor pun in here.
    When you cut in late that could be a called a close shave. :pac:


  • #6153
    josip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,202 ✭✭✭✭josip


    Sherfin wrote: »
    Hi guys, just in from work, sorry, didn't think it would start a debate.
    @IrishMover, yes N2 at Balrath
    Both the Yaris and I had just joined the N2 from Kentstown only about a minute before this. Limit 100 Yaris is doing about 80.
    There's a bit of a rise coming up followed by a long straight, where I was going to pass when I was 100% sure it was safe
    (Yes, I might be a bit careful sometimes) Don't think I was tailgating, maybe just the cam
    The car overtaking was already on the N2 before we joined and due to the Yaris they soon caught up.
    They also overtook at least one car behind me (maybe 2), I pulled left so that the car just behind me would see that the Yaris is turning in, and in case the Yaris didn't check their side mirrors before crossing
    It's not a side road btw.
    All in all it wasn't a huge deal.

    Very inconsiderate to be doing 80 on a road rated at 100 and not pulling in to the hard shoulder where it is obviously safe to do so and let drivers behind overtake.

    Edit: Not you OP, Mavis in the Yaris


  • #6154
    Taylor365
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,947 ✭✭✭Taylor365


    josip wrote: »
    Very inconsiderate to be doing 80 on a road rated at 100 and not pulling in to the hard shoulder where it is obviously safe to do so and let drivers behind overtake.

    Edit: Not you OP, Mavis in the Yaris
    LOL :pac:

    I've seen country roads marked 100 that are like chicanes.


  • #6155
    MarkAnthony
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,934 ✭✭✭MarkAnthony


    josip wrote: »
    Very inconsiderate to be doing 80 on a road rated at 100 and not pulling in to the hard shoulder where it is obviously safe to do so and let drivers behind overtake.

    Edit: Not you OP, Mavis in the Yaris

    What's the legal situation on this btw, I always used to do this, now I just drive really fast. :pac: I would have thought it could be dangerous in some situations (although isn;t everything)


  • #6156
    josip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,202 ✭✭✭✭josip


    MarkAnthony wrote: »
    What's the legal situation on this btw, I always used to do this, now I just drive really fast. :pac: I would have thought it could be dangerous in some situations (although isn;t everything)

    My understanding is that if anything happens while you're being courteous, you're by the short and curlys.
    So I never do it at night and usually only if I've a good line of sight.


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  • #6157
    Sherfin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 204 ✭✭Sherfin


    So, hopefully not as controversial :P :(
    Saw this a couple of weeks ago on my way home

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHZRI0vnnWA


    Looks like she tried to pull a u-turn and ended up stuck perpendicular to the road, at night in a black car.:eek:

    Was going to see if she needed help but she got the car in gear just as the video ended and went on her way


  • #6158
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 31,828 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    LEIN wrote: »
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2YgrTvBT0U

    oops!


  • #6159
    vibe666
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭vibe666


    Think this guy used up all his 9 lives! :eek:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1yvx9miSsA


  • #6160
    Bio Mech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,046 ✭✭✭Bio Mech


    josip wrote: »
    Very inconsiderate to be doing 80 on a road rated at 100 and not pulling in to the hard shoulder where it is obviously safe to do so and let drivers behind overtake.

    Edit: Not you OP, Mavis in the Yaris

    Why would you pull into the hard shoulder when you are about to turn right? If the Yaris was only on the road for a minute it cant have been that much of a tailback and if the driver pulled in and then had to get back out to turn right it would have just complicated the situation.


  • #6161
    Vojera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,812 ✭✭✭Vojera


    Sherfin wrote: »
    So, hopefully not as controversial :P :(
    Saw this a couple of weeks ago on my way home

    Looks like she tried to pull a u-turn and ended up stuck perpendicular to the road, at night in a black car.:eek:

    Was going to see if she needed help but she got the car in gear just as the video ended and went on her way

    I can't believe it took her so long to stick on the hazards. She's very lucky she wasn't hit.


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  • #6162
    MarkAnthony
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,934 ✭✭✭MarkAnthony


    vibe666 wrote: »
    Think this guy used up all his 9 lives! :eek:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1yvx9miSsA

    And at least one pair of undies.


  • #6163
    Cantona's Collars
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,709 ✭✭✭✭Cantona's Collars


    Maybe the wrong thread but even the discount chain Euro General are selling dashcams, I couldn't get a good look at it due to somebody balancing Xmas decorations on it but it was priced @ €20.


  • #6164
    vibe666
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭vibe666


    MarkAnthony wrote: »
    And at least one pair of undies.

    i'm pretty sure after that episode he has pre-skidded every pair of undies he has ever, or will ever own! :eek:


  • #6165
    Odyssey 2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,051 ✭✭✭✭Odyssey 2005


    vibe666 wrote: »
    Think this guy used up all his 9 lives! :eek:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1yvx9miSsA

    That lad is like the Ready Brek kid with a forcefield around him..:cool:


  • #6166
    CiniO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,041 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    Here's some stuff from Poland:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ginqxqg5jxw


  • #6167
    Chippy01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 613 ✭✭✭Chippy01


    Coming through .....................................!!!!!


  • #6168
    Hal1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,718 ✭✭✭Hal1


    If in doubt flat out :pac:.


  • #6169
    Remind Me Tomorrow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56 ✭✭Remind Me Tomorrow


    Not sure if there is a separate thread for this somewhere. Looking to get a decent dash cam. Happy to spend €300ish. Must have good low light quality. 1080p if possible to ensure catching reg plates. Any ideas?


  • #6170
    irishmover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,749 ✭✭✭irishmover


    Remind Me Tomorrow wrote: »
    Not sure if there is a separate thread for this somewhere. Looking to get a decent dash cam. Happy to spend €300ish. Must have good low light quality. 1080p if possible to ensure catching reg plates. Any ideas?

    €300?! I have this one and it works absolutely fine in night or day. Its a great camera for $65 USD.

    http://www.amazon.com/Black-Box-Original-Dashboard-Dash/dp/B00FONBG1A

    Edit: Wrong one.


  • #6171
    Vojera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,812 ✭✭✭Vojera


    West Midlands Police in the UK have released CCTV footage of a lorry driver doing a u-turn on the motorway. It's far less dramatic to watch than it sounds.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9mWjNdxN6Q


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  • #6172
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,730 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    Vojera wrote: »
    West Midlands Police in the UK have released CCTV footage of a lorry driver doing a u-turn on the motorway. It's far less dramatic to watch than it sounds.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9mWjNdxN6Q

    driver got a suspended prison sentance


  • #6173
    cormie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,859 ✭✭✭✭cormie


    Looked like it wasn't intentional and that he was about to reverse but decided to spin back onto the motorway instead?


  • #6174
    renofan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 866 ✭✭✭renofan


    *Video of outside lane hogger getting done in UK*
    bladespin wrote: »
    Brilliant, just brilliant - probs top of my all time dash cam list :cool:

    Witnessed this this morning on my way to work between Naas and Toughers roundabout, fella in a black honda civic, (nearly always passes me every morning and stays in outside lane), didn't cop the marked ARU Volvo behind him for over a mile until they put the lights and sirens on and pulled him over!

    I was in the UK last week, did a lot of driving and never had a problem with lane hoggers but arrived back in Ireland and it really strikes you how many people can't use the lanes properly over here. It's frustrating to say the least.


  • #6175
    Remind Me Tomorrow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56 ✭✭Remind Me Tomorrow


    Are there any dash cams good enough to read reg plates? Don't see the point in most of these as reg can only be seen when right behind the car. Is the technology just not there yet or is it a YouTube compression issue?


  • #6176
    gutteruu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,064 ✭✭✭gutteruu


    Remind Me Tomorrow wrote: »
    Are there any dash cams good enough to read reg plates? Don't see the point in most of these as reg can only be seen when right behind the car. Is the technology just not there yet or is it a YouTube compression issue?

    Most are good enough to read reg plates, but by the time we edit, convert to a different format then upload to youtube the quality is halved.


  • #6177
    tk123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,999 ✭✭✭✭tk123


    Nice big puddle this morning and some cars driving on the path to avoid it.. I couldn't tell if the guy was telling us to drive around him because the road was still flooded on the left hand side like it was last night.. or if the road was closed! His reaction when the car drove around him = :confused: :P

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvODIqXS1n4


  • #6178
    joujoujou
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,157 ✭✭✭✭joujoujou
    Unregistered Users


    Remind Me Tomorrow wrote: »
    Not sure if there is a separate thread for this somewhere. [...]

    Yes, it is.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056815237


  • #6179
    Dawn Rider
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 326 ✭✭Dawn Rider


    Who needs the road, when there's a handy footpath nearby ;)


  • #6180
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 31,828 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    skip to about 0:40
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amg3sw0a2Vw


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  • #6181
    CiniO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,041 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    Deleted User wrote: »
    skip to about 0:40
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amg3sw0a2Vw

    Title says - driver skillfully avoids crashing.
    Indeed he avoids crashing, but hardly skillfully.
    He swerves and looses control - that's all what's happening.


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