Dash cam videos thread 3.4 (embedded car dash-cams only)

Which video are you on about if it's the last video I certainly hope you are joking

You've no idea what speed the merc was driving at, he could have been doing the speed limit. And there is no obligation for him to pull over into the hard shoulder. Only idiot in that video was the van driver for overtaking when it was unsafe to do so.

I regularly let drivers pass me by hugging close to the hard shoulder when it’s safe to do so but I never, ever go to the hard shoulder. God knows what will pop out of a small roadside gate or minor road. In that clip, that appears to be a long sweeping bend. At any speed the Merc driver does not have a clear view ahead to even think about pulling over. Also, it seems to be a very busy farming period currently with an awful lot of tractors on the hard shoulders everywhere. Definitely not safe to pull over to the hard shoulder.

I often have a queue of traffic behind me on the backroads driving home from work because nobody is capable of doing the speed limit anymore and almost everyone does 10-20 over the limit and end up causing traffic themselves by catching up to me. I couldn't give a **** if there's a queue behind me when doing 60 on a 60 road. I'm not the prick speeding.

And all the people on national roads can ask my arse too with their driving in the middle of the road trying to bully me to move into the hard shoulder. If you're in the middle of the road you can clearly see, the person in front has no obligation to move over. Nothing stopping someone moving to the edge of their lane and leaning their head over to see past the car in front to check it's clear to overtake. Funny how it's not an issue on other roads, but if there's a shoulder you're regularly bullied to move over.

I do the speed limit so you wouldn't have any luck using your horn improperly or flashing at me. If you can't overtake someone on a national road then you're a bad driver and that's your problem, not mine.

If people want me to move over they make a point of driving in the middle of the road to make me aware that they're unhappy, at that rate they have a clear view of the road ahead to overtake safely but they never do. They just want to get their own way.

It's funny, I don't seem to have an issue when overtaking people on the same roads.

You are aware how common speeding is? I drive with cruise control set to 125kph, the car doesn't lose speed going uphill and I'm not the sort of driver to touch the brakes at the sign of an oncoming car. I have no issues overtaking slower drivers. People try bully me because they want to speed so rather than overtake and be on their way they'll speed up behind and sit in the middle tailgating to force me over.

Don't know where you're getting me trying to enforce the speed. I couldn't give a damn what speed anyone else is doing. I'd much rather someone flew past me than sitting on my rear at high speed.

Pretty funny that you think I'm the worst kind of driver for not being bullied into moving over while doing the speed limit. I think you're getting the wrong impression of me. I'm simply stating I don't move over for bullies. I come across slow drivers regularly on my commute and have no issues overtaking them and when I drive across Ireland once or twice a year I have no issue overtaking on these sort of roads, so people sitting behind me is nothing more than bullying.

3 vehicles behind makes you think he was driving slow FFS. Maybe all those car were going the same speed as the merc driver and it was the overtaker who was driving dangerrously

You're hilarious! If I'm on a 100kph road pulling a horse box I'm doing 80kph, legal limit for me to drive at. Fúcked if I am pulling over for some muppet because they are flashing me or driving in a manner to pressure me to move over. If you or someone else cannot safely overtake me then throw away your licence as you are a danger to everyone around.

Idiotic posts above aside, I would recommend pulling over for faster moving vehicles in your situation. Its not mandated by law but its nice to be courteous to other road users who wish to make progress.

I personally pull over in my camper when on a wider carriageway to allow people to pass in the situation they wouldnt be able to overtake normally due to oncoming traffic.

Oh I can keep up with traffic what I will not do is go faster then it for some people who are behind me and if they want to pass then they should do in a safe manner and any accident caused by any unsafe practice they do because they just want to go faster is there fault not mine or anyone doing the speed they are to do on a road

If there's a car coming up behind me at speed, then I'll do my best within the law to let it by when it's convenient and safe. It's not up to me to police the actions of others. Also, as my mother in law used to say, it could be a doctor on a mission...

The difference in using TrafficWatch is that it gets recorded on Pulse straight away. That's what the folks on the phone do. That's their sole function.

It's a bit different at the desk.

Did you linger alongside as you came up to the truck? I would!