Avoiding obstacles on the ride to work - Dublin

reece

Shot this on my ride to work over a 2 months period. turn up the volume and enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE2xNtjJeC0

-Chris-

That's just embarassing.

I'd love to be a TC Garda, even for a day... :mad:

mikemac

Great video

I jumped up at 1:15 with that car on the quays, got a bit of a fright but it was you who kept control

jayok

Good video.

There's one junction that seems to come-up more than often, I think it's on the Stillorgan Dual Carriage way. But it would seem that the time between the red and green for the intersection junctions needs to be increase for safety. Not that the muppets should be running the red.

reece

feelingstressed wrote: »

I jumped up at 1:15 with that car on the quays, got a bit of a fright but it was you who kept control

The patented 'Indicate-turn-don't look' manoeuvre . Biker behind me lifted him out of it....I was too busy pooping me pants.

Most of the same intersection footage is from the palmerstown intersection.

Dorsanty

Okay I've seen the continue into junction just on the transition to red light, and maybe a second after too but the shower of idiots there at the end of the vid are just taking the piss.

Xios

At least it's not dull like driving around in a cage.

You living out foxborough area? Lotta footage of lucan and palmerstown, roads i know well

KamiKazi

Xios wrote: »

At least it's not dull like driving around in a cage.

Amen to that.

inchiuvatu

great video, thought you got my cage in one of the shots (not being an asshole) same car/colour/year/county had to freeze frame but was a different plate number. i drive alot in my cage and see tons of bad driving but it just multiplies when you get on your bike.

Mr. Presentable

Good vid. You should post it on the cycling forum - they all think that running a red is the exception......

Tomohawk

Great video, hope you're working on a sequel. Post it over on Biker.ie for the laugh (and watch them go!!) I like the thing you did with the graphics but I think you should slow some of the footage down a bit as the editing is full on and sometimes it's hard to absorb whats going on.

That asshole car at Capel Street bridge is shocking...

Mr. Presentable

Mr. Presentable wrote: »

Good vid. You should post it on the cycling forum - they all think that running a red is the exception......

Perhaps the motoring forum also, I saw just as many cars running red lights. Obviously this doesn't excuse the cyclists breaking reds.

reece

Xios wrote: »

You living out foxborough area? Lotta footage of lucan and palmerstown, roads i know well

close enough - griffeen avenue.

Tomohawk wrote: »

Great video, hope you're working on a sequel. Post it over on Biker.ie for the laugh (and watch them go!!) I like the thing you did with the graphics but I think you should slow some of the footage down a bit as the editing is full on and sometimes it's hard to absorb whats going on.

That asshole car at Capel Street bridge is shocking...

Yeah, that car p-ed me off big time - total disregard for the hottie pedestrians:). - left some of the cuts quick just to emphasize the reactions that we've all had to make in the past. Lots of footage for a sequel - couldn't use a truck running a light by 4 seconds cos I had to undertake a car coming up to the lights to get it.

Paparazzo

Interesting video!
The cars breaking the red light at the Shell station near the end is unreal.
The gold car pulling into the parking space at about 1min 25 secs could have easily knocked you off, I never ride in blind spots!
The woman at 1:04 is lucky, and the most dangerous one was the guy on the quays turning left at around 1:22.

What road is that where everyone breaks the lights?

reece

Paparazzo wrote: »

The gold car pulling into the parking space at about 1min 25 secs could have easily knocked you off, I never ride in blind spots!...........

What road is that where everyone breaks the lights?

True, I had backed off him even though I was in my lane....he had a kid in the passenger seat explaining the lack of footage of me putting my foot through his door.

That intersection is Palmerstown and N4 - Out of about 100 recorded trips I've only stopped there at the lights about 8 times so it's pretty much constant....anyone riding there inbound - watch out!

rymus

fit an air horn to alert the cyclists. it's clearly the only way. Watching the video makes me glad I can walk to work in the morning.

unclebill98

Great video.

vinniemac

That's scarier than any RSA ad on the telly. Probably cos it's real and not set up. I think the only way to survive is to assume that everyone else is an idiot

Luckycharm

Great video it looked so similar to my commute

Dutch_Druid

Just saw that this was just posted on biker.ie as well!

reece

Dutch_Druid wrote: »

Just saw that this was just posted on biker.ie as well!

can't view that thread (not registered) - hope they're not getting joe duffy on the case .

Green_Martian

Great vid, its unreal the amount of idiots out there on the roads. Cyclists do my head in alwats moaning, but its ok for them to go through red lights:eek:

reece

Green_Martian wrote: »

Great vid, its unreal the amount of idiots out there on the roads. Cyclists do my head in alwats moaning, but its ok for them to go through red lights:eek:

Cheers. Had way more cyclist footage - but wanted a good blend...maybe use it in the sequel.

mikemac

Most of the cyclists had hi-vis and helmets, fair enough and credit due to them
But that effort is pretty useless if you go around breaking red lights :rolleyes:

Del2005

Good vid. Shows what crap really happens on our roads. Except the couple of ladies at the end didn't actually do anything wrong, or are they in for other reasons.


What sort of mount do you have for the camera?

reece

Del2005 wrote: »

Good vid. Shows what crap really happens on our roads. Except the couple of ladies at the end didn't actually do anything wrong, or are they in for other reasons.


What sort of mount do you have for the camera?

They laughed out loud half way through as the light went green so I felt like going all Charlie Bronson on their a$$es .

Camera is a go pro HD. With chest mount. Whole setup was about 450 bananas - Great camera for the purpose.

mikemac

Admit it reece!
After most of these incidents you kicked the wing mirrors off these offenders!
But you edited that out, didn't you

Ah no, you've gotten a good reaction over on biker.ie. Clearly a lot of work went into putting it all together. Great choice of music too

carsQhere

Nice bit of video. Fair play!

RosieJoe

Just saw that your video is linked to from VisorDown on FB now! You're turning into a right celebrity!

choppermann

Jaysus your all over the internets .
Over here in New England yer becoming a minor celebrity
Nice job tho

reece

RosieJoe wrote: »

Just saw that your video is linked to from VisorDown on FB now! You're turning into a right celebrity!

choppermann wrote: »

Jaysus your all over the internets .
Over here in New England yer becoming a minor celebrity
Nice job tho

Wow, it all started here , didn't bother promoting it anywhere else. Great song (Jimmy Buffet) though helps