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

Sherfin

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.

MarkAnthony

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:

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

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.

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)

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.

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

LEIN

LEIN wrote: »

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

oops!

vibe666

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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:

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:

CiniO

Here's some stuff from Poland:

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

Chippy01

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

Hal1

If in doubt flat out :pac:.

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?

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.

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

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

cormie

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

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.

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?

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.

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 = :P

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

joujoujou

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

Dawn Rider

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

skip to about 0:40

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amg3sw0a2Vw

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.

CiniO

CiniO wrote: »

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

True, his handling was very loose, so loose that he nearly lost it.

Odyssey 2005

Deleted User wrote: »

skip to about 0:40

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amg3sw0a2Vw

It would be true to say that "The Stigs" job is dead safe..:P

ardle1

Deleted User wrote: »

skip to about 0:40

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amg3sw0a2Vw

What was he driving, a fcukin tuk-tuk!?

Cabaal

tk123 wrote: »

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 = :P

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

why the hell is the 4x4 on the footpath?

Some people driving vehicles they don't even know what they are capable of
:rolleyes:

Crumbs868

vibe666 wrote: »

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

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

Some people on here would argue that the man did absolutely nothing wrong there

Crumbs868

Cabaal wrote: »

why the hell is the 4x4 on the footpath?

Some people driving vehicles they don't even know what they are capable of
:rolleyes:

And I can imagine they have damaged the footpath, lazy .....

dashcamdanny

This guy yesterday evening on the N7 Naas road.
Dark Ford Fiesta in the middle lane. 08 D 27312
Maybe drunk, maybe stoned. Guy was a Muppet.

Love the fingers at the end. 720p

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hyk32vagmI

fullstop

dashcamdanny wrote: »

This guy yesterday evening on the N7 Naas road.
Dark Ford Fiesta in the middle lane. 08 D 27312
Maybe drunk, maybe stoned. Guy was a Muppet.

Love the fingers at the end. 720p

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hyk32vagmI

I hope you called trafficwatch?

dashcamdanny

I did not. What is traffic watch?

Fresh Pots

dashcamdanny wrote: »

I did not. What is traffic watch?

Traffic Watch

dashcamdanny

Thanks. Done.

Jesus.

dashcamdanny wrote: »

What is traffic watch?

Its a facility for do-gooders to use and abuse whenever they feel a "moral obligation" coming over them.


(Oh and perhaps the odd genuinely serious case every 200 or so...)

RainyDay

Fresh Pots wrote: »

Traffic Watch

dashcamdanny wrote: »

This guy yesterday evening on the N7 Naas road.
Dark Ford Fiesta in the middle lane. 08 D 27312
Maybe drunk, maybe stoned. Guy was a Muppet.

Love the fingers at the end. 720p

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hyk32vagmI

dashcamdanny wrote: »

I did not. What is traffic watch?

I'd be more inclined to go 999 for this. If the guy is drunk, and is clearly a danger to himself or others, they need to get him off the road urgently. TrafficWatch is great for after the fact or less serious situations, but for urgent stuff, go with 999.

Fred Swanson

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Jesus.

I don't like the idea of it at all (and I know that's like a red rag to a bull to a lot of posters on here).

There's something uncomfortable about people driving around filming other people driving and then anonymously contacting the authorities to tell them of who they seen doing what. Its not a kind of activity that sits well with me to be honest.

fullstop

Fred Swanson wrote: »

This post has been deleted.

It's not, I've called it twice and both times it's been followed up on.

Jesus. wrote: »

I don't like the idea of it at all (and I know that's like a red rag to a bull to a lot of posters on here).

There's something uncomfortable about people driving around filming other people driving and then anonymously contacting the authorities to tell them of who they seen doing what. Its not a kind of activity that sits well with me to be honest.

Sure let people drive drunk and do what they want, they might not crash into anyone innocent...ya know, just so as not to be a do-gooder :rolleyes:

RainyDay

Jesus. wrote: »

Its a facility for do-gooders to use and abuse whenever they feel a "moral obligation" coming over them.


(Oh and perhaps the odd genuinely serious case every 200 or so...)

How is Traffic Watch 'abused'?

Jesus. wrote: »

I don't like the idea of it at all (and I know that's like a red rag to a bull to a lot of posters on here).

There's something uncomfortable about people driving around filming other people driving and then anonymously contacting the authorities to tell them of who they seen doing what. Its not a kind of activity that sits well with me to be honest.

Gardai don't do anything with anonymous reports. If you want them to take action, you need to identify yourself and give a formal statement, just like with any other Garda matter.

hairybelly

Jesus. wrote: »

I don't like the idea of it at all (and I know that's like a red rag to a bull to a lot of posters on here).

There's something uncomfortable about people driving around filming other people driving and then anonymously contacting the authorities to tell them of who they seen doing what. Its not a kind of activity that sits well with me to be honest.

i know where you're coming from, but its not like we're all driving around looking for things to film people doing. For the vast majority of us its just driving normally and having for insurance purposes. If anything interesting happens in the meantime sure we'll throw it up on youtube for interest.

RainyDay wrote: »

How is Traffic Watch 'abused'?

Gardai don't do anything with anonymous reports. If you want them to take action, you need to identify yourself and give a formal statement, just like with any other Garda matter.

Traffic Watch can and will forward on reports to the local stations sometimes and the driver may receive a caution.

Also, going to the garda station yourself and reporting an incident to the garda at the desk will also result in a caution being given to the driver. The garda will ask for your name and basic details but "giving a formal statement" is far from what most people think it is.

Its not like you have to sit down and have a big criminal investigation. The driver at the other end doesnt even find out who you are.

source: have gone to the station before after a road rage incident where I was threatened wrongfully.

Jesus.

hairybelly wrote: »

i know where you're coming from, but its not like we're all driving around looking for things to film people doing. For the vast majority of us its just driving normally and having for insurance purposes. If anything interesting happens in the meantime sure we'll throw it up on youtube for interest.

Absolutely, I've nothing against that at all. Dashcam's are a great idea when used for that purpose and this is a very good thread to log into and look at the videos. There's nothing wrong with that whatsoever. They're just open to abuse from the usual cranks that are out there, you know yourself.

No harm done really I suppose because if the Cops were getting inundated with trivial nonsense from the same people all the time, I'm sure they'd just disregard it without even looking at it.