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

rocky

Passat TDI



Oh, mine? BMW I6 petrol

brokenarms

rocky wrote: »

Red light? who cares

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Mc4ecC-7sU

You aimed for that driver! Then you then nailed the throttle..

You could have killed someone! YOU should not be on the road.

BMJD

Days 298

brokenarms wrote: »

You aimed for that driver! Then you then nailed the throttle..

You could have killed someone! YOU should not be on the road.

Hows your highhorse?

keithclancy

Some gobshíte plays Chicken with a lorry on a Dutch Motorway:

http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/6580943/65a3367a/totale_lul_daagt_nl_vrachtwagen_uit.html

rocky

brokenarms wrote: »

You aimed for that driver! Then you then nailed the throttle..

You could have killed someone! YOU should not be on the road.

I actually didn't see him until he turned right. Was accelerating to catch the green light. If you saw him in the distance at your first viewing, fair play to you.

If I killed someone it wouldn't have been my fault

Days 298

keithclancy wrote: »

Some gobshíte plays Chicken with a lorry on a Dutch Motorway:

http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/6580943/65a3367a/totale_lul_daagt_nl_vrachtwagen_uit.html

Got what they deserved for putting the lorry drivers life in constant danger.

deandean

Days 298 wrote: »

Got what they deserved for putting the lorry drivers life in constant danger.

One of my mottos... don't fcuk with a truck.

K.Flyer

Lorry driver was no saint either. When he saw that the car driver was being an ass he should have hung back a bit then gone for the overtake instead of driving onto his bumper. Then he attempts to undertake the car!!.
There was a pair of them in it if you ask me.:rolleyes:

sogood

K.Flyer wrote: »

Lorry driver was no saint either. When he saw that the car driver was being an ass he should have hung back a bit then gone for the overtake instead of driving onto his bumper. Then he attempts to undertake the car!!.
There was a pair of them in it if you ask me.:rolleyes:

I think the truck driver did try to overtake, several times, but the muppet in the car chose each of those occasions to accelerate. You might have thought that the truck was undertaking, but they were driving on the opposite side of the road, so the lane layout would surely be opposite to ours?

He did eventually attempt to undertake, no doubt borne out of sheer frustration. That was a mistake.

I had a similar situation last year, driving a coach on the N7. Inside lane and I catch up to a Transit van driving below the permitted speed limit. I was driving from Dublin to Cork and on a long straight road, the loss of those few extra mph's can add to your travelling time.

Anyway, he refused to speed up, or move over to allow me to pass, yet every time I tried to overtake him, he accelerated. I had to move back in to the inside lane again, whereupon, he slowed down again.

He repeated this about 4 times and I only got ahead of him after passing through the toll. I had a tag so I got through quicker than he did.

Fortunately I didn't see him again. And before the high horse brigade start quoting "Rules of the Road"/ "Use of the hard shoulder" "Coaches using the outside lane" etc. etc. I still think a little bit of courtesy, and common sense goes a long way.

Someone once said that the difference between intelligence and stupidity, is that there is a limit to a persons intelligence.

Rant over...................etc.

Barrel

rocky wrote: »

I actually didn't see him until he turned right. Was accelerating to catch the green light. If you saw him in the distance at your first viewing, fair play to you.

If I killed someone it wouldn't have been my fault

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Mc4ecC-7sU

Maybe if you used your window wipers when you have rain all over your windscreen at night you might have be able to see the traffic turning at the junction

rocky

They are expensive!





...and they were in auto mode.

bear1

Barrel wrote: »

Maybe if you used your window wipers when you have rain all over your windscreen at night you might have be able to see the traffic turning at the junction

For feck sake, his window is hardly bloody covered in rain now is it?!
We don't know his speed coming up to the light so even if we hear him floor it we still don't know his speed.
I for the life of me can't see the Passat until at the 0.05s mark and even though I would have gotten ready to brake, the person in the passat is a mong for not waiting.
People complain when no one posts a video and then when they do, some pick it apart over and over again until the cycle starts to repeat itself.

Barrel

bear1 wrote: »

For feck sake, his window is hardly bloody covered in rain now is it?!

I for the life of me can't see the Passat until at the 0.05s mark

Yep its a complete paradox

K.Flyer

sogood wrote: »

... You might have thought that the truck was undertaking, but they were driving on the opposite side of the road, so the lane layout would surely be opposite to ours?

He did eventually attempt to undertake, no doubt borne out of sheer frustration. That was a mistake.

I was aware that they were driving on the opposite to us, his attempt to undertake was when he went to the right of the car.
It would be interesting to hear the case in the courtroom though, although the outcome is clear, maybe something happened between them earlier thats not on the video.
EDIT: Looking at it again and watching the broken white line as the truck moves out, the lines do not appear to pass much quicker and I would think that the truck was pulling up alongside to intimidate rather than to overtake. Call it perception, but I would think there is a bit more to it than bad car driving that started it, albeit he did come of worse in the end.

dr.fuzzenstein

Someone ordered some hay for some high horses?

bear1

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

Someone ordered some hay for some high horses?

Is the hay tall enough to reach?
These posts will be cleaned up anyway soon I'd imagine so hopefully more videos for us who want to just watch.

dr.fuzzenstein

bear1 wrote: »

Is the hay tall enough to reach?
These posts will be cleaned up anyway soon I'd imagine so hopefully more videos for us who want to just watch.

Might get a cam soon enough, but thankfully my own commute is very boring.
Boring is good.

tin79

brokenarms wrote: »

You aimed for that driver! Then you then nailed the throttle..

You could have killed someone! YOU should not be on the road.

How did he "aim" for that driver? I see no significant change of direction at all there. OP looks to be driving along with green light and right of way and someone cuts across him. OP did well to brake and avoid IMO.
This forum sometimes!!!!

tin79

Barrel wrote: »

Maybe if you used your window wipers when you have rain all over your windscreen at night you might have be able to see the traffic turning at the junction

New low. Seriously?

Taylor365

rocky wrote: »

Red light? who cares

Maybe if you had a teletransportation device, this whole incident could have been avoid! :mad:


For shame op, for shame!

sogood

K.Flyer wrote: »

I was aware that they were driving on the opposite to us, his attempt to undertake was when he went to the right of the car.
It would be interesting to hear the case in the courtroom though, although the outcome is clear, maybe something happened between them earlier thats not on the video.
EDIT: Looking at it again and watching the broken white line as the truck moves out, the lines do not appear to pass much quicker and I would think that the truck was pulling up alongside to intimidate rather than to overtake. Call it perception, but I would think there is a bit more to it than bad car driving that started it, albeit he did come of worse in the end.

I take your point, but my post was based upon what I saw in the video. I didn't theorise on what may or may not have happened beforehand. That could have led me on a flight of fantasy, with any number of possible scenarios, with a multitude of posts, each promoting their own theory.

This is "Dash cam saves your ass", not "What happened next/beforehand/who upset who, etc. etc."

Whatever the reasoning behind it, the car driver was a total muppet. And telling his visitors in the hospital what actually happened might come as a consolation of sorts. I actually feel better letting idiots get on with it. Stay out of their way and let the law of averages take its' course. It's just unfortunate that usually some innocent road user falls victim to their stupid, selfish, ignorant, self centred, ego driven behaviour.

RustyNut

tin79 wrote: »

New low. Seriously?

Bottom of the barrel you might say.

tin79

RustyNut wrote: »

Bottom of the barrel you might say.

Newer low

Caliden

K.Flyer wrote: »

Lorry driver was no saint either. When he saw that the car driver was being an ass he should have hung back a bit then gone for the overtake instead of driving onto his bumper. Then he attempts to undertake the car!!.
There was a pair of them in it if you ask me.:rolleyes:

It's a truck, it can't stop on a penny like most cars. I've seen trucks in Ireland having to undertake / rapidly change lane because someone changed into their lane too soon and braking was not an option.

As for the truck drivers speed, they're not exactly the quickest vehicle to accelerate and are often speed limited.

I'd love to know who the insurance companies sided with in the case of the truck

pauld

http://youtu.be/7Ev5w5gQl6I

Voodoomelon

Had a near miss with a jogger this evening, goes to show bright coloured clothing isn't worth crap at night time.
Look at all the other joggers in the area with reflective clothing, six alone in this short clip, so much more visible.
Spotted this fella at the last moment running over a blind hill.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D86xiSTU9gA

I run this same stretch a few times a week and always use the footpath to the right like a normal person.

rocky

deadly, especialy with cars coming the oposite way.

Days 298

Seeing as it was a Netherlands site I guess the truck was European and speed limited to 100km/h. The car driver was a level above a simple ass. He was gambling with lives. Hopefully the insurance and police sided with the truck driver. I'd be terrified driving a huge machine with a large stopping distance like that and being break checked and bullied for shts and giggles.

pauld

Voodoo melon, looks like have the same cam, eprance mini 0801?

Voodoomelon

Yup, that's the one. As you prob know, quality is better during the day and with street lighting, not great with no ambient light at all.

GTE

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Had a near miss with a jogger this evening, goes to show bright coloured clothing isn't worth crap at night time.
Look at all the other joggers in the area with reflective clothing, six alone in this short clip, so much more visible.
Spotted this fella at the last moment running over a blind hill.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D86xiSTU9gA

I run this same stretch a few times a week and always use the footpath to the right like a normal person.

That scared the ****e out of me.

pauld

Still good enough to show someone with a death wish, that was a sxary moment, great reactions btw

Voodoomelon

First thought was theres a car coming, looks like i'm gonna hit this instead. Fair play to them too, probably followed him up the hill, anticipated it and slowed down.

Days 298

Rather you then me Voodomelon. Great reaction. Not much more you could have done when someone acts suicidal.

pauld

Looking at the timestamp, you literally had a second by the time you see him to react or hit him.

Btw re quality the YouTube conversion reduces the quality also

mitosis

rocky wrote: »

I actually didn't see him until he turned right. Was accelerating to catch the green light. If you saw him in the distance at your first viewing, fair play to you.

If I killed someone it wouldn't have been my fault

It might have been. You are advised to slow when approaching lights lest they change, not accelerate!

RustyNut

tin79 wrote: »

Newer low

slammed

keithclancy

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Had a near miss with a jogger this evening, goes to show bright coloured clothing isn't worth crap at night time.
Look at all the other joggers in the area with reflective clothing, six alone in this short clip, so much more visible.
Spotted this fella at the last moment running over a blind hill.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D86xiSTU9gA

I run this same stretch a few times a week and always use the footpath to the right like a normal person.

That voice sounds like something out of a horror movie

stoneill

rocky wrote: »

Red light? who cares

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Mc4ecC-7sU

I think you deliberately put the boot down just so you could blast your horn at him.

Taylor365

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Had a near miss with a jogger this evening, goes to show bright coloured clothing isn't worth crap at night time.
Look at all the other joggers in the area with reflective clothing, six alone in this short clip, so much more visible.
Spotted this fella at the last moment running over a blind hill.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D86xiSTU9gA

I run this same stretch a few times a week and always use the footpath to the right like a normal person.

You didn't stop at the stop sign :eek:


*Phones the guards*

:pac:

dr.fuzzenstein

stoneill wrote: »

I think you deliberately put the boot down just so you could blast your horn at him.

No harm to wake him up, maybe he will pay more attention to the lights in future.
I think it was appropriate horn usage, I think the other guy was sufficiently alerted, but a lot of them are so thick they would barely realise they where in a crash.

Caliden

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Had a near miss with a jogger this evening, goes to show bright coloured clothing isn't worth crap at night time.
Look at all the other joggers in the area with reflective clothing, six alone in this short clip, so much more visible.
Spotted this fella at the last moment running over a blind hill.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D86xiSTU9gA

I run this same stretch a few times a week and always use the footpath to the right like a normal person.

Terrifying. You're just lucky that the car coming the opposite direction was back a bit otherwise something was getting hit.

rocky

stoneill wrote: »

I think you deliberately put the boot down just so you could blast your horn at him.

The "boot" was "put down" at least 1 second before you hear the engine and box kick down, it's not a DSG box after all.

Opposite normal traffic going through the green light should go straight ahead, so it wasn't unusual to see a car there, before him turning right.

You may be right, even if I saw him earlier (which I didn't), I probably would have still accelerated (maybe not as hard) to give him a blast of the horn.

Cantona's Collars

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Had a near miss with a jogger this evening, goes to show bright coloured clothing isn't worth crap at night time.
Look at all the other joggers in the area with reflective clothing, six alone in this short clip, so much more visible.
Spotted this fella at the last moment running over a blind hill.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D86xiSTU9gA

I run this same stretch a few times a week and always use the footpath to the right like a normal person.

If you see the guy in the orange top give him a slap,he deserves it.

eringobragh

zerks wrote: »

If you see the guy in the orange top give him a slap,he deserves it.

Absolute clown - could have been a life changing moment for both parties there - had a similar scenario with a cyclist recently

avfc1874

eringobragh wrote: »

Absolute clown - could have been a life changing moment for both parties there - had a similar scenario with a cyclist recently

hi has anyone a link or could reccommend a dash cam they have used, theres so many on ebay , not sure which to chose thanks

celticbest

avfc1874 wrote: »

hi has anyone a link or could reccommend a dash cam they have used, theres so many on ebay , not sure which to chose thanks

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

Try looking through this thread

pauld

Here is the one I have

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00F5WP7H4/ref=oh_details_o08_s01_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Voodoomelon

keithclancy wrote: »

That voice sounds like something out of a horror movie

Thought the same, was about to clear my throat, was all croaky!

zerks wrote: »

If you see the guy in the orange top give him a slap,he deserves it.

He slowed down and looked back at me in disgust. He'll probably do it again too.