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

RustyNut

finnharpsboy wrote: »

a nice simple red light cyclist

How do you know he was nice? :pac:

OldMrBrennan83

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CiniO

dharn wrote: »

Double continuous white lines must mean something else in poland !

Heh I remember when I was 17, and me any my mate were attending driver training to prepare us for driving test, my mate's dad (who used to drive as sales rep) was teaching us: "double continuous white line, means to be careful when overtaking, as there might be vehicles approaching" I still remember it

Thoie

yoshiktk wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWoh4ipTcXM
Amount of stupidity in this clip just amazes me. If i had to go back to poland 360cam would be a must.

What's the Polish for "Give it some welly"? Does it translate back into English as "All the world's a stage, and all lanes are yours"?

TwoShedsJackson

finnharpsboy wrote: »

a nice simple red light cyclist

In rush hour you'll see a minimum of 4-5 cyclists break red lights a that junction in both directions, every time.

PeteK*

TwoShedsJackson wrote: »

In rush hour you'll see a minimum of 4-5 cyclists break red lights a that junction in both directions, every time.

It keeps them out of your way.. I hate passing people on bikes.. I always imagine them falling off. :eek:

finnharpsboy

6 seconds in and the white car driver gets confused and goes down the wrong way

Why go around when you can go over it

D'Agger

sogood wrote: »

Hung back from this driver today as we approached the roundabout and glad I did. http://youtu.be/gL_Z7kceBPg

Hope you got some nice bargains in Manor West :pac:

Red Nissan

finnharpsboy wrote: »

Why go around when you can go over it

It's a bleedin drive over round about. Do understand that, it's a drive over roundabout.

dashcamdanny

Red Nissan wrote: »

It's a bleedin drive over round about. Do understand that, it's a drive over roundabout.

Depending on the circumstances it could be considered careless, driving over them, similar to cutting a corner on a right turn for example

I think at least an attempt should be made to drive round them properly as they are used as a traffic calming method as well as a junction.

I am having trouble finding official ruling on driving over them. It is unavoidable in some larger vehicles.

dashcamdanny

dashcamdanny wrote: »

Depending on the circumstances it could be considered careless, driving over them, similar to cutting a corner on a right turn for example

I think at least an attempt should be made to drive round them properly as they are used as a traffic calming method as well as a junction.

I am having trouble finding official ruling on driving over them. It is unavoidable in some larger vehicles.

I could well be wrong, but as far as I know, it doesnt' matter if it's made with bricks, a circular plot of grass, a load of construction cones, or painted on the road: A roundabout is a roundabout and should be treated as such.


(I regularly drive over one near a Tesco by me, as it's completely redundant, but you're not supposed to, as far as I know).

Red Nissan

dashcamdanny wrote: »

Depending on the circumstances it could be considered careless, driving over them, similar to cutting a corner on a right turn for example

I think at least an attempt should be made to drive round them properly as they are used as a traffic calming method as well as a junction.

I am having trouble finding official ruling on driving over them. It is unavoidable in some larger vehicles.

You can drive straight through them, no bother. They are a few different examples around, this one is just a bit of paint and can be totally driven over, the chap in your vid has done nothing wrong.

IP freely

There have been some really good points made recently in relation to the posted videos, but sadly it's not fully appropriate to discuss the points here.

Hows about a dash cam saves your ass discussion thread? That way it means we can discuss the videos & in turn it wont ruin the thread.

Iwannahurl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CXwzf2yy_Q

IP freely

I'm not going to say what I thought they were doing in that car up until the point I seen the car in front moving also

Bio Mech

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Can someone pm me when they stop talking about roundabouts? Cheers

No chance of that yet. Its still the roundabout thread here. Another few weeks maybe.

bear1

How many pages of roundabout crap has there been so far?

vectra

bear1 wrote: »

How many pages of roundabout crap has there been so far?

A "Roundabout" 4 or so. :pac:

Cerco

IP freely wrote: »

I'm not going to say what I thought they were doing in that car up until the point I seen the car in front moving also

Watched it twice and still don't get what's happening.

celticbest

Cerco wrote: »

Watched it twice and still don't get what's happening.

Earthquake

biko

biko wrote: »

Stop with the roundabouts please. This is not the thread for it.

It seems not everyone saw this first time around.

josip

Meanwhile in Russia...
Nothing amazing, but not a roundabout in sight

miss no stars

Need dashcam. Fcuker tried to wipe me out on the M50. Anyone want to give me free dashcam? :P

Cerco

This conversation about roundabouts just keeps going round and round. Let's have more footage please. Anything but roundabouts:mad:

BigEejit

If only his reflexes were as fast before the collision!!

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d5e_1408462761

tk123

Just a screen shot but .... :eek:

josip

9.9, 9.8, 9.9

bear1

Saw that, the luck of him.
Never seen something so scary become so cool.

Odyssey 2005

Spider-Man on a Suzuki:cool:..:cool:

Kamili

BigEejit wrote: »

If only his reflexes were as fast before the collision!!

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d5e_1408462761

That's unreal! He was super lucky!

hju6

Kamili wrote: »

That's unreal! He was super lucky!

Look about 7 posts above

ardle1

josip wrote: »

9.9, 9.8, 9.9

No fcuking way, seriously.... THAT SHOULD BE ON SKY NEWS
:eek:

Bio Mech

ardle1 wrote: »

Again I'll say Perfect, everything cooool, now if only he had braked 'slightly' on entering the round-about, instead of expecting the lorry to brake.

P.s..I certainly wasn't criticizing anyone, sure nothing happened it's grand, sound, cool and all that jazz, shir it's only an oul vid :cool: ..
I drive an oul taxi! shir I could post 10 similar incidents a week if you like, I could even make them 'closer shaves' if you like :eek:

I have read that a few times and cant make head nor tail of what you are actually trying to say?

K.Flyer

josip wrote: »

9.9, 9.8, 9.9

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4ZTxggubm4

Is that for real or a fake?
Either way, that has to be the best dash cam video in a long, long time.
Imagine trying too explain it to the insurance companies without the video evidence.

Cerco

K.Flyer wrote: »

Is that for real or a fake?
Either way, that has to be the best dash cam video in a long, long time.
Imagine trying too explain it to the insurance companies without the video evidence.

Just hope he was wearing the brown trousers!

dickwod1

ardle1 wrote: »

Again I'll say Perfect, everything cooool, now if only he had braked 'slightly' on entering the round-about, instead of expecting the lorry to brake.

P.s..I certainly wasn't criticizing anyone, sure nothing happened it's grand, sound, cool and all that jazz, shir it's only an oul vid :cool: ..
I drive an oul taxi! shir I could post 10 similar incidents a week if you like, I could even make them 'closer shaves' if you like :eek:

Close shave? ... I put a video up of a truck who lost vision of where the car beside his left was at a roundabout and had to brake hard so he wouldn't squash him by crossing over the skinny lanes ...I seen this happening and slowed down until the truck passed,

How you think me braking slightly on entering the roundabout would have prevented what happened is beyond me.

Go ahead and post 10 similar incidents a week that's what this thread is for ... (But unfortunately there's nitpickers posting ridiculous comments here too.)

dickwod1

Ken.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI_0R5aFbPE

Dramatic video footage revealing the moment a police car was forced to crash into a vehicle being driven the wrong way down a motorway has been released by West Midlands Police.
An officer is heard repeatedly shouting “He’s gonna hit us” as the Honda Jazz speeds towards them at 50mph in the dark on the northbound carriageway of the M6 toll near Lichfield on Monday night.
The police dashboard camera then captures the moment the officers deliberately crash into the car, being driven by a 77-year-old man with dementia.

http://www.breakingnews.ie/world/video-brave-uk-police-crash-into-wrong-way-motorway-driver-639797.html

h3000

ken wrote: »

Dramatic video footage revealing the moment a police car was forced to crash into a vehicle being driven the wrong way down a motorway has been released by West Midlands Police.
An officer is heard repeatedly shouting “He’s gonna hit us” as the Honda Jazz speeds towards them at 50mph in the dark on the northbound carriageway of the M6 toll near Lichfield on Monday night.
The police dashboard camera then captures the moment the officers deliberately crash into the car, being driven by a 77-year-old man with dementia.

http://www.breakingnews.ie/world/video-brave-uk-police-crash-into-wrong-way-motorway-driver-639797.html

Fair play to the cops and all that, very brave lads but there is no way that car was doing 50mph.

TwoShedsJackson

h3000 wrote: »

Fair play to the cops and all that, very brave lads but there is no way that car was doing 50mph.

Be shocked if anyone has ever driven a Honda Jazz at 50mph.

bear1

50mph my ass. The police car would have pushed a hell of a lot more.
I'd say 30 max

GrumpyMe

bear1 wrote: »

50mph my ass. The police car would have pushed a hell of a lot more.
I'd say 30 max

Police driver moved the police car just before impact so that it was a glancing blow rather than a head on. If it was head on the Honda would have stayed mostly in front of camera...

Mousewar

I wonder if he could have faced the car and started reversing away from it. And then when the car hit, the impact would have been relatively light. Then he could just started to apply the brakes and slow him down to a stop. Or would that be impractical?

Pawwed Rig

I think they had stopped traffic behind them so reversing doesn't seem to have been an option. The Cop saying 'he had to' do it would back this up

aristotle25

Mousewar wrote: »

I wonder if he could have faced the car and started reversing away from it. And then when the car hit, the impact would have been relatively light. Then he could just started to apply the brakes and slow him down to a stop. Or would that be impractical?

I had thought the same. Even if he had reversed at the last moment and got up to 10mph going backwards it would lessen the impact and might be the difference between a broken leg and a bruised one.

Mousewar

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

I think they had stopped traffic behind them so reversing doesn't seem to have been an option. The Cop saying 'he had to' do it would back this up

Well, I'm assuming the traffic wasn't stopped right behind them and there was a bit of room to maneuver. Anyway, I was just trying to think what would be the best course of action in the unlikely event I ever found myself in such a situation.

GrumpyMe

aristotle25 wrote: »

I had thought the same. Even if he had reversed at the last moment and got up to 10mph going backwards it would lessen the impact and might be the difference between a broken leg and a bruised one.

The story says "The male driver, from Rowley Regis in the West Midlands, who had earlier been reported missing by his family, was not hurt in the crash. One of the officers suffered a minor injury."
Seems to me like they made the right decisions....

cormie

GrumpyMe wrote: »

Seems to me like they made the right decisions....

Not in terms of dash cam footage :pac: Reversing back from a head on collision would have been much cooler and we could have seen the other drivers reaction too

GrumpyMe

We can only be grateful that they didn't go for a stop somewhere on a roundabout!:D

Mousewar

GrumpyMe wrote: »

We can only be grateful that they didn't go for a stop somewhere on a roundabout!:D

Depends which lane they stopped in.