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I just saw a generic 90s econobox stop behind a new Honda CR-V at a stop light, wait 30 seconds, then gun it into the rear of the CR-V. The light didn't even turn green or anything. I can't figure out how this happens.
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Do the "baby on board" placards activate some kind of self-important entitled road rage mode when you put them on? I just had some woman in her mid-20s start brake checking the gently caress out of me while following at around two car lengths around a long turning interchange that averages maybe 30 MPH. She was doing the whole "brake-brake-stop-speed off repeat" act for over a quarter mile until we merged with the other highway and I was able to get around her. She then proceeded to park herself a foot behind my rear bumper and stayed there for the next three miles on the highway plus the mile and a half I covered on surface roads. She jumped out of her car to accost me when I was dropping my wife off at work, screaming that I was trying to murder her newborn baby and driving like an rear end in a top hat, etc. Never mind that before she started trying to cause an accident I was following at a safe distance for conditions. Time to buy a dashcam...
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Oct 23, 2013 20:25
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This thread has finally convinced me that it's time to buy a dash cam. I'm going to see if I can bodge it onto my motorcycle since that's what I use for most of my commuting. I'm thinking I may be able to mount it in a stick on go pro mount or something. After a week or two I'll easily have enough footage for a 20 minute collage of people crossing the double yellows to swerve in and out of the the HOV lanes at whatever speed they feel like.
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Oct 23, 2013 20:30
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Just ordered one of those dash cams, £33 to the UK. Hope nothing hilariously inept happens before it gets here 
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Oct 23, 2013 20:58
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This is how Russia finally beats America, by spreading their addiction of dashcams to us capitalist pigs.
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Oct 23, 2013 21:00
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xzzy posted:This is how Russia finally beats America, by spreading their addiction of dashcams to us capitalist pigs. Isn't it an insurance thing over there?
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Oct 23, 2013 21:03
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That's the story I usually hear. Apparently fraud is super common, people jumping in front of cars and telling the police you hit them. Dashcams become important evidence at that point.
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Oct 23, 2013 21:05
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I can easily blow an hour watching Russian dash cam compilations drunk.
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Oct 23, 2013 21:23
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Cakefool posted:I can easily blow an hour watching Russian dash cam compilations drunk. Much like the video participants.
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Oct 23, 2013 21:27
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Geoj posted:Do the "baby on board" placards activate some kind of self-important entitled road rage mode when you put them on? quote:She jumped out of her car to accost me when I was dropping my wife off at work, screaming that I was trying to murder her newborn baby and driving like an rear end in a top hat, etc.
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Oct 23, 2013 21:30
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Ahhhh what the gently caress is so difficult about merging onto the interstate from surface streets. There's plenty of loving on ramp for even the shittiest of poo poo boxes to get up to merging speed and yet several times a week I get stuck behind some retard that doesn't even attempt to accelerate going up the ramp and then doesn't even look before merging into 70mph+ traffic while doing 40mph. I had to stop on the on ramp today because one of those fuckers decided to pull that maneuver and if I had merged in behind him I would have been the cream filling in a semi and pickup truck sandwich. Fortunately the trucker was paying attention so the only damage was to his underwear. As far as I could tell the retard in the pickup remained oblivious to his near major accident.
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Oct 23, 2013 21:52
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Today I encountered someone who combines two of my biggest pet peeves: People who have no idea where they're going, and people who realize they have to turn right now, are in the wrong lane, and do ridiculous unsafe poo poo so they can move over right this nanosecond. I was cruising in the right lane, and getting close to a major intersection in my city. Some fucker in a beige sedan suddenly swings into my lane with zero space to move in, and even with me slamming on my breaks he still ends up about 2 inches in front of me. They get the usual horn blaring and bird-flipping. But then when we get to the intersection itself, he suddenly swerves over to the left lane so he can turn that way. He almost crashed into me(and probably scared some people on his way back to the left lane) because he had to turn right the gently caress now but had no idea which way he was turning. If you that little of an idea where you're going, maybe you should pull off into a gas station or parking lot instead of trying to kill people with your inept flailing. 
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Oct 23, 2013 22:02
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Geoj posted:Do the "baby on board" placards activate some kind of self-important entitled road rage mode when you put them on? I just had some woman in her mid-20s start brake checking the gently caress out of me while following at around two car lengths around a long turning interchange that averages maybe 30 MPH. She was doing the whole "brake-brake-stop-speed off repeat" act for over a quarter mile until we merged with the other highway and I was able to get around her. I can't think of anything that screams "I think I'm more important than you" than a baby on board sign. People hated them in the 90s when they first showed up, nothing's changed about that. This is someone who thinks the world revolves around them, so no surprise. I imagine you could elicit some hilarity by declaring you're a Satanist and want to eat her baby etc. edit: clarity Das Volk fucked around with this message at 22:29 on Oct 23, 2013 |
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Oct 23, 2013 22:25
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Haifisch posted:Today I encountered someone who combines two of my biggest pet peeves: People who have no idea where they're going, and people who realize they have to turn right now, are in the wrong lane, and do ridiculous unsafe poo poo so they can move over right this nanosecond. These people come in many flavors but most of it all focuses on that they're way more important than anyone else--this includes the people who will block traffic because they need to make an unsafe turn or illegal u-turn.
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Oct 23, 2013 22:55
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If I miss a turn, I just live with the mistake and either re-route or wait for a spot to exit traffic so I can turn around. Other people on the road will never have any idea how much annoyance I've saved them by resisting the urge to dive across three lanes of traffic to make a turn lane.
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Oct 23, 2013 22:59
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xzzy posted:If I miss a turn, I just live with the mistake and either re-route or wait for a spot to exit traffic so I can turn around. Other people on the road will never have any idea how much annoyance I've saved them by resisting the urge to dive across three lanes of traffic to make a turn lane. This is pretty much exactly what I do. If I gently caress up I either make the turn I can make without creating any fuss or I turn at the next signal, it's not like it adds that much time to my drive.
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Oct 23, 2013 23:32
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I need to stop reading this thread at the end of my work day before heading home.
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Oct 23, 2013 23:44
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Das Volk posted:I can't think of anything that screams "I think I'm more important than you" than a baby on board sign. People hated them in the 90s when they first showed up, nothing's changed about that. This is someone who thinks the world revolves around them, so no surprise. I imagine you could elicit some hilarity by declaring you're a Satanist and want to eat her baby etc. As with just about anything in life, George Carlin said it best: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r01qkBQClKg
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Geoj posted:Do the "baby on board" placards activate some kind of self-important entitled road rage mode when you put them on? I just had some woman in her mid-20s start brake checking the gently caress out of me while following at around two car lengths around a long turning interchange that averages maybe 30 MPH. She was doing the whole "brake-brake-stop-speed off repeat" act for over a quarter mile until we merged with the other highway and I was able to get around her. People see my "Baby On Board" placard and instantly think, "he's a father," but the truth is, it's there for the California burrito I just bought and I'm driving slow as gently caress so I can eat it without spilling. - Fireland
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Oct 24, 2013 00:09
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Crossposting from GBS: Solar Coaster posted:More news from Seattle. This time via Twitter!
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Solar Coaster posted:Crossposting from GBS: I saw that earlier today. I am still in awe that they managed to get on the express lanes in the wrong direction. Also, it looks like our other local twitter accounts are trying to keep up with Seattle Police.
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Negromancer posted:I saw that earlier today. I am still in awe that they managed to get on the express lanes in the wrong direction. Also, it looks like our other local twitter accounts are trying to keep up with Seattle Police. I'm a Seattle native. I've never seen anyone get on the express lanes in the wrong direction. There are usually barriers and finally a net to catch vehicles right where the entrances are. This is truly spectacular.
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General_Failure posted:Holy crap that's good quality. What sort of recording time or mb/min or whatever does it get? Seems to be ~250MB for 3 minute chunks @ 1080p w/audio. Cakefool posted:Are there gaps between the files? Can you set the length of file segments? Gaps seem to be on the order of milliseconds. You can choose 3, 5, and 10 minute segments. v689fbird posted:Was that video taken with the led on or off? I drive a box truck 11p-7a and have been meaning to get a dashcam for a long time, thinking about sticking it to the rear window of the cab to try to capture the side mirrors too. Off. The LED on it is a glaring white LED, no idea what purpose it even serves. xzzy posted:How does it look mounted? That suction cup rig seems to be enormous. IOwnCalculus posted:Yeah, I wouldn't mind some pictures of that either. It's a little obvious, more because the suction cup won't stick to the shaded part of the windshield. But it also pops out of the mount really easy; I just bring it inside with me when I park. I have it mounted so that I can't really see it while driving (and I have it set to turn off the display after a minute).   I'll probably get a black sharpie and black out the "flash" and the trim around the lens. Ideally I'd like to mount it a bit higher so that the suction mount isn't visible, but I don't see how I'm going to do that in a non-permanent way. Right now the power cord is tucked under the edge of the headliner, then run above the passenger door, and drops down to the floor where the b pillar would be (if it had a b pillar). Need to figure out something a little less tacky. Caught a near miss (for me - the car behind me wasn't so lucky) with it today. Grand Marquis stopped in the left lane of 75, then cut across 3 lanes of traffic, the shoulder, the grass, and the access road. It looked like he decided "I'm going to turn into Costco from the middle of a highway!". He didn't even flinch when the car behind me tagged him, just kept going. I'm no good at editing video, I tried to trim it down to just the relevant parts and apparently cut off a bit too much (like 13 inch). Still gives a good idea of Mr Costco and his red Panther. randomidiot fucked around with this message at 01:02 on Oct 24, 2013 |
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The express lanes change direction mid day? That's weird. Today I was merging onto a 2 lane road after exiting the turnpike. As there was heavy traffic, people were merging every other car like normal people. This one girl in an older Ford Explorer did not appear to want to let me in. But it was my spot to merge so I kept merging with the flow of traffic - this is all at 2 mph mind you. As I merged, she honked at me. Then swerved into the left lane and started screaming at me. I kept moving forward as she swerved around honking. At the red light, she parked in a 45 degree angle in the left lane, got out of her car, and screamed at me about cutting people off. I deadpanned "Its a merge lane, you idiot." She got back in her car and continued to swerve around while she and her passenger shouted at my car. I was about a mile from my house at this point. She followed me off of the highway, and then turned around as I turned towards my neighborhood. This is when I called 911, though I probably should have earlier. It was at most 5 minutes for the whole incident. The operator told me that she couldn't help and that I would have to report this at a police station. I think I'll just make that dashcam purchase.
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I got that Mobius action cam and I've been using it for my bike ride every day. Seems like I need to charge it once a day, but that's fine. Quality is pretty good, but the mount I got isn't all that steady on my helmet, which isn't that steady on my head, which isn't that steady biking around. I'm definitely satisfied so far, and mostly I just need to decide if I should get a separate camera for my car.
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FogHelmut posted:The express lanes change direction mid day? That's weird. Yes, Seattle is a bit of a geographical oddity as far as cities go. In its early days it was contained by ocean on one side, and steep cliffs on the other. In the years since Seattle was founded they've tamed the hills (somewhat), but it still resulted in a metropolis that's much longer in the north-south direction than it is wide. There's basically just one north-south artery that everyone uses to get to work, and during rush hour one half the highway will be a parking lot, the other half is relatively unused. So to alleviate this a bit they added several lanes in the middle and depending on the time of day they might be allowing traffic to drive south, at other times, north. They have like a quarter mile of barriers before you can access the express lanes, accessing them from the wrong direction without knowing you hosed up takes a special kind of stupid.
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Das Volk posted:I can't think of anything that screams "I think I'm more important than you" than a baby on board sign.  Checkmate 
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Oct 24, 2013 01:15
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The smugness of that sign makes me think has finally become appropriate.
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xzzy posted:Yes, Seattle is a bit of a geographical oddity as far as cities go. In its early days it was contained by ocean on one side, and steep cliffs on the other. In the years since Seattle was founded they've tamed the hills (somewhat), but it still resulted in a metropolis that's much longer in the north-south direction than it is wide. HAHAHA one direction unused? When was the last time you took I-5 northbound from downtown? Everyday when I leave my office(~4pm to 6pm depending on the day) and head north, both directions are pretty much a parking lot( except the express lanes) all the way to the u-district, if not farther. I have spent my entire life in seattle( 28 now) and have watched traffic get worse and worse over the years. It is completely insane, but unless you live in capitol hill/right around downtown, our bus system is a complete joke, so for most people driving is the only real option. The best part about the bus getting on the wrong way, they didn't find any damaged barriers, so I guess the bus teleported onto the express lanes? Back to dashcam chat, I am definitely picking one up before I buy my new car. Its one thing to have someone gently caress up my beater e30, but if I have a brand new car I need to have proof that some rear end in a top hat hit me. My buddy has a couple of these dash cams and is pretty happy with it. More expensive than the other options, but he also got the GPS module for it which is nice to have. I am thinking about one of these because I like the size and it has built in GPS, shock sensors and will stream video wirelessly to andriod/iphone apps.
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This actually happens, around 3-4 years ago I was on the i90 express lanes leaving Seattle and had a van full of people come down one of the mercer island exits the wrong way. Luckily the express lanes were empty except for me because it was a weird time of day and I was able to stop in time and they noticed right away that they were going the wrong way. And yes it had one of those baby on board stickers, that was the best part (I stayed pulled over until I knew they turned around to make sure I didn't need to call 911 or something)
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Yeah I suppose my Seattle data is about 15 years out of date. I only visit there once a year or so anymore. Let's just go with "my post is what the design intention was, not what reality produced."
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CannonFodder posted:I was going about 70mph and someone in a generic midsize passed me. They had a donut spare on the right front tire. Similar, a guy in an Eclipse with a donut on the front left, only he was going at least 85 and weaving through traffic, including almost smashing into me while I was driving in the left lane and he decided to drift over into the space my car was currently occupying.
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Man, you guys make me want a dash cam so hard. Now that I've got a car with working door locks, I think I'm going to make this a reality. I've seen a few that are integrated rear-view mirrors. Basically they just replace the rear-view you already have. Anyone know if they're any good? My Sportwagen rearview mirror is nothing special, just a piece of glass, so I don't mind dumping it.
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There's nothing special about the stock sportwagen mirror it does not have auto dimming or garage door controls. Edit: this thread makes me want a dashcam for my cars too
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trouser chili posted:Man, you guys make me want a dash cam so hard. Now that I've got a car with working door locks, I think I'm going to make this a reality. I've seen a few that are integrated rear-view mirrors. Basically they just replace the rear-view you already have. Anyone know if they're any good? My Sportwagen rearview mirror is nothing special, just a piece of glass, so I don't mind dumping it. My only problem with those is they basically clip on top of your existing mirror rather than replace it.
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BraveUlysses posted:There's nothing special about the stock sportwagen mirror it does not have auto dimming or garage door controls. Yeah I know, that's what I was saying I think. I was actually kinda taken aback at just how plain and chintzy it seems. It's rather out of place with the rest if the interior. Its like they finished the interior and while it's not fancy or elaborate, it's made from nice, well-fitting materials. Then someone at the last minute realized it didn't have a rearview, ran out to the parts bins and all they could find was a box of 10-year old Daewoo rejects.
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That's weird on the bus, as I hear the dispatcher on the driver's radio announce when they're changing the express lanes and what direction it will be.KozmoNaut posted:Saw a dude at the lights today floor it and lay on the horn because a woman and her little girl were still crossing by the time the light changed Don't you live in a Scandinavian country? Aren't you guys supposed to be better than us??
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Dashcams are cool, but I'd probably end up getting sued for putting videos of people doing dumb poo poo on youtube and not blanking their license plate. Really that's all I can see coming out of it.
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Let me tell you about a friend of mine. This is a guy who bought a $180 starter for his Ford Explorer before I crawled under it and realized the starter terminal bolts were loose and the connection to the battery had corroded. I cleaned up and tightened the connectors. That fixed the problem. He returned the starter, and later blew the $180 on crap. This guy nearly rear ended a car because he wasn't paying attention. When he finally noticed the line of traffic in front of him, he jammed on his brakes. I was following him and had to immediately swerve into another lane to avoid rear ending him. Last week he convinced me to run him up to a shop to replace the battery in his SUV (it was well past warranty anyway and winter's coming) We get the battery in and his headlights come on. He forgot to turn them off, tried to blame it on his kids. Today I was over at his house to light his furnace because he doesn't know how to, in spite of there being instructions clearly written on the furnace, which I informed him of last year. I worry about him sometimes.
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Someone like that, it might be better to light his gas furnace for him rather than trust him to do it... http://abcnews.go.com/US/indianapolis-house-explosion-suspect-charged-murder-hire-plot/story?id=18837371
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