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18 Character Limit posted:Holy poo poo. What is going on? 
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Shere posted:Like, I'm glad that you're able to determine legal fault immediately, but as a general rule of the road I think everyone should be trying to increase their odds of leaving said road alive. Pay attention to where you are and what kind of issues might arise from that. Be defensive of your own life, not passive-aggressive. With the TT going on and all the tourists the Isle of Man Constabulary has been posting all week on their social media saying things like "Cyclists.......have a long hard think before you start Cycling on the Mountain Road. We can't stop you but it's not a very good idea." I think that's the best way to frame the issue. When we're talking about right-of-way and/or mixed traffic people often get too hung up on the legalities and what is allowed versus what's actually a good idea. In life in general there are all kinds of things that are entirely your right to do, but you still probably shouldn't.
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May 31, 2017 22:37
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On an individual level, absoultely don't do things that are likely to get you killed for little benefit. But on the other hand, if pedestrians don't enforce their legal right to use public rights of way, that's exactly how those rights of way become dominated by cars and impassible to pedestrians. "You should totally not use this road because you might get killed" ought to be a call to action to government to make changes - legal and/or physical - to restore to pedestrians their right of way. Not, as seems to be the thrust of arguments in this thread, a call to action to pedestrians to get hosed and just not go where you want to go unless you've got a car. I acknowledge dude with bike is on the wrong side (although how you resolve the law with the need to get on and off a bike, I can't imagine: should he ride to the middle of the road, dismount right there, and then walk the rest of the way to the other side?) but had he been on the right side, the situation would still be the same: a high-speed road with no shoulder that is lethally dangerous to anyone not in a car. And the people in charge of maintaining and regulating that road are the ones that have created a dangerous situation. It's completely wrong to blame the pedestrian in any way for that situation existing.
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May 31, 2017 23:04
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On the correct side of the road at least he has a chance to see his death coming and possibly jump out of the way though!
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May 31, 2017 23:27
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The Locator posted:On the correct side of the road at least he has a chance to see his death coming and possibly jump out of the way though! But to ride his bike he would be crossing the road multiple times, everytime he dismounted he increases the chance of getting hit.
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Jun 1, 2017 00:23
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Leperflesh posted:It's completely wrong to blame the pedestrian in any way for that situation existing.
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Jun 1, 2017 06:43
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I'm going to borrow my brother's 12 foot camping trailer this weekend. Never really towed anything before. I was wondering if there is a wireless dashcam type thing I can use as a rearview mirror that is worth messing with. Edit: Yup I'm fully prepared to be mocked and my manhood made fun of. It's one of the reasons I got last minute reservations. I'm going with a group of people in July and want to know what I'm doing before I go with other people I know haha. Using a Toyota Sienna to tow. My brother uses his Honda Oddysey to tow it and doesn't have mirror extensions so I figure I'll just take my time and I'll be OK. Hdip fucked around with this message at 22:49 on Jun 1, 2017 |
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Jun 1, 2017 22:37
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Hdip posted:I'm going to borrow my brother's 12 foot camping trailer this weekend. Never really towed anything before. I was wondering if there is a wireless dashcam type thing I can use as a rearview mirror that is worth messing with. Sure, google 'wireless RV camera,' but 12 feet is pretty tiny as far as campers go. If you've never backed a trailer up, go to a parking lot and learn that. Otherwise the width of the trailer is going to be more of an issue than the length or what's behind it when you're going forward. Does the vehicle you're towing it with have mirrors that stick out far enough? If you're going to a campground with other RVs, be prepared for half a dozen dudes to walk over before you even back into the site to watch and offer advice at various levels of condescension.
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Jun 1, 2017 22:46
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Secure your loads people https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV6mmuBO6XY
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Jun 2, 2017 00:34
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So this happened this weekend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXZUC3oA0rM The clip cuts off abruptly at the moment of impact and the next clip starts about 10-15 seconds later once I'd pulled to the side of the road so I need to do some testing and find out if the force of the impact caused a hiccup with the DVR and, if so, do I need to actually anchor the DVR in my glovebox because having it blip out during an impact sort of defeats the purpose. Fortunately in this instance the guy immediately pulled over behind me, apologized, and gave the police the basically correct account of what happened (though from what I understand he tried to blame the car pulled over on the opposite shoulder for why he swerved, not the fact that he was distracted and didn't notice that the cars ahead of him had stopped. But the cop said he was fully at fault so I figured it didn't matter (and I didn't really notice the cause until I looked at the footage later).
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Jun 5, 2017 16:51
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Work has me traveling to chicago for about 8 months this year. Given how badly these people drive, I can't wait for it to be over.
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Jun 6, 2017 06:00
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Scruff McGruff posted:So this happened this weekend. Wonder if your SD card came loose. Still, it didn't totally defeat the purpose. You have the events leading up to the impact recorded.
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Jun 6, 2017 09:08
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I am so glad I have dash cams on every car I own.
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Jun 6, 2017 10:20
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:I am so glad I have dash cams on every car I own. Agreed, I'll never have a car without one again. Too many situations where no evidence plus another party who's willing to lie (or was so inattentive that they legitimately believe they're in the right) could gently caress you over. I 3D printed an adapter to allow my G1W to attach to GoPro mounts so I'm no longer reliant on that stupid suction cup, plus I can switch cameras around with ease.
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Jun 6, 2017 16:09
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CharlesM posted:I got a G1W-C from Spytec to tide me over until the Street Guardian dual channel camera comes out. I noticed it stopped recording at some point on the drive last night. Any idea why? Is it true a UHS-I is actually too fast? A fast SD card shouldn't cause a problem, that wouldn't really make sense. Mine was having an issue where it would record to the end of the memory and not overwrite old files. Only did it sometimes, though... Kind of annoying, especially with a 16gb card. I messed with some settings and found out that setting the recording length to anything but 5 minutes caused the problem, after I set 5 minute clips I haven't had a problem for over a year and probably 30k miles of driving.
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Jun 7, 2017 00:12
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chrisgt posted:A fast SD card shouldn't cause a problem, that wouldn't really make sense. Mine was having an issue where it would record to the end of the memory and not overwrite old files. Only did it sometimes, though... Kind of annoying, especially with a 16gb card. I messed with some settings and found out that setting the recording length to anything but 5 minutes caused the problem, after I set 5 minute clips I haven't had a problem for over a year and probably 30k miles of driving. Doing a full format of the card and I haven't seen the problem again, but the capacitor doesn't hold the time for more than 13-14 hours (I haven't tested exactly how long), so I'm going to return it anyway.
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Jun 7, 2017 07:37
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CharlesM posted:Doing a full format of the card and I haven't seen the problem again, but the capacitor doesn't hold the time for more than 13-14 hours (I haven't tested exactly how long), so I'm going to return it anyway. Mine will lose the date and time after a couple of days, 13 hours seems excessively bad. I actually don't know how to set the month/day on mine.... The settings just skips right over those and goes onto the time. lovely firmware, but the camera works, so whatever. I'll have to make sure I unplug it for a week and plug it back in on january 1st next year :P
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Jun 7, 2017 11:54
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chrisgt posted:Mine will lose the date and time after a couple of days, 13 hours seems excessively bad. I actually don't know how to set the month/day on mine.... The settings just skips right over those and goes onto the time. lovely firmware, but the camera works, so whatever. I'll have to make sure I unplug it for a week and plug it back in on january 1st next year :P You have to set the date format to year-month-day, then set the date, then change the date format to U.S. style.
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Jun 7, 2017 18:03
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Chicago update: Still terrible. Note: Some of this happened on the way into Indiana, which is terrible too.
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Jun 8, 2017 04:42
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Krakkles posted:Chicago update: Still terrible.
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Jun 9, 2017 16:50
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I care deeply about your opinion, thanks for sharing it. Edit because I do like being open, generally: I certainly didn't run anyone off the road, I attempted to close the shoulder. He decided to drive off the road because he's a road raging moron - or, in simpler terms, a bully. Bullies will always do what they can get away with, and I've always made it a point to encourage them to the extent possible not to get away with things. You're certainly welcome to live your life differently. I won't even stoop to your level and say "gently caress you" as you did. Krakkles fucked around with this message at 17:27 on Jun 9, 2017 |
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Jun 9, 2017 17:18
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When I intentionally try to cause accidents you should absolutely tell me to gently caress myself, as I would be a danger on the road.
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Jun 9, 2017 17:35
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Cage posted:When I intentionally try to cause accidents you should absolutely tell me to gently caress myself, as I would be a danger on the road.
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Jun 9, 2017 18:01
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Krakkles posted:I have never intentionally or unintentionally tried to cause an accident, so cool, I guess. * Except that one time right there.
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Jun 9, 2017 18:04
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Nope, didn't try to cause an accident. If I had, believe me, I could've.
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Jun 9, 2017 18:22
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THREAD RAGE!
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Jun 9, 2017 19:10
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I love it when goons basically self-incriminate. That was reckless endangerment. You lucked out that nothing happened. You aren't the loving law, stop endangering people like that.
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Jun 9, 2017 19:30
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Post like an idiot, drive like an idiot. The magic that is Krakkles.
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Jun 9, 2017 19:32
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LloydDobler posted:THREAD RAGE!
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Jun 9, 2017 19:39
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It's Chicago. Surprised that dude did not try to take a shot at you when you pulled up next to him. Edit: Sometimes it just ain't worth it
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Jun 9, 2017 19:52
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Missed in the wonderful chicagoon's self-incrimination is the much more subtle tailgating he did to close gaps and keep that turd from merging in front of him. Krakkles, its you, the bad driver inside the thread.
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Jun 9, 2017 20:01
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Lol, there's not a jury in the Western world that would convict someone for accidentally being too far into the shoulder and getting rear-ended by a flagrant maniac. Krakkles just needs to remember to be more cautious about his word choice or you loving busy-bodies will hop to the rabid defense of someone who shouldn't be on the road.
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Jun 9, 2017 23:38
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Cugel the Clever posted:Lol, there's not a jury in the Western world that would convict someone for accidentally being too far into the shoulder and getting rear-ended by a flagrant maniac. Krakkles just needs to remember to be more cautious about his word choice or you loving busy-bodies will hop to the rabid defense of someone who shouldn't be on the road. Actually, if someone else is making a mistake on the road and you go out of your way to make their mistake more dangerous, you can and should be convicted in the event of an accident. What Krakkles did is attempt to enforce the law by doing something dangerous with his car, which is both stupid and illegal. Imagine the other drivers' testimony was "your honor, I found myself having trouble controlling my vehicle - I swerved onto the shoulder to avoid hitting the car in front of me, but then the car in front of me swerved onto the shoulder to block me. As a result I crashed into that car/pulled further off the road and hit a lightpost/corrected harder and flipped/swerved the other way and hit another car." Krakkles can make the snap judgement that it's just another rear end in a top hat passing on the shoulder, but his response should be to avoid danger by giving that person as much room as he safely can, not to increase danger and escalate the decision in an attempt to punish that driver or enforce the law. Leperflesh fucked around with this message at 23:50 on Jun 9, 2017 |
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Jun 9, 2017 23:47
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Ok guys, relax, the video is gone and I won't post about it again. Everyone will be ok. Thanks to those that kept somewhat less extreme views.
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Jun 10, 2017 00:45
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Jun 10, 2017 01:04
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Nice new avatar Krakkles. 
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Jun 10, 2017 08:09
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The Locator posted:Nice new avatar Krakkles.
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Jun 10, 2017 08:19
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No but you did kinda drive like an rear end and potentially caused the "issues" in the video. Wanna be with ya on that one, but can't  New avvy day is always a good day though 
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Jun 10, 2017 08:37
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:No but you did kinda drive like an rear end and potentially caused the "issues" in the video. At the center of every dark cloud is a silver lining. And passive aggressive driving.
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:No but you did kinda drive like an rear end and potentially caused the "issues" in the video.
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