Got some helmet cam footage of YOUR commute?

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  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Bit of a catch-up from recent days.

    Muppet of a bus driver indicates then pulls out when I'm a liitle too close for my liking. Looking at the Garmin telemetry the only thing rotating were the wheels.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJHEFDTsND8

    Coming home from the pus pass ride in I found an all too common occurance these days, a student who uses his ears and not is eyes to cross the road. The road crossing lecture isn't until next week it would seem.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoPjfuoMlgg

    Same stretch of road as the buss pull-out above, I came up behind a slow moving bus and it was just asking to be passed. Telemetry showed my poor legs pumping out 30mph+

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnCIsBkuvdA
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  • Mr_Cellophane
    Mr_Cellophane Posts: 690
    No 2 looks more like the common occurrence on Youtube of cyclists blaming pedestrians when they are the ones in the wrong

    Rule 170

    Take extra care at junctions. You should

    * watch out for cyclists, motorcyclists, powered wheelchairs/mobility scooters and pedestrians as they are not always easy to see. Be aware that they may not have seen or heard you if you are approaching from behind
    * watch out for pedestrians crossing a road into which you are turning. If they have started to cross they have priority, so give way
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Mr_Cellophane wrote:

    Rule 170

    Take extra care at junctions. You should

    * watch out for cyclists, motorcyclists, powered wheelchairs/mobility scooters and pedestrians as they are not always easy to see. Be aware that they may not have seen or heard you if you are approaching from behind
    * watch out for pedestrians crossing a road into which you are turning. If they have started to cross they have priority, so give way

    Am I getting this rule wrong by thinking that if I were to walk out in front of a car that is turning left at 15 mph and I get knocked down then the car driver is at fault?

    Anyhow, tonights footage shows I'm crap in the race to the red light. I lost again :oops:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gji7fAju7CQ
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  • Mr_Cellophane
    Mr_Cellophane Posts: 690
    redvee wrote:
    Mr_Cellophane wrote:

    Rule 170

    Take extra care at junctions. You should

    * watch out for cyclists, motorcyclists, powered wheelchairs/mobility scooters and pedestrians as they are not always easy to see. Be aware that they may not have seen or heard you if you are approaching from behind
    * watch out for pedestrians crossing a road into which you are turning. If they have started to cross they have priority, so give way

    Am I getting this rule wrong by thinking that if I were to walk out in front of a car that is turning left at 15 mph and I get knocked down then the car driver is at fault?

    Yep - you should give way to more vulnerable road users. The Highway Code is very clear on that. If you had already started to cross then the car must give way. Especially in the case in your vid when you are approaching from behind. And a car should not be turning right at 15 mph, that in my opinion is too fast.
  • suzyb
    suzyb Posts: 3,449
    So when Mother says "you can't just run them down" she is actually right :(
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  • BentMikey
    BentMikey Posts: 4,895
    Think this bus driver was late for his tea?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbgk0ut38v8
  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    I really hate to ask this but there are WAY too many pages to trawl through.... :oops:

    Recommended bike cam? (sorrysoryysorrysorry)

    It's my next purchase as I am some roads where I need to consider my safety a lot more now... aaaand there's a hill where I intend to beat 50mph and I want to film it. :twisted:
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  • K1LLB0Y
    K1LLB0Y Posts: 30
    Okay, so not exactly the bike you think, and not exactly the work commute, but some helmet mounted fun, but still a fairly fun commute.... Cape Town's pass between Camps Bay and hout Bay in december.

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  • cat_with_no_tail
    cat_with_no_tail Posts: 12,980
    Kieran_Burns wrote:
    I really hate to ask this but there are WAY too many pages to trawl through.... :oops:

    Recommended bike cam? (sorrysoryysorrysorry)

    It's my next purchase as I am some roads where I need to consider my safety a lot more now... aaaand there's a hill where I intend to beat 50mph and I want to film it. :twisted:

    I know a lot of people (myself included) have been using the Veho Muvi clones from Ebay.

    At £12 delivered, they are certainly the right price. Add another £15 or so on top of that for a good class 6 micro SD card and the quality is not helf bad either. If you want to see what the footage is like from them, look at one of my videos (considering they've been compressed by youtube too)
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  • Kiblams
    Kiblams Posts: 2,423
    Tested my new camera (same one as CWNT) with the middle section of my commute this morning:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BXnyghCPPo

    I think I compressed the video a little too much as the quality is now shocking compared to original file, and since I mounted the camera on the handlebars; it's a little rough going too. :oops:
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  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Had a comedy moment today on the way in. Slowing for a set of lights and my cateye fell off and stopped in the middle of the road to pick it up and proceeded to the gutter to sort it out. Then the Garmin fell off too and to make a hattrick I also fell off :oops: Landed on the pavement on my back and got some dirt on my Gore jacket and got a cyclist tattoo on my calf. Chain oil is a bugger to remove unless you use the scouring side of a dish sponge.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMX-i8eHK7A
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  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Kiblams wrote:
    since I mounted the camera on the handlebars; it's a little rough going too. :oops:

    The camera position tweaking a little, bring it a littlle more upright so you can see a little further ahead.
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  • Kiblams
    Kiblams Posts: 2,423
    redvee wrote:
    The camera position tweaking a little, bring it a littlle more upright so you can see a little further ahead.

    Thanks for the input, I have a whole new mount on my helmet (ooh er) for tomorrows commute, hoping it will be a better angle and less shakey :D
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  • Kiblams
    Kiblams Posts: 2,423
    Well I tested the helmet mount out this morning and it seemed alot better (except for the terrible visibility due to fog) and I even caught my first SMIDSY on camera :D

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV2wvxZ60FY

    A classic case blindly following a traffic light...
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  • cat_with_no_tail
    cat_with_no_tail Posts: 12,980
    I got some more today too. Used a new mounting today, seat tube cam.

    TBH, would probably give better footage with some skinny road forks rather than my mahoosive suspension forks, but you get the idea.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYzsY5yE07U

    Loving the driver of the L200 at about 0:25 who decides to force his way through on the wrong side of the road. :roll:
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  • Tonymufc
    Tonymufc Posts: 1,016
    Cat With No Tail wrote:
    I got some more today too. Used a new mounting today, seat tube cam.

    TBH, would probably give better footage with some skinny road forks rather than my mahoosive suspension forks, but you get the idea.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYzsY5yE07U

    Loving the driver of the L200 at about 0:25 who decides to force his way through on the wrong side of the road. :roll:


    Force his way through? How else was he supposed to get round that parked van. C'mon peeps, most of us on here drive so lets be sensible. Good footage btw.
  • cat_with_no_tail
    cat_with_no_tail Posts: 12,980
    Tbh, I'd have expected him to wait behind the parked van rather than moving into the opposite lane into oncoming traffic (even if it is only a fat cyclist). I'd have expected him to do the exact same thing had I been in the car or on the motorbike too.
    I'm happy to be corrected if I'm wrong about that though :oops: .
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  • Tonymufc
    Tonymufc Posts: 1,016
    Cat With No Tail wrote:
    Tbh, I'd have expected him to wait behind the parked van rather than moving into the opposite lane into oncoming traffic (even if it is only a fat cyclist). I'd have expected him to do the exact same thing had I been in the car or on the motorbike too.
    I'm happy to be corrected if I'm wrong about that though :oops: .

    In fairness to the driver, the van parked up is illegally parked. (should be at least 10m from the junction) It is a narrow road, and even if you were on another form of vehicle he probably would have still done the same thing. Not having a pop, just an opinion.
  • tarquin_foxglove
    tarquin_foxglove Posts: 554
    Cat With No Tail wrote:
    I got some more today too. Used a new mounting today, seat tube cam.

    TBH, would probably give better footage with some skinny road forks rather than my mahoosive suspension forks, but you get the idea.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYzsY5yE07U

    Loving the driver of the L200 at about 0:25 who decides to force his way through on the wrong side of the road. :roll:

    While we are mentioning adherence to the Highway Code, I should say that I'm loving the cyclist from about 0.50 to 2.00 who decides to ride on the pavement & down stairs etc. :wink:
  • gaz545
    gaz545 Posts: 493
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HlJNodCgKM
    Reported to the police...
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  • cat_with_no_tail
    cat_with_no_tail Posts: 12,980
    tarquin_foxglove wrote:
    Cat With No Tail wrote:
    I got some more today too. Used a new mounting today, seat tube cam.

    TBH, would probably give better footage with some skinny road forks rather than my mahoosive suspension forks, but you get the idea.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYzsY5yE07U

    Loving the driver of the L200 at about 0:25 who decides to force his way through on the wrong side of the road. :roll:

    While we are mentioning adherence to the Highway Code, I should say that I'm loving the cyclist from about 0.50 to 2.00 who decides to ride on the pavement & down stairs etc. :wink:

    :oops:
    Can I use the fact that it's a closed shopping precinct in my defence?
    No, thought not. *hangs head in shame*

    I did get this one today though, and only minimal pavement riding too :wink:
    Snow flavour commute with a SMIDSY topping.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aFBv0ieyVo
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  • Tonymufc
    Tonymufc Posts: 1,016
    Eff me that was a close one.
  • Tonymufc
    Tonymufc Posts: 1,016
    gaz545 wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HlJNodCgKM
    Reported to the police...

    Looks lake a Vauxhall Zafira does that mate. Must admit, I would've been slightly tempted to right hook the fecker.
  • northstar
    northstar Posts: 407
    Snow flavour commute with a SMIDSY topping.

    Smidsy is not the word I'd use for that.
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  • MadammeMarie
    MadammeMarie Posts: 621
    gaz545 wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HlJNodCgKM
    Reported to the police...

    Bloody hell, man!! What a scumbag!!! Let us know if the cops do anything!

    Glad you didn't get hurt.
  • MadammeMarie
    MadammeMarie Posts: 621
    Two very dangerous motorcyclists! Check out the first one, I'm sure that mirror actually touched the cyclist's arm!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmH3rpmlr0s

    Had to mute the sound, because of the swearing. :oops:
  • cat_with_no_tail
    cat_with_no_tail Posts: 12,980
    northstar wrote:
    Snow flavour commute with a SMIDSY topping.

    Smidsy is not the word I'd use for that.

    Best bit was, when I swore at her at the top of my voice, she actually took both hands off the wheel and raised them in a sort of "what's the problem" gesture.

    Nutter.
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  • northstar
    northstar Posts: 407
    To me it seems she just plain ignored you, from a bit of personal experience too.
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  • Tonymufc
    Tonymufc Posts: 1,016
    MadammeMarie wrote:
    Two very dangerous motorcyclists! Check out the first one, I'm sure that mirror actually touched the cyclist's arm!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmH3rpmlr0s

    Had to mute the sound, because of the swearing. :oops:

    Loved the way the scooter cuts across in front of you, only to nearly get squashed by the bus. :lol:
  • gaz545
    gaz545 Posts: 493
    Some bloody muppets on todays ride to work:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoLnAMZaQwc
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSougAF2mjU
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyruFznsXBM

    and from last night:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irxF2eCLsn0
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