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quentin



Member Since: 23 Jul 2012
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Defender dashcam - near miss
What do you guys think of this Geezer in a Toyota with a death wish.
I guess he just could not stand the thought of being stuck behind a Land Rover, mind you the limit is 110 & Im doing 113. Don't mind if he kills himself & his mates (there were 4 in his car) but what about the unsuspecting old fart in the red car & poor old me in my Defender

Bear in mind I'm on cruise control, and the camera is a wide view so he is really closer than it looks.

for a better view best to set the res to 1080HD & full screen

Post #198855 4th Jan 2013 10:28am
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ericvv



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Idiots. Not sure abt your end, but here in Switzerland police would decipher the license plate, track the owner, and send him a letter that he should come to the police station,..... and bring his drivers license along.... You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o
https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I
https://vimeo.com/201482507
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw
Post #198867 4th Jan 2013 11:50am
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Lodelaner



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Hmmm - a piece of cretinous driving certainly.

But there's a counterpoint - although you're 'in the right', could you have driven more defensively by using better lane discipline? By staying in lane 2 on the speed limit did you present an opportunity for the speeding bogun to undertake you and endanger all 3 of you?

Just a thought... Wink JB

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Post #198868 4th Jan 2013 11:50am
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quentin



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Widget wrote:
Hmmm - a piece of cretinous driving certainly.

But there's a counterpoint - although you're 'in the right', could you have driven more defensively by using better lane discipline? By staying in lane 2 on the speed limit did you present an opportunity for the speeding bogun to undertake you and endanger all 3 of you?

Just a thought... Wink


Correct, it does look like I was hogging the right lane, but I'd just been overtaking about 8 slower cars spread out over about 2 klm and a few more ahead, not like I'm going to pull back into the left after every one, esp since I'm already doing the limit. Like I said the wide angle camera makes things look further away.
Post #198874 4th Jan 2013 12:01pm
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Lodelaner



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Fairy nuff - it's way too easy to sit in a cosy armchair and critically analyse these things. JB

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Post #198876 4th Jan 2013 12:05pm
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willy eckerslike



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Took this of the Disco3 site, what would you have done in this situation

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Post #198881 4th Jan 2013 12:27pm
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couplands



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Backed off an let the truck pass, that is a lot of truck to be on the wrong side of the road.

Niether driver were at their best, but I always think us cowards live longer...Wink

just my 2p worth

cheers

simon
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Skippy R



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i'd have rung Penrith cop shop as i keep there number in my phone,i used to travel that road as regular as clock .... seen too many accidents to let an ar5ehole like that get away with that, 3 o'clock or not.
Rung Canute also, the driver doesn't deserve a licence, so called professional.To55er !! Evil or Very Mad Dave
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pope10001



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I have to say the first video is a daily occurrence here in Dubai on every single journey and normally much worse as well. The second video, I hope the police take action against this A+ W***** he is a danger to himself and every other road user that is unfortunate enough to cross his path! Although the driver being overtaken has to take some blame for making the situation more dangerous than it would have been if he had slowed down and let the idiot go.
Post #198944 4th Jan 2013 4:52pm
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Nick T



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Sheer madness Evil or Very Mad
Post #198945 4th Jan 2013 4:53pm
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GUM97



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How do some people manage to get a licence? Evil or Very Mad Drive well on the day of the test, and then obey absolutely no laws or regulations (or even common sense) after that Rolling Eyes An engine to TDi for!
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ken



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Today you are taught how to pass a test not how to Drive

My son passed his test in October he's now learning how to drive to entirely Different things and as for that YouTube thing yes the trucky is wrong but that poster appears to one of those car crusaders who thinks they are holier than thou Banging Head
Post #198958 4th Jan 2013 5:35pm
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bpman



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ericvv wrote:
Idiots. Not sure abt your end, but here in Switzerland police would decipher the license plate, track the owner, and send him a letter that he should come to the police station,..... and bring his drivers license along....


I'll second that, the Swiss authorities have absolutely no SOH when it comes to the roads
Post #198968 4th Jan 2013 5:52pm
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ken



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I thought that was the Swiss all over
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ZeDefender



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Re: Defender dashcam - near miss
quentin wrote:
What do you guys think of this Geezer in a Toyota with a death wish

That's called "Munich driving" - not so uncommon here, although usually the vehicle is a BMW Whistle Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing...
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