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Post by chipbutty on May 25, 2017 9:11:06 GMT
Watch the above video, or any of this chap's videos.
Even though there are no speedometer shots, it's obvious that the speed limits are being obliterated (count the full throttle up changes on some of the videos) and the cars driven in a manner which Joesphine Schmoe would consider extremely dangerous.
My question is - how come he's not had a visit from Plod and had the book thrown at him ? Is it purely the lack of speed indication even though it couldn't be more obvious that he is hammering the jubblies off very powerful cars way into 3 figures.
Does this mean we don't have to worry about being " dash cam'd " by mealy mouthed Peugeot drivers who flash their lights at moderately enthusiastic overtakes ?.
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on May 25, 2017 9:27:19 GMT
To be fair, he must be good - he's got his own branded fleece and everything.
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Post by Tim on May 25, 2017 10:22:19 GMT
Does this mean we don't have to worry about being " dash cam'd " by mealy mouthed Peugeot drivers who flash their lights at moderately enthusiastic overtakes ?.
The guy on the (I presume) BMW GS bike is funny for these - "Did you see that car on the roundabout there, they had a wheel 1 inch across the white line..." Etc.
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Post by PG on May 25, 2017 11:50:19 GMT
The whole dash cam footage thing is a puzzlement to me. It would be the case, from press reports, that people have been prosecuted from dash cam footage. Their own (showing the speedo) or others (for dangerous driving etc). But I would have thought that if somebody challenged that in court, how could the CPS say that public video made on uncontrolled equipment, not recorded by a police officer, is admissable evidence? Film could be tampered with very easily and yet it appears to be taken as gospel.
It's a bit like the recent golfing story, where a player was awarded a penalty as member of the public spotted an infringement that the referee missed.
We're moving towards an East German state where everyone is spying on everyone. That's not good.
I'm not condoning what this guy in the video appears to be doing, but allowing the general public to try and police the roads seems a very dangerous slope to me.
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Post by chipbutty on May 25, 2017 13:03:21 GMT
Just to be clear - I am not making any judgement on what the guy is doing or even suggesting that " deputy dash cam " tell tale footage is right or wrong.
I just pondering how incriminating (or not) such footage is.
For precisely this reason.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2017 14:42:15 GMT
'Wally' seems generous to me...
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Post by PetrolEd on May 26, 2017 8:28:59 GMT
Its only his driving position I find offensive and the fact he drives a convertible M3.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2017 10:25:07 GMT
Git plate, too...
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Post by grampa on May 26, 2017 14:06:29 GMT
Leaving aside all the other issues, what always amazes me is the size of the ego of someone who can make a video where they believe they're showing everyone how to drive.
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Post by Roadsterstu on May 26, 2017 21:35:14 GMT
Police officers don't sit watching YouTube videos at random, looking for driving offences? If it has been reported, then maybe he has had a visit but then come evidential issues and provable offences.
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Post by LandieMark on May 28, 2017 17:24:01 GMT
I seem to remember some guy in an Ariel Atom or similar getting banned on the evidence of his own YouTube video after a compliant about his driving from another motorist.
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Post by grampa on May 28, 2017 17:33:12 GMT
What wasn't he compliant with"?  |
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Post by LandieMark on May 28, 2017 17:55:46 GMT
I really hate Apple autocorrect sometimes. 😳
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Post by alf on May 30, 2017 9:17:36 GMT
Presumably if you wanted to prosecute someone posting vids like this, you could measure parts of the road and the time taken to pass them - especially if they pass any of those white dots in the road (makes mental note not to post videos passing police white dots...)
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Post by grampa on May 30, 2017 9:59:13 GMT
I've just watched it actually on YouTube rather than here - all the sycophantic comments!! -quite scary how many wankers there are out there!
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Post by michael on May 30, 2017 10:04:45 GMT
Presumably if you wanted to prosecute someone posting vids like this, you could measure parts of the road and the time taken to pass them - especially if they pass any of those white dots in the road (makes mental note not to post videos passing police white dots...) Would that be evidence? Surely you'd claim the video had been sped up so they'd need it cooberating? |
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Post by Roadsterstu on May 30, 2017 12:43:11 GMT
Presumably if you wanted to prosecute someone posting vids like this, you could measure parts of the road and the time taken to pass them - especially if they pass any of those white dots in the road (makes mental note not to post videos passing police white dots...) Would that be evidence? Surely you'd claim the video had been sped up so they'd need it cooberating? I think any prosecution would struggle on the speed front but due care and consideration could well be evidenced. |
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Post by Tim on May 30, 2017 12:51:06 GMT
I saw an episode of the programme about the A1 and, having stopped someone who had gone past at fairly high speed and having a word with them, a Newcastle plod used CCTV footage from that section of the road to work out their speed and, I think, bring a prosecution.
Presumably they could do the same in this instance if it was brought to their attention?
I remember from years ago a bloke in Japan getting done because he posted on-board footage from his F40.
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Post by Roadsterstu on May 30, 2017 16:26:00 GMT
I saw an episode of the programme about the A1 and, having stopped someone who had gone past at fairly high speed and having a word with them, a Newcastle plod used CCTV footage from that section of the road to work out their speed and, I think, bring a prosecution. Presumably they could do the same in this instance if it was brought to their attention? I remember from years ago a bloke in Japan getting done because he posted on-board footage from his F40. I'm guessing he used the CCTV to prove the car was in one location at a given time and thus worked out the distance the driver had covered. Having evidenced first of all that the clock on the CCTV was correct. |
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