Irving's Dash Cam Video Thread

[Bailey Guns]

Somewhere in my vast inventory of random photos, I have a picture of three air horns mounted on a tractor trailer right next to the fuel tank, facing the next lane.


Back in my youth when I worked at Radio Shack, this guy came in looking at bull horns. He was like, "This is my car horn!," and right in the store proceeded to demonstrate to me by grabbing one and saying a bunch of lines into it like he was in traffic.
"Hey you cut me off asshole!"
"Stay in your own lane fucker!"
Etc.

That's why I don't post dashcam videos. The audio would be nothing but profanities directed at other drivers with a little country music now and then when I wasn't talking over the radio.

I hate the way many people "drive". It's like they can't see, or anticipate problems, past the front bumper of their car.

[Grant H.]

Real train horns are expensive and take a shit load of air.

Nathan K3LA is generally what you find on actual locomotives...

https://hornblasters.com/products/ai...15416695226458

[hurley842002]

I must have reached "bitter old man" status much earlier than most, as the idea of someone blasting a train horn from their car sounds repulsive, earth shaking bass systems get on my nerves, and hell, I can't even stand dual exhaust anymore. All that coming from a guy that used to have crazy stereos and dual exhaust.


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[whitewalrus]

Your videos have almost convinced me to get a dash cam. The amount of stupid I have seen in my time on the road is also vast.

[CS1983]

Your videos have almost convinced me to get a dash cam. The amount of stupid I have seen in my time on the road is also vast.

You should. It immediately eliminates the he said/ she said. That of course puts the risk of one's own dumbassery being found out, but I suppose the key is to offset that w/ not being a dumbass.

[Irving]

I used to be an auto liability claims adjuster, and while dash cams were not nearly as popular back then, every single claim where one was involved made it VERY clear how much people were either wrong about what they remembered, or we straight up lying. Very useful.

[FoxtArt]

Pro tip: if you get in a car accident and you have obvious cameras installed (like suction cup style) your first move imho should be to rip em off and chuck them under the seat. Even if the other party is clearly at fault. Having professional experience.... Never broadcast what key evidence you have to LEO or to opponents. Let your opponents dig their own grave and give yourself an opportunity to review and backup the evidence first. You never know when you may have just collided with the teenage kid of a LEO for instance... Anytime they know what you have they can modify their story in advance, or in rare cases they can just remove your Trump card from the board. Instead, let them invent their fiction and get locked into it. And review your video to see if you reeeally want to use it anyway (maybe you were joking with your spouse about something you don't want public... never know)

[Irving]

That is a point I often think about. was I just driving like an asshole a few minutes before, but unrelated to what happened? If anyone gets a hold of that, they'd try to use that. However, that's more for lawyers and court when serious injury is involved. When it comes to general he said/zie said stuff without courts and lawyers, whatever video you provide is key and completely controlled by you. Can make being pulled over more comfortable as well.

I captured me getting pulled over for speeding in Nebraska once, but I don't think I saved that video.

[Irving]

Just for Skanker, here are some videos with more talking, just not dash cam.

A snapping turtle I saw on the side of the road in Nebraska (same trip I was pulled over on actually).



Me feeding deer by hand the day before the 2016 muzzleloader season. I turned off the video, went and cut more apples, then came back and the deer waited the entire time.

[MrPrena]

I got pulled over by a cop today for some odd reason. Wider right turn. Told me that I took a 3 lane right turn. It is impossible to take 3 land right turn on that large street,let alone difficult to do a right turn at the major intersection.

Gave me a ticket for a wrong crap.
I can't even fight this, because I have no dash cam.

After today, I am going to shop for a dash cam.

Shit really?
3 lane right turn on major road like 104 and washington?