Check Out My New Toy!

"Scott en Aztlán" wrote:

> Not happy with the quality of the video that I get from my cheapie
> webcam that I stick onto the dashboard with masking tape, I decided to
> try mounting a real video camera in my car. After some reserach, I
> settled on a ChaseCam suction cup window mount:
>
> http://www.chasecam.com/mounts-suction.htm
>
> I shot a little test footage with it this afternoon:
>
> http://video.tinypic.com/player.php?v=21dk45l
>
> My camcorder is only 3 pounds, so the mount holds it pretty solidly -
> at least when I was being gentle with it. Maybe tomorrow I'll try
> putting it through a couple of 1G turns and see what happens.

There's some shockingly bad driving in that vid *including your own* !

Graham

Scott en Aztlán wrote:
> Eeyore > said in
> rec.autos.driving:
>
> >There's some shockingly bad driving in that vid *including your own* !
>
> OK, I'll bite: what did I do wrong (aside from granny-shifting)?

I thought you were driving pretty MFFY; cutting off opposing drivers
when you made the L onto the ramp; swerving in and out of traffic;
changing lanes without allowing the drivers you cut in front of an
assured clear distance ahead and without sufficient time for your
signal to blink at least 3 times; taking two lanes during a lane change
instead of one at a time, and tailgating.

I thought it was obvious you have pretty good control of your vehicle
but I think you demonstrated poor judgment in assuming all other
drivers were being as attentive, and were as skilled, as yourself. I'd
have to forward the premise that, based on your own personal knowledge
of LA drivers, that is a not a very smart way to operate a vehicle.

OTOH, your style of driving made for a more interesting video than
would mine. Less than rapid acceration, waiting for the unpossessed
ROW to be yielded, moving onto the highway and just going with the flow
would be pretty boring, but I think it's a more safe and thus better
way to drive.
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- gpsman

gpsman wrote:

> Scott en Aztlán wrote:
> > Eeyore > said in
> > rec.autos.driving:
> >
> > >There's some shockingly bad driving in that vid *including your own* !
> >
> > OK, I'll bite: what did I do wrong (aside from granny-shifting)?
>
> I thought you were driving pretty MFFY; cutting off opposing drivers
> when you made the L onto the ramp; swerving in and out of traffic;
> changing lanes without allowing the drivers you cut in front of an
> assured clear distance ahead and without sufficient time for your
> signal to blink at least 3 times; taking two lanes during a lane change
> instead of one at a time, and tailgating.
>
> I thought it was obvious you have pretty good control of your vehicle
> but I think you demonstrated poor judgment in assuming all other
> drivers were being as attentive, and were as skilled, as yourself. I'd
> have to forward the premise that, based on your own personal knowledge
> of LA drivers, that is a not a very smart way to operate a vehicle.
>
> OTOH, your style of driving made for a more interesting video than
> would mine. Less than rapid acceration, waiting for the unpossessed
> ROW to be yielded, moving onto the highway and just going with the flow
> would be pretty boring, but I think it's a more safe and thus better
> way to drive.

That's a pretty respectable summary.

Graham

"Scott en Aztlán" wrote:

> Eeyore > said in
> rec.autos.driving:
>
> >There's some shockingly bad driving in that vid *including your own* !
>
> OK, I'll bite: what did I do wrong (aside from granny-shifting)?

Let's say, if you drove like that in the UK, you'd be nicked. Indeed, it's easy
to see from what I've seen of US driving why your road death rate is 3 times
ours.


> And after you answer that question, howzabout you post some video of
> YOUR driving so we can see how it's *supposed* to be done?

As I have no video camera ( no need for one really ) I regret I can't oblige but
I expect you'd like to see some of my driving on a twisty country UK A-road
actually. Rather more interesting than multi-lane highways.


> It will be funny to read the lame excuses you're about to come up with
> to weasel out of that one.

Not having a video camera would be a serious problem.

Graham

"Scott en Aztlán" wrote:

> Scott en Aztlán > said in rec.autos.driving:
>
> >Eeyore > said in
> >rec.autos.driving:
> >
> >>There's some shockingly bad driving in that vid *including your own* !
> >
> >OK, I'll bite: what did I do wrong (aside from granny-shifting)?
> >
> >And after you answer that question, howzabout you post some video of
> >YOUR driving so we can see how it's *supposed* to be done?
> >
> >It will be funny to read the lame excuses you're about to come up with
> >to weasel out of that one.
>
> Let the record show that, when challenged to back up his bull****,
> Eeyore collapses like a house of cards.

I missed your earlier response.

I have now replied.

Graham

"Scott en Aztlán" wrote:

> Eeyore > said in
> rec.autos.driving:
>
> >> >There's some shockingly bad driving in that vid *including your own* !
> >>
> >> OK, I'll bite: what did I do wrong (aside from granny-shifting)?
> >
> >Let's say, if you drove like that in the UK, you'd be nicked.
>
> You other Brits in the audience agree with that assessment?

It's not a matter of opinion. It's a matter of law. 'Undertaking' for starters.
You undertook that stupid truck that was hogging the middle lane ( MLB ) when
you should have overtaken it. That'll get you nicked straight off over here if
only for careless driving. It's plain bad road sense in any case, whatever your
laws say. In fact your entire lane discipline over there is total crap ! I'd
have to criticise weaving too.

Whilst I'm sure you're not a bad driver per se, I can easily see why you have 3
times the road deaths we do.

I think you'd like BTCC racing btw.
http://www.btcc.net/html/home.php

None of your silly ovals, watching cars go round and round. Real race tracks !
And it's *very* competitive. Our accidents aren't quite as 'spectacular' as your
NASCAR ones may be but hugely more fun.

Graham

"Eeyore" > wrote
> None of your silly ovals, watching cars go round and round. Real race
> tracks !
> And it's *very* competitive. Our accidents aren't quite as 'spectacular'
> as your
> NASCAR ones may be but hugely more fun.

Your comment is quite amusing: the NASCAR race this last weekend was at
Watkins Glen on a road course.

FloydR

Floyd Rogers wrote:

> "Eeyore" > wrote
> > None of your silly ovals, watching cars go round and round. Real race
> > tracks !
> > And it's *very* competitive. Our accidents aren't quite as 'spectacular'
> > as your
> > NASCAR ones may be but hugely more fun.
>
> Your comment is quite amusing: the NASCAR race this last weekend was at
> Watkins Glen on a road course.

Not a bad track but sadly too rare on the circuit.

Graham

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And your point is?