Dash Cam Captures of Human Stupidity

Just found this thread, it amazes me the stuff that happens out on the road (how many idiots there are).
Here's me getting rear ended in my taco. Language warning! I saw the guy coming, but had no time or anywhere to go. My dash cam ended up on the passenger side floor. No injuries, (other than minor soreness). I hit the car in front of me, only lightly though, just tiny scratch on thier rear bumper and minor damage on my front.
His work van was wrote off. I drove away, but ended up being over $11000 in damage. All fixed and good now though.
https://youtu.be/Jy22wwWPr8M
Pics of results:

Here's one I caught while in my rental f150 while mine was getting fixed. I saw in the distance something lifting off the roof of the car ahead of me while on the highway. I could see what it was when I got closer, and said, " I'm not staying behind this guy", and I just happened to catch the inevitable as I was passing them.
https://youtu.be/nH9ZJQ3XfA8
Luckily didn't hit anyone behind them.

Caught this one a couple weeks ago.
Don't mind the overreaction from me and my wife, but any bike I see fall is a disaster in my opinion, lol!
https://youtu.be/T1P-MUjqB1A
I helped the guy pick.it up, and he said he was just learning.

 

I just watched way too many YouTube reviews of the Viofo A119 and A119S. LOL

My GoPro Hero 4 Black has been acting up lately. Freezes all the time and then won't turn on/off. Corrupting video files. The USB port is getting fickle (charges, then won't, then does). Anyhow, I purchased a new GoPro Hero 5 Black to replace it. Found out the hard way it's stupid (you cannot leave the USB port door open AND mount the camera - thus I can't power it all the time). Changing batteries constantly while driving is not gonna work for me.

So, for $119 the Viofo A119S will do 1080P @ 60FPS, supports up to 128GB MicroSD (just like my GoPro), and I can plug it in permanently. It powers on/off with the truck, displays video on screen (like my GoPro H5), and seems pretty damn simple.

So... anyone want to buy a GoPro Hero 4 Black that works half the time? Might keep the 5 for... I dunno... other shit. Maybe. We'll see.

 

Dude, even after nearly hitting you they continued to drive like a fucktard.

 

I know, crazy! That's why I left that part in. He kept driving erratically but you couldn't see it on tape.

 

Men - Please don't leave your wife stranded on the side of the road because you're too incompetent/lazy to hook up her trailer properly...

On my drive this morning I found a woman, Jeep, and trailer, blocking an entire lane where there was no shoulder (only a ditch). Poor lady couldn't lift the trailer to re-attach it and everyone was just driving past her. She was on the phone with her husband and crying when I pulled up to check on her.

At about 0:23 you can see the trailer is on the ground.



Thankfully they did have safety chains. Otherwise things could have gone poorly.

 

anyone use the Anker Roav?

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B06XNSDRW8/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I2V7VP3OHWX0OX&colid=T4644QBGP516

 

I like the specs and reviews of the anker. Wifi capability for a sub 70$ price point is appealing. I also have high confidence in the quality of the item as anker has chosen to brand it, anker takes qc seriously and I have had nothing but good experiences with their accessories and battery packs. Considering this for my rear facing cam, I plan to tap the power from the JBL amp and insert a 5v converter kit, I believe the 12v at the amplifier is hot only when ignition on.

https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/22/...y-charger-amazon-empire-steven-yang-interview

 

You're a good man. I try and stop and help too when I can. It blows my mind the amount of people who just go by without a care in the world.

 

Hard not to stop when I pulled beside her and realized her trailer wasn't even connected. She's blocking half the road, obviously was distraught, and that road is frequented by large dump trucks each morning.

I'm just glad it was as simple as reattaching the trailer and wasn't a more catastrophic failure I couldn't help her fix.

 

This just happened. More later when I get to install and test it out.



Pocket knife for scale.





FYI: 303 Protectant (last applied a month or more ago) seems to keep 3M sticky pads from sticking to plastic.

 

You won't be disappointed! That's a great camera.

 

Looking forward to it not freezing, battery dying, over heating on +70F days like my GoPro. Plus the auto on/off is nice.

Maiden voyage on my drive home from work.

 

Here are some road rage bozos competing to see who can be more reckless toward the other.

Look for the silver compact car and red full size truck entering the freeway from the right. The semi truck blocks them for a bit. Then you see them race across the gore point and make their way to the fast lane. The silver car ends up passing the truck in the breakdown lane, to the left of the HOV lane.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHteo9rG8HE

 

It's like they're racing. Why is it so hard to keep the flow of traffic?

 

Today's catch:



I've really gotta find a different stickypad to put my RD on top of...

 

Any thoughts on the Z-Edge s3?

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product...7-b4d4-466b-8c26-2639359664eb&pf_rd_i=desktop

 

Don't know anything about it, but I like the idea of the rear facing camera!

 

Fuck this Medicare Trans driver. If I hadn't blasted my horn at him, he totally would have rammed into me. You can't see it in the video, but he was on his fucking cell phone.

https://youtu.be/2L5hJj9XfO4

 

Not happy with my $50 black box camera, after reading this, I now have one on the way. Thanks