1 April 2011

Gungahlin fishtail

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“DRIVING CANBERRA” has posted this gem to YouTube with the following note:

Saw this at the corner of Gungahlin Dr and Wanganeen Av in Ngunnawal. Of course it had to be a white Holden Commodore ute, with standard rims on the rear.

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georgesgenitals6:40 am 05 Apr 11

Although not a smart thing to do, what was on that video is hardly the end of the world. I see way worse behaviour than that on our roads.

And no, I don’t condone it.

Tooks said :

dvaey said :

EvanJames said :

[You can actually photograph or film pretty-much anything you want to, yes, even children (gasp!).

Maybe the trend to in-car cameras is a reaction to the lack of policing, or maybe it’s so’s they can post the results on you tube or the Funny Video Show.

Either way, I can’t see a problem with it.

One interesting point to note though is that depending on their mood at the time, it IS illegal to video your (or someone elses) dealings with the police, so if theres police officers nearby, ensure youre not recording.

Once again dvaey, you’re wrong.

There is an increasing push in this direction by law enforcement agencies in the US. I believe it generally involves the police misusing anti wiretapping or surveillance laws. Google for “recording police illegal” or something similar.

Here’s an example – http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/01/12/police_fight_cellphone_recordings/

Pretty ugly stuff from the home of the free.

screaming banshee9:19 pm 04 Apr 11

While we’re linking in-car video’s, let the mundaneness of the first few minutes wash over you in this one before the main event….pay attention out there.

Tooks said :

dvaey said :

EvanJames said :

[You can actually photograph or film pretty-much anything you want to, yes, even children (gasp!).

Maybe the trend to in-car cameras is a reaction to the lack of policing, or maybe it’s so’s they can post the results on you tube or the Funny Video Show.

Either way, I can’t see a problem with it.

One interesting point to note though is that depending on their mood at the time, it IS illegal to video your (or someone elses) dealings with the police, so if theres police officers nearby, ensure youre not recording.

Once again dvaey, you’re wrong.

You can film in public whatever you want, so long as you don’t zoom in on peoples, um, private bits. Pretty much anything else is fine, even if they are cops. That said, I’ve often found being deliberately annoy greatly increases your chances of being arrested.

representative said :

does anyone know if its legal to have a camera mounted in your car?

Absolutely not!

You’re allowed to photograph/film anybody & anything you see on public property. You can even photograph/film private property as long as you’re on public grounds.

dvaey said :

EvanJames said :

[You can actually photograph or film pretty-much anything you want to, yes, even children (gasp!).

Maybe the trend to in-car cameras is a reaction to the lack of policing, or maybe it’s so’s they can post the results on you tube or the Funny Video Show.

Either way, I can’t see a problem with it.

One interesting point to note though is that depending on their mood at the time, it IS illegal to video your (or someone elses) dealings with the police, so if theres police officers nearby, ensure youre not recording.

Once again dvaey, you’re wrong.

EvanJames said :

[You can actually photograph or film pretty-much anything you want to, yes, even children (gasp!).

Maybe the trend to in-car cameras is a reaction to the lack of policing, or maybe it’s so’s they can post the results on you tube or the Funny Video Show.

Either way, I can’t see a problem with it.

One interesting point to note though is that depending on their mood at the time, it IS illegal to video your (or someone elses) dealings with the police, so if theres police officers nearby, ensure youre not recording.

representative said :

does anyone know if its legal to have a camera mounted in your car?

Why wouldn’t it be?

You can actually photograph or film pretty-much anything you want to, yes, even children (gasp!).

Maybe the trend to in-car cameras is a reaction to the lack of policing, or maybe it’s so’s they can post the results on you tube or the Funny Video Show.

Either way, I can’t see a problem with it.

Grrrr said :

Tooks said :

I don’t think it actually takes much time to plug in an $80 dash cam.

A GoProHD is a fair bit more than $80. Pretty popular for MTB and other sports, tho – nice cameras. Put in an SD card, mount it whereever with a suction-cup mount, press record.

on-topic: Probably best for white utes to save the sideways action for late at night on a quiet road, methinks.

Is representative a question-asking bot?

You can get a fairly good quality one for $88US. The really good ones with GPS, data recording etc can run into the $100s though.

representative said :

anyone know the price to install a video camera and any suggestions on models etc?

you can get ones that automatically start when the car is turned on.
Kaiser baas road recorder, autoblackbox (had a cash for comment segment on ACA), cheap models off ebay. If its inside the car and you can press record, any handy cam would do. Just grab the right mount, otherwise your cam will become a missile in an accident.

Just remember that rubber mounts have been known to attract thieves looking for GPS’ in the glove box.

Tooks said :

I don’t think it actually takes much time to plug in an $80 dash cam.

A GoProHD is a fair bit more than $80. Pretty popular for MTB and other sports, tho – nice cameras. Put in an SD card, mount it whereever with a suction-cup mount, press record.

on-topic: Probably best for white utes to save the sideways action for late at night on a quiet road, methinks.

Is representative a question-asking bot?

representative9:30 pm 02 Apr 11

anyone know the price to install a video camera and any suggestions on models etc?

Ah, clearly a case of SPS. Small Penis Syndrome.

Keijidosha said :

Of course a large number of recorded incidents are purely trivial

Not if you’ve been in an expensive accident. Picture tells a thousand words, a video footage won’t even require you to speak. Apparently it seems to be a common feature in cars in Japan, called “Drive Recorder”, like a black box that continually records the last few minutes.

Here’s some examples:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJrXpjuN_O0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdyuQ-rznog

Mystery2Me said :

Some people just have way too much time on their hands…. driver and video operator included.

I don’t think it actually takes much time to plug in an $80 dash cam. I think you’ll find more and more people doing it.

Some people just have way too much time on their hands…. driver and video operator included.

I agree, Im not amazed at how high the road toll is, Im amazed at how low it is, given the large numbers of idiots we all see driving dangerously every day. Talk to cops and they will tell you that a big white car with blue lights on it transforms the behaviour of all cars around them.

I live near this roundabout. This crap happens every day of the week and twice on sundays….as they say.

Im waiting for someone to wipe themselves out on the many light poles around it, only a matter of time.

squirell said :

Perhaps i’m missing something, but why are you driving around filiming?

a lot of people do it for insurance reasons. There are a lot of incompetent drivers around in sydney, particularly at night. The camera might just help when it comes to an accident.

As #7 said, raises awareness. also, Hopefully the driver/friends/family would notice their car on youtube and see the error in their ways.

If anyone does catch this sort of thing on camera forward it directly to ACT Police traffic operations. They love to get this sort of thing simply handed to them. Walk up start.

Nice sunset

representative6:38 pm 01 Apr 11

does anyone know if its legal to have a camera mounted in your car?

Every ACTION bus has a camera mounted inside the bus pointing out the front windscreen.

squirell said :

Perhaps i’m missing something, but why are you driving around filiming?

I know many people who have cameras set up to record traffic for the reason illustrated by the ute in the above video. Some have cameras set up on their motorbikes to record the many near misses they have with careless drivers that would otherwise go undocumented. Of course a large number of recorded incidents are purely trivial, but then again the same can be said for any number of things people chose to put on the web.

The point? Well if nothing else sharing the footage with others helps raise awareness of the appalling behaviour shown by other motorists.

Here’s one example from a friend in Sydney:
http://www.muppetsinmotorcars.com/

Just think if he lost it he would have wiped out that other innocent car waiting to cross.

I have often thought of having a camera permanently mounted on the dash to catch crap like this.

Keywords: Gungahlin; holden; white; ute

Im pretty sure I saw the same car doing the same thing at the corner of Gundaroo and Horsepark in Gungahlin last Friday night. He lost it and spun out facing oncoming traffic. Fortunately the oncoming traffic stopped and didnt collide with him, but he gunned it and turned his car around by excessive acceleration and smoke.

well for a start I’m not.

Why the other dude was? Dunno

Perhaps i’m missing something, but why are you driving around filiming?

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