CARS
Dashcam Compilation Shows That Australia Has Some Awful Drivers
After a productive start in RUssia, dashboard cameras (or dashcams) are finally catching on in Australia. Good thing too: our roads are lousy with idiots who drive their cars like dodgems.
Dashcam Owners Australia is a great channel on YouTube you should subscribe to if you like this sort of thing. Basically it’s just clip after clip of horrifying drivers doing stupid shit on four wheels.
If there’s one other thing that this dashcam compilation teaches us, it’s that we love the F- word behind the wheel.
Stay safe on our roads this Christmas and New Year break, readers. Please.
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gerard @gerardA defensive driving course and a dashcam should be mandatory for all drivers. Just look at those morons8
evman @evmanIn a country where you can get your license in a cereal box it wouldn't make any difference. Most of those accidents were caused by either inattention or stupidity, not driver skill (or lack thereof). Until people stop seeing driving as a "daily grind" and start seeing it as a serious and dangerous activity, nothing will change.2
Talicca @taliccaHaving been on the other side of some of these idiot drivers I'm actually considering getting a dash cam. @lukehopewell any chance of a Gizmodo write-up on the best dash cam options in Australia at the moment?9
poweredbyme @poweredbymewould be great to get some solid info - best bang for buck dashcam.4
a.x. @axYeah good idea. Have been thinking I would get one too. A write up in the new year would be good guys.0
Luke Hopewell @lukehopewellAsk and you shall receive. It's on our list for early-2015!6
muskrat @muskratBeen wanting info on this for a while. JB Hi Fi have some things I bought a Go Pro (work) as a dashcam but none seem 100% ideally suited for what I can see.C'mon Luke, Campbell we need info on dashcams for 20150
dvassafor @dvassaforI don't really care who you are. Best friend, work colleague or worst enemy. Once you get behind the wheel of a vehicle.... You are a dickhead.0
tonyintsv @tonyintsvThat includes you.2
dvassafor @dvassaforIf I drove then yes. I'd be in the self righteous mix.0
Maid GuestMy German friends all agree that the overall quality of the roads here is fairly high but the quality of the driving is surprisingly low.0
md @mdlol..Says someone who likely has never driven in Germany (just heard about it, second or third hand).There are some pretty ordinary drivers from Germany as well.(Same goes for all countries)Training at age 17 does not solve all human-behind steering-wheel problems.0
kp @qwertykpthat's it, i'm gonna fix my dash cam!0
zak @zakIt looks like some of these collisions could have been avoided if the person with the dashcam had actually slowed down when they first noticed the other car in front of them.1
riggy @riggyI think the problem here is that everyone's time piece are out of whack, because everybody seems to be in a ******* hurry.0
