Cycling in Sydney Australia
Bike Camera and Road Rage
I was wondering if anybody in this forum uses a bike camera for commuting and recording acts of road rage/ aggression /stupidity. And if so, do they feel it worthwhile in buying one.
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Permalink Reply by Boognoss on -
I do, and it's both to record my rides to play back for my own enjoyment plus in the event that I might need my own "witness" to an incident. For sub-$100 purchased locally in Aus I have an HD camera that is the size of a small mobile phone that records to SD card.
Here's a link to the BNA forums where I "borrowed" the idea from forumite Nate - http://bicycles.net.au/forums/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=19746
Nate picked up the camera for about $150 from Deals Direct but I found it for $99 at City Software.
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Permalink Reply by Cate on -
Well yea there's many cameras around you can use on your helmet. But isn't it a bit of a weird thing to do - wait for a transgression and then ah ha I have you now ...
Seems a mite paranoid. I mean a lot of really fucked up things happen to me from time to time because I'm a woman, but I don't go around with a camera on my head to record it all.
Maybe it's a good thing I dunno ... I'm too busy enjoying my ride. So yea if I had a camera I'd be playing with the footage in Media Composer or something.
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Permalink Reply by Rory on -
Cate , if some really fu%ked up things have happen to you because you are a women - I suggest this is not the forum for you. I suggest that you get professional help from the appropriate people.. and goodness why if all these fu%ked up things are happening to you because of your gender - why would you film it ?
and not wanting to harp on - if you were to film it -why use a camera on your head - try a tripod if its fits.
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Permalink Reply by David Taylor on -
Woh Rory, bad form man. Personal attacks just aren't required.
For my part I like the idea of a camera as a witness simply because in the heat of an incident it's very hard to get someone's number plate even if you are riding in company. Also I like the idea of motorists being on their best behaviour lest they be filmed and reported.
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Permalink Reply by Martin Geliot on -
Can we delete Rory's nastygram pls?
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Permalink Reply by Rory on
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Martin this is not a personal attack - I ask you to read Cate's original email
Cate has used this forum as a cry for help - please be sympathetic to her needs. It takes a brave women to come out in public and say what she has said and I still don't think this is the forum
Can we stick to the question - which was - has anybody used a bike camera and successfully gone to the police with an act of road rage
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Permalink Reply by David Taylor on
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Rory, the whole thing is personal and inflammatory. Personally I think you should be banned after this second one mate.
This is a forum for interested people to carry on social and cycling oriented debate, personal snipes, swipes and attacks are unwelcome.
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Permalink Reply by Cogs Malone on -
Rory, you are drawing a very long bow in declaring that Cate's response is a cry for help. You might be the only one who thinks that.
My inference from her missive is that [a] she is expressing a personal preference to not have to think that cycling is a crusade, rather, that it's something to be enjoyed - ergo, why bother with recording the event and [b] she is expressing a plight common to womanhood in general.
Don't try and psycho analyse.
To your question: I have considered the whole camera thing because I get cut off, sworn at, vilified, beeped at and terrorised but I figure, like Cate, I may as ignore it because I ain't gonna change peoples opinions. There have been times when I've wished I'd had a camera though, yes.
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Permalink Reply by DamianM on -
"Cate has used this forum as a cry for help - please be sympathetic to her needs. It takes a brave women to come out in public and say what she has said and I still don't think this is the forum"
No she hasn't. And your response is vile.
Consider this your first and last warning.
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