Dashcam

Roundabout: a road junction at which traffic moves in one direction around a central island to reach one of the roads converging on it. Dashcam footage of a couple cars entering a roundabout. It seems to be the first time in a roundabout for this driver. A collision almost occurred. A roundabout is not a merry-go-round that stops to let people on. Which driver do you think would be at fault had there been a collision?

A Home Depot rental truck loses some of its load over a 2 mile stretch of highway. You can see obstacles right in the road that vehicles try avoiding. The car in front of me actually runs right over one and deflects it from hitting me. It looked like rolls of insulation.

These motorcycles surprised the driver as they sped by at a high rate of speed. These guys were performing some scary lane splitting!

Merging car nearly crashes. Accident is avoided by 2 alert drivers that quickly maneuvered to avoid the collision. This is dashcam footage of the near traffic mishap. This incident occurred on 84 West in Southington CT. On a normal commute, dashcam driver was hyper alert as evidenced by his quick reaction to a car suddenly changing lanes to avoid another cutting into his lane. White vehicle attempts to merge and signals at the last second. He attempts to merge which causes the car in the right lane to react and move over to the center lane. This in turn forces the dashcam driver to quickly change lanes and move to the left thus avoiding collision. White vehicle probably had no idea of what transpired. We can't always assume that merging traffic is aware of cars in the vicinity as they attempt to enter the highway. The driver did signal his intent to merge but the other driver was in his blind spot and probably didn't see it. Even if he did see it, that van was quick to changes lanes after the signal. In the end, all is good and we all went on our way.

Another great red light runner. Like I have said before, everyone makes mistakes driving and I am sure everyone has had their own fair share of close calls and accidents. Perhaps even the occasional roll through stop sign or misjudged yellow light? Nobody's perfect. However, this vehicle makes a blatant attempt at running the red light. As this dashcam owner was behind and approaching the intersection, it is clearly seen that the car just blows right through it with no hesitation disobeying the traffic control device. This unsafe rdriver shows no concern for anyone on the road. To make it worse, this is a very busy intersection. Had there been an accident, it could have been someone's word against the other but having a dashcam would avoid any questions of fault. This is why it is important to have a dashcam in the vehicle at all times. They are not expensive and range in price from maybe $25 for a cheap low resolution to hundreds for really good HD video and features. This one was recorded with a Vantue R2 dashcam. Not too bad right? Drive safe friends.

A white work van loses hubcap at 50 mph. Could have ended badly if the cap did not spin off road out of control onto the sidewalk. and then there is another white van that decides that his time is important enough to jump the sidewalk and go around it. Probably damaging something in the process. Only saving a mere .01 seconds probably.

Video footage along a CT highway shows two vehicles race down the right lane at high speeds. Cars appear to be a White BMW and Blue Subaru that are recklessness speeding down a lane intended for slow vehicles. These two inconsiderate drivers speed by the normal flow of traffic weaving in and out.

There is no judgement call on this one. Don’t even try to argue it. A clear display of reckless driving. Dashcam footage shows a car not even making an attempt to stop at the red light. The light was red long before he even got there. To make it worse, the light was green for traffic approaching from the left. You can see a white work pickup truck proceed through the green and then almost collides with the reckless driver. This is the definition of a careless and reckless driver with no regard for anyone else.

Dashcam captures a morning commute. There is heavy traffic along this road most likely due to that bright yellow ball in the sky. It is really blinding. Which is probably why the van carrying school kids nearly collided with the driver. Witness how the van crosses over a couple of lanes into the driver's lane. He does signal however. The driver states, "I did not see the turn signal as I had my eyes on the road trying not to be blinded by that nuclear ball of fire!" The van does appear to hit the car but driver says it did not. He also said, "I had to swing into the breakdown lane and ride the rumble strip to avoid the collision. That's why I have a dashcam for these sorts of things. In case something like this happens." The bus should not be so quick to change lanes especially in those blinding conditions. He also crossed over a solid white line which the driver believes is not allowed. He did observe kids in the vehicle so they are lucky not to witness anything bad happen. There are many stories of buses flipping, colliding and getting into accidents. The ones that happened to children are the worse kind. Driver doesn't believe the bus driver had any idea of what happened and probably continued on his way blissfully unaware of the near death experience of all involved. Drive safe my friends.

This is video footage of an inconsiderate driver blocking other drivers for his own convenience. This is rush hour traffic and there is no time to waste. Then this guy pulls out of a parking lot and muscles and edges his way across three lanes. The oncoming lane and the left turn and straight lanes. He just sits there while the light is red while making it difficult for oncoming cars to pass. Expressed by some horn honking. When the left turn light turns green he is still sitting there preventing all left turners from going. All this because he wants to get into the straight lane. So I thought. He finally makes it over but to my surprise he enters the other parking lot! He then continues to make this a pass through shortcut and immediately exists the area bypassing the light himself. His time must be more important.

Is a propane tank on the cargo carrier safe? Driver was on a recent trip and noticed something peculiar about the upcoming RV. As he approached and got closer he notices a propane tank on the back cargo carrier of the RV. It is unknown if it was full but should we be concerned with safety here? What happens if someone rear ends and crashes into the RV? Might be an explosive situation. Perhaps it is a tailgater deterrent. Perhaps it is an empty propane tank.

Mail chauvinism is dead in this town. Female driver came upon a road block caused by some tree branches. At arrival it was blocking both lanes of traffic. So she takes the initiative to take care of business. Meanwhile, a trail of cars is in opposite lane. Waiting impatiently for her to clear it. No offer of help from anyone. She clears the tree branches in the road while onlookers standby. She didn't get the credit she deserved but at least I have video proof of her good deed.

Clearing and throwing snow into the road is not only dangerous but is illegal. Also, by law vehicles are expected to clear snow off of their cars. Both of these type of violations are seen within seconds of each other after a snow storm About Over the Road Videos: Bad driving caught on my dashcam. Maybe even myself driving bad. Who knows? I don't profess to be a great driver. We all have our moments. The hope of this is to raise awareness and learn from all of our driving habits and improve driving safety. Happy Safe Driving!

This is dashcam footage of a daily commute. This is an intersection that is typical for traffic build up. Cars are always trying to exit the business from the left and are always counting on other drivers to allow them in. In this case, someone most likely waved them in. So watch as the black car slowly inches in and proceeds. Then suddenly, a red car is seen moving down the lane that the black car is about to cross over. The brakes are slammed and the black car stops within what looks like inches from the red car. Accident averted. This was a close call. I am not sure who would have been at fault here. You can almost say the red car had plenty of time to slow down. You can also say that the black car should have better observed oncoming traffic before proceeding.

A few clips of red light runners and general bad driving behavior. These people are everywhere. Watch out!

A bicycle rider at the grocery store barely misses a customer walking out of the doorway. I wonder who would be liable in this situation had the customer been injured. The riders rode off seeming oblivious to what had just almost happened.

This is dashcam video along a Connecticut highway. Notice how the state trooper is giving assistance to what we can assume was a stranded driver. Trooper is bumper to bumper with the disabled vehicle while pushing it. An awesome police escort demonstrated with a second trooper behind. Not all cops are bad. It only takes a couple bad apples to make news. So it was great to see Connecticut's finest performing this great service! Forget about AAA

This is video footage of a red light runner that has no regard for traffic control devices. This blatant red light runner shows no concern for anyone on the road. Video shows a car sitting at a red light waiting for it to turn green so he can make a left turn. While waiting, a speeding car moves into the oncoming lane to bypass all of the cars waiting at this light. He then blows straight through it with no hesitation.

Driver came upon this road sign and was confused on the correct interpretation. Road sign had both a Yield sign and a Stop sign mounted on the same pole at an intersection.

A massive car fire was witnessed on NC-86 in Hillsborough NC in close proximity to a Sheetz gas station on February 6, 2023 Witness must have arrived within minutes after the vehicle burst into flames as judged by the police pulling up to scene.

Merging highways can cause issues. Who knows what exactly caused this 4 car fender bender. Lane changing, stop and go traffic, distracted driving.

This is a compilation of dashcam footage captured over about a year. Normal everyday commuting always includes seeing bad drivers. Nobody is immune to occasional driving mistakes. Perhaps even myself. There are redlight runners, stop sign roll throughs, accidents, bad lane changing, car cutoffs and careless driving in general. Seeing dashcam footage can always be looked at for its entertainment value. More importantly, it is to raise awareness of your own driving habits and to make other drivers and pedestrians aware of all kinds of road activity. Drive safe.

The driver was heading down the highway when he notices something strange about the car up ahead. As he gets closer it becomes more clear as to what is odd about this scene. No more room in the truck? Car is over stuffed? So this appears to be some sort of red neck hack to make more room for something more important! Necessity is the mother of invention!?

These 2 trucks don't seem to want to wait for direction from road crew. Notice how the cherry picker truck is moving all while the truck inches his way through.

In this dashcam video, we see a tractor trailer broken down in the left lane at the traffic light. Other motorists are forced to go around him including another tractor trailer. We can see in the video how close the squeeze was. Look how close tho the signs the trucker is on the right side. He actually hits and damages them as he slides on by. You can see how the signs are now discombobulated and bent. As the intersection is approached, we can see why this happened. The tractor trailer on the left has his hood open since his truck is out of commission for the moment. There is a major truck stop nearby so help is probably close by.