Yet Another Cycling Forum
General Category => On The Road => Topic started by: Wowbagger on 01 August, 2017, 08:21:09 pm
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There's a guy who cycles a lot around Southend who is forever posting stuff to Youtube about the close passes he's had, and that sort of thing.
I've just noticed a recent offering about filtering. I can't say I endorse his traffic technique, but since a lot of the film is speeded up it's oten hard t make a judgement, but he does demonstrate the value of filtering through heavy traffic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBUjCdO5m7U&feature=share
Anyone else have a "helmet-cam crusader" living in their area?
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Yes. Magnatom lives very close to me.
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Yes. Magnatom lives very close to me.
Unlucky you :facepalm:
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Yes. Magnatom lives very close to me.
Unlucky you :facepalm:
I'm not a fan of him either.
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For me, the danger is quite reasonable with the car.
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Why do people pour hate on magnatom?
I think he's great. And that isn't sarcasm.
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Why do people pour hate on magnatom?
I think he's great. And that isn't sarcasm.
In my opinion he goes out to seek confrontation because it generates videos that get more hits.
I have no problem with people filming and then reporting incidents but when the person goes on to become a 'personality' based on the videos the motivation changes and then the potential educational impact is lost because a more 'minor' incident escalates beyond what may be proportional.
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In my opinion he goes out to seek confrontation because it generates videos that get more hits.
I have no problem with people filming and then reporting incidents but when the person goes on to become a 'personality' based on the videos the motivation changes and then the potential educational impact is lost because a more 'minor' incident escalates beyond what may be proportional.
From watching his videos since before the roundabout/tanker/girly-scream incident, I can't honestly think of an occasion where he has sought conflict. He definitely escalates incidents beyond what many would deem necessary or appropriate, sure, but is pretty much always reactive.
It's a bit much to lump with the tedious cam-warriors on that youtube. He's a pretty dedicated cycle campaigner and has almost certainly done far, far more good than harm.
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How do you find out if there's one near you? Is there a register? There ought to be. </daily mail>
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I want to know where all the photos/video that people shoot of you when you ride a recumbent end up.
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we need more people like him with cameras ..... when vehicles see and know that you have a camera, they respect you more (I ride in Cambridge through the city daily)
Someone needs to manufacture dummy gopros out of plastic that look real and that can be mounted on a helmet (for those who dont want to spend money on a real one)
and if everyone with cameras report rouge drivers, and the law prosecutes them if found at fault, cycling will be more safer/pleasurable
I have a Cycliq Fly 6 rear camera and a Garmin Virb Ultra 30 front camera ....and even with these, I have had many close passes
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Welsh police are encouraging people to submit evidence of bad driving recorded in video or photo in Operation Snap.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-40998946 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-40998946)
Submit link here:
https://gosafe.org/contact-us/snap/ (https://gosafe.org/contact-us/snap/)
Sounds good if it has the slightest nudge affect of the ' being watched' affect on bad behaviour.
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Cyclist given police warning for swearing after being punched for filtering (https://road.cc/content/news/cycling-live-blog-october-06-2020-277757)
Cycling UK member David Brennan was assaulted while cycling to work. The driver was not prosecuted and shockingly, David himself was given a police warning for swearing. Now he’s teaming up with Cycling UK to call for significant changes in the way vulnerable road users are treated in Scotland. (https://www.cyclinguk.org/news/cycling-uk-demands-reform-after-assaulted-cyclist-warned-swearing)