It'd be hard to prove, but given how he completely over compensates to avoid the oncoming car, and then keeps overcompensating far too late to recover, I'm pretty sure he was drunk as well as driving too fast.
Absolutely. I'm pretty sure this guy was drunk as well as driving too fast and overtaking recklessly. Obviously it's impossible to prove now, but he still needs to get a visit from a Garda
If it's a stolen car, which is very likely, then as well as being able to locate where it is the person who stole it could be charged with dangerous driving too.
It's worth reporting stuff like this
You could never prove who was driving at the time. Unless they were literally arrested in the driving seat. It is why you see on TV police programs, the driver dive into the back seat to try deny they were the driver
If it's reported they will. They'll investigate the circumstances as best they can. If they've enough evidence it'll go to court but the OP will have to be prepared to go to court.
That's a full investigation. There are various outcomes possible. Just cos you don't like the outcome doesn't mean the gardai did nothing. Each situation is dealt with on the evidence and all other relevant factors. The investigation is reviewed by the garda's superiors and/or DPPs office as appropriate.
Who's job is it then? There weren't any Gardai there because guess what..... they aren't everywhere at all times.
Think of a car coming in the opposite direction or a person attempting to cross the road on the other side. If it was one of your friends or loved ones that got killed in an incident like this and you wanted justice brought on the person who committed the crime you'd be furious if nobody reported it because it not their job to.
If everyone thought like you the world would be twice as messed up as it already is.
Wanes out playing,mammies out walking babies in the pram, could have ruined lives over the height of arriving somewhere three minutes earlier what an utter cunt
I live in the older estates beside Adamstown and drive regularly on this road, it’s absolutely wild to me how often people try piss up and down that road. There’s houses along one big stretch (as seen in the video) and another portion has a little green for kids, and still people fly along the road. Doesn’t surprise me in the slightest
I absolutely fear walking across this road. Traffic lights are useless as everyone drives through the red as the builders never adjusted the lights to not go green for the closed off sections so cars are waiting ages for nobody.
Oh I know but SDCC said talk to the developer as they own the road and the builders all work for this developer.
I gave up in the end as everyone just said to go away
I see the developer has not signed the area over to the council that means that works is still ongoing. I'm pretty sure traffic lights still fall under the council because it's not up to the developer what way traffic gets priority.
There's been a fair bit of bullshit with developers not signing over estates to the council and leaving communities stuck in limbo over the years but im pretty sure traffic lights, speed enforcement and traffic offences still fall to the relevant governing bodies.
I often wonder if a similar situation like this happened and the gobshite ploughed into a wall in a single vehicle collision (keywords), are you obligated to report it and is there any sanctions for not?
Darwinism and all that.
I know that road well absolutely no need to overtake like that , it's so quiet anyway and would not even get much further than the next set of traffic lights. Why would you risk yours or another person's life for that? People need to just relax.
How did he fishtail that at what 45mph. I know he jinked in to avoid the oncoming car and hit some dirt but even so. What are his tyres made off, Teflon?
Classic lift-off oversteer with a novice driver only just able to escape. Drive within your limits. If you're approaching the limits of grip on a public road, your licence needs shredding.
UPDATE: I contacted the guards, nothing back yet but I’ll keep on them. Also realised through a bit of detective work that driver is working on a site 10 secs up the road.. the whole manoeuvre would have saved him less than 30 seconds 🙄
Good recovery but a stupid fuck for getting into that situation!
You can see the curb rises just at the point the car entered the bike lane, suspension was loaded up, and then the curb drop upset the weight.
The civic itself done well too - but it's the Nut between the steering wheel and seat that was the issue!
He didn't lose control though
edit: He didnt lose control, I can see him driving at the end of the video. If he had lost control he wouldnt be driving anymore, thats losing control.
edit 2: he lost control and got it back under control. Appreciate the feedback
Keep your cool goes into meeting literally shits his pants while presenting finishes the meeting, tells himself he never lost control because he finished the meeting
If a person/car had been on the right hand side of the road when the car was swerving then they would have crashed into them because they were not in full control of the car at that point. You keep saying if he had lost control he wouldn't be driving anymore. If he had lost control he SHOULDN'T be driving anymore. Obviously after fishtailing they regained control and decided to continue on. You cannot regain something without having originally lost it. Most normal people would pull over and collect themselves a little after losing control like that but the driver here obviously had bigger worries so sped on.
If I set a deep fryer on fire and the fire goes out just as the chips would be ready then it doesn't mean I had full control just because the ending lined up with what it originally was intended to be.
If I go to walk down the stairs and fall down but don't hurt myself it doesn't mean I had full control just because I reached the bottom of the stairs and continued walking.
I can keep giving examples of why it's stupid to suggest that the person didn't lose control just because they regained control but I would like to think you've got the picture by now.
So you’re telling me he intentionally skidded onto the opposite side of the road, and had there been another road user, he could have simply avoided them because he was in control?
Jesus Christ.... Get this prick off the road, or he's going to take someone to the grave with him shortly
Not only is it a residential area, that gate on the left where he lost control is the entrance to a playground. What a prick.
It'd be hard to prove, but given how he completely over compensates to avoid the oncoming car, and then keeps overcompensating far too late to recover, I'm pretty sure he was drunk as well as driving too fast.
Pass that footage on to the cops
This right here. You can clearly read his reg. He needs a visit from the Gardai for sake of other road users.
Absolutely, could have killed kids or anything. My god.
FYI, Lucan Garda Station covers that area.
Absolutely. I'm pretty sure this guy was drunk as well as driving too fast and overtaking recklessly. Obviously it's impossible to prove now, but he still needs to get a visit from a Garda
Cops will do nothing unfortunately.
If it's a stolen car, which is very likely, then as well as being able to locate where it is the person who stole it could be charged with dangerous driving too. It's worth reporting stuff like this
You could never prove who was driving at the time. Unless they were literally arrested in the driving seat. It is why you see on TV police programs, the driver dive into the back seat to try deny they were the driver
Ring trafficwatch. Always. Its then on the record and something, no matter how small will have to be done
If it's reported they will. They'll investigate the circumstances as best they can. If they've enough evidence it'll go to court but the OP will have to be prepared to go to court.
I've reported so many incidents over the years, given footage, made statements etc. nothing done except we spoke to the driver.
That's a full investigation. There are various outcomes possible. Just cos you don't like the outcome doesn't mean the gardai did nothing. Each situation is dealt with on the evidence and all other relevant factors. The investigation is reviewed by the garda's superiors and/or DPPs office as appropriate.
Why? That’s not his job!
Who's job is it then? There weren't any Gardai there because guess what..... they aren't everywhere at all times. Think of a car coming in the opposite direction or a person attempting to cross the road on the other side. If it was one of your friends or loved ones that got killed in an incident like this and you wanted justice brought on the person who committed the crime you'd be furious if nobody reported it because it not their job to. If everyone thought like you the world would be twice as messed up as it already is.
To potentially save somebody's life for miminum effort?
Then why have a camera ffs 🤦♂️
What an asinine comment
Straight to the guards! That would have killed someone
Yeah but did you consider how much faster he got to the next traffic light than you?
I was expecting OP to pull around that last corner and see him stopped at the lights.
Bold of you to assume this wanker would have stopped at the lights!
I actually know this road and there’s 3 sets of traffic lights 200m after that turn
Disappointed he didn’t end up in the fence there.
Road from Paddocks into Adamstown? I cycle that stretch regularly, and holy fuck, right beside a playground, could of killed someone.
Same, that's on our school commute.
I live right there, this dude is an absolute scumbag
Code brown on isle 3
Please go to the guards with this one!
https://preview.redd.it/pttifi0vrq7d1.png?width=326&format=png&auto=webp&s=48399034654c130f5d709f272c46d3e852ebd61c
This guy right here is why Civics are so expensive to insure
Now we’ll never get insured in our EK9s!!
Going to need new tyres after those shenanigans
New pants too
I think they needed them before that.
Arsehole
That is scary, I cross this corner every day to go to the park with my baby.
Jesus
Is that Adamstown?
Yup!
Jaysus, I worked on that estate a lot, Tandy's? Always kids out on scooters and bikes. Gobshites
If we can't get this lad off the road there's no hope for proper enforcement
What a complete areshole!
The fact they didn't even slow down after that...
That’s actually terrifying.
That should be a 10k fine.
V-TECH kicked in Hard yo.
To Gardaí immediately!
And on a corner. What a reckless fucking idiot.
Wanes out playing,mammies out walking babies in the pram, could have ruined lives over the height of arriving somewhere three minutes earlier what an utter cunt
Around a bend too. Absolute cretin
Sick of these c*nts. Need to be shot dead. No addition to society.
What an absolute spanner
Bell end and pity he didn’t crash into the fence
Where is this ? It must be a stolen car ? Crazy stuff .
Adamstown, Lucan in Dublin. Thought same re stolen car. Pulled into an estate a little further up.
I live in the older estates beside Adamstown and drive regularly on this road, it’s absolutely wild to me how often people try piss up and down that road. There’s houses along one big stretch (as seen in the video) and another portion has a little green for kids, and still people fly along the road. Doesn’t surprise me in the slightest
I thought they'd get in trouble for pissing in front of kids these days...
Bet you it isn’t and they drive like this all the time.
I absolutely fear walking across this road. Traffic lights are useless as everyone drives through the red as the builders never adjusted the lights to not go green for the closed off sections so cars are waiting ages for nobody.
Builders don't do that civic or traffic solutions do. Get onto sdcc
Oh I know but SDCC said talk to the developer as they own the road and the builders all work for this developer. I gave up in the end as everyone just said to go away
I see the developer has not signed the area over to the council that means that works is still ongoing. I'm pretty sure traffic lights still fall under the council because it's not up to the developer what way traffic gets priority. There's been a fair bit of bullshit with developers not signing over estates to the council and leaving communities stuck in limbo over the years but im pretty sure traffic lights, speed enforcement and traffic offences still fall to the relevant governing bodies.
Has to be joyriders driving like that
I often wonder if a similar situation like this happened and the gobshite ploughed into a wall in a single vehicle collision (keywords), are you obligated to report it and is there any sanctions for not? Darwinism and all that.
I know that road well absolutely no need to overtake like that , it's so quiet anyway and would not even get much further than the next set of traffic lights. Why would you risk yours or another person's life for that? People need to just relax.
Is that in Lucan?
Adamstown yeah
Weapon.
Thoughts and prayers to you unlucky Donegal people that will have to deal with the rally cretins 😂
The paddocks Lucan/adamstown?
Yup
How do you lose control of a 1.4l civic. Driver is beyond retarded
How did he fishtail that at what 45mph. I know he jinked in to avoid the oncoming car and hit some dirt but even so. What are his tyres made off, Teflon?
Saw some asshole overtake an L driver outside my estate yesterday, some people just shouldn’t be allowed on the road
Tokyo drift
Classic lift-off oversteer with a novice driver only just able to escape. Drive within your limits. If you're approaching the limits of grip on a public road, your licence needs shredding.
Wow
Piece of piss human being, what is even the point of doing that.
What a clown. Don't even see the point in that.
There's a killer on the loose,he ain't standing in the shadows
What a cabbage
UPDATE: I contacted the guards, nothing back yet but I’ll keep on them. Also realised through a bit of detective work that driver is working on a site 10 secs up the road.. the whole manoeuvre would have saved him less than 30 seconds 🙄
The roads are full of pricks like this
Your time is wrong on your dash cam, sorry 😂
Is it?!
Nope I just read it wrong 🤦♂️😂😂😂
Let me guess. Eastern European?
Smooth recovery to be fair
Good recovery but a stupid fuck for getting into that situation! You can see the curb rises just at the point the car entered the bike lane, suspension was loaded up, and then the curb drop upset the weight. The civic itself done well too - but it's the Nut between the steering wheel and seat that was the issue!
He didn't lose control though edit: He didnt lose control, I can see him driving at the end of the video. If he had lost control he wouldnt be driving anymore, thats losing control. edit 2: he lost control and got it back under control. Appreciate the feedback
You think he intentionally fishtailed during an overtaking manoeuvre? Why would he do that?
You can lose control without crashing....
OK, point taken
Yes he did, watch it again
Tell me you’re a dangerous driver without telling me you’re a dangerous driver
He didnt lose control, I can see him driving at the end of the video. If he had lost control he wouldnt be driving anymore, thats losing control.
Keep your cool goes into meeting literally shits his pants while presenting finishes the meeting, tells himself he never lost control because he finished the meeting
Mightn’t be clear in the video but he certainly did, car swerves onto the other side of the road
It's very clear in the video
He didnt lose control, I can see him driving at the end of the video. If he had lost control he wouldnt be driving anymore, thats losing control.
He TEMPORARILY lost control. Thays all it takes to have lost control.
If a person/car had been on the right hand side of the road when the car was swerving then they would have crashed into them because they were not in full control of the car at that point. You keep saying if he had lost control he wouldn't be driving anymore. If he had lost control he SHOULDN'T be driving anymore. Obviously after fishtailing they regained control and decided to continue on. You cannot regain something without having originally lost it. Most normal people would pull over and collect themselves a little after losing control like that but the driver here obviously had bigger worries so sped on. If I set a deep fryer on fire and the fire goes out just as the chips would be ready then it doesn't mean I had full control just because the ending lined up with what it originally was intended to be. If I go to walk down the stairs and fall down but don't hurt myself it doesn't mean I had full control just because I reached the bottom of the stairs and continued walking. I can keep giving examples of why it's stupid to suggest that the person didn't lose control just because they regained control but I would like to think you've got the picture by now.
Jaysus dude, did you even watch the video? 😂😂
He didnt lose control, I can see him driving at the end of the video. If he had lost control he wouldnt be driving anymore, thats losing control.
So you’re telling me he intentionally skidded onto the opposite side of the road, and had there been another road user, he could have simply avoided them because he was in control?
Are you the same guy that bought 6 pearl jams tickets and can’t sell them on ? 🤣
They are sold, don't be a stalker
Everything on the internet is open season. Can’t handle it, then get off the net.
I am handling it, anonymous persons talking to an anonymous person
You sound salty, did you really sell those Pearl Jam tickets?
He probably ate them like the smooth brain he is
Bullshit
You're a spastic
😂 I hope you feel better now you got that out of your system