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Walter123 03-23-2015 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr (Post 1032540)
Either idiots or people who are not from around here. .

Hmmmmmmm. That's food for thought.

jchase 03-23-2015 12:59 PM

Sounds like John needs a job! Should apply at Neighborhood Watch!

Barefoot 03-23-2015 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Walter123 (Post 1033319)
I was wondering when the snowbirds would be blamed.

It will be interesting to see if the roundabout complaints disappear once snowbirds head north for the summer! :evil6:

Mikeod 03-23-2015 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Barefoot (Post 1033663)
It will be interesting to see if the roundabout complaints disappear once snowbirds head north for the summer! :evil6:

I don't know about that. Most of my close encounters in the RABs have been with vehicles with FL tags!

TNLAKEPANDA 04-23-2015 06:08 AM

I ended up buying the Transcend Unit from Amazon. Small in size and really great video quality. Suction cup mount allows me to easily move it from car to cart.

graciegirl 04-23-2015 06:21 AM

I wish it was going a little bit slower so all folks who haven't been here could see the beautiful maintenance of our roadsides...and the flowers, and the interesting placement of the bushes and the lack of weeds and trash and the tall oaks with the moss and the lovely well kept homes.

It is so beautiful here. John has such good taste. I always enjoy when he shows pictures of inside his home too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNUr...ature=youtu.be

looneycat 04-23-2015 07:59 AM

video? Don't need one, I see this every day....unfortunately not just in TV.

NotFromAroundHere 04-23-2015 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr (Post 1032540)
Either idiots or people who are not from around here.

Hey, wait a minute!!!!! I don't even have a white vehicle!

newguyintv 04-23-2015 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by TVMayor (Post 1032400)
You passed more cars on the road than a typical driver in a NASCAR race.

If other cars were obeying the speed limit of 35 mph you had to be speeding.

KathieI 04-23-2015 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by TNLAKEPANDA (Post 1032673)

When I am in a circle I am really paying close attention to the other cars and ready to move or break in a split second. What are people thinking about when they are driving.
God forbid they should have to around the circle again.

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Originally Posted by Barefoot (Post 1033663)
It will be interesting to see if the roundabout complaints disappear once snowbirds head north for the summer! :evil6:

Regarding the first quote, just yesterday that's exactly what I did. I couldn't get into the correct lane to exit the roundabout so I went around a second time. Big deal, I'm retired.

Barefoot, I think the snowbirds are gone, for the most part, but I'm noticing a lot more out of town plates than ever before and also noticing a lot more mistakes happening in the roundabouts in the past 2 days. What's up with that? Who can we blame now?

TNLAKEPANDA 04-23-2015 01:35 PM

SNOWBIRDS are not the problem.... Old people are. That should include just about everyone in TV. Be careful of the work trucks too!

JoMar 04-23-2015 05:15 PM

Isn't this where we blame the Developer...:)

vinricci 04-23-2015 05:51 PM

Roundabouts
 
My wife doesn't call them roundabouts. She refers to them as
"CIRCLES OF DEATH "

Sandtrap328 04-23-2015 08:00 PM

I am still trying to think of WHY someone would have a dashboard video camera.

Hummintwo 04-23-2015 08:51 PM

Hey John, Love the video - too short. I beg to ask, why you were in the left lane wizzing by at speeds that exceeded 35 mph. Let me give you the benefit of a little court room observations (I was a Bailiff). When you think you have seen and heard it all; you haven't. Typically, when a defendant pleads not guilty, the Officer that wrote the ticket receives a subpena to provide video where possible, written notes, and sworn under oath statements. Most often left lane drivers receive the most citations for speeding, following too closely, failure to provide lane change signaling.

This does not exempt the right lane drivers. The right lane drivers may decide to exceed the speed limit because they yield the road to no man and refuse to allow a left lane (passing lane) driver to merge back into thru traffic. Speeding tickets for right lane greed won't impress a judge. Most of the time, the judge will show some mercy for first time offenders just because they needed to have their day in court. This is not network TV. It is reality with laws that are consistent for all but not viewed that way by the masses. Okay, Okay. enough said. Go safely and stay out of the left lane unless you are passing slower than speed limit traffic or making a left turn and don't forget to use turn signal (check to see if they are even functioning).

billlaur 04-24-2015 06:41 AM

Im lookin for it , whats the problem:22yikes:

looneycat 04-24-2015 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by TNLAKEPANDA (Post 1050103)
SNOWBIRDS are not the problem.... Old people are. That should include just about everyone in TV. Be careful of the work trucks too!

uh, the work trucks criss crossing lanes with trailers swinging aren't being driven, for the most part, by seniors...everyone is a danger to you on the road...soooo, if you're out tonight, on your bike, wear white...haven't I heard that somewhere? :$:

TNLAKEPANDA 04-24-2015 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Sandtrap328 (Post 1050275)
I am still trying to think of WHY someone would have a dashboard video camera.

Because they can. Others just don't have an understanding or appreciation of technology.

dietpepsi 04-24-2015 06:28 PM

you are violating copyright laws by using songs,, unless you have paid BMI or ASCAP I would be take that down,(or just remove the music),, is cute,,but you cant do that,, many do,, at times YOUTUBE will remove it if they get a notice,, and they do patrol it,, good luck,, if they catch you they will give you 2 or 3 chances,, then they get a bit in a hissy,, do not mean to pee on your cherrios,, just letting you know

tomwed 04-24-2015 07:59 PM

Great video.
off topic
How do you embed a video in a post not just a link? Gmail does that automatically. I see others do it on TOTV. I'm hoping they answer.

dplars 04-25-2015 01:49 PM

JohnW, bought a dash cam similar to yours, having trouble maintaining power to it, don't know if its me or the cam. Could I get you to look at it. I live in Santo Domingo and will meet you at your convince Dave 259 0648

John_W 04-25-2015 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Hummintwo (Post 1050301)
Hey John, Love the video - too short. I beg to ask, why you were in the left lane wizzing by at speeds that exceeded 35 mph. Let me give you the benefit of a little court room observations (I was a Bailiff). When you think you have seen and heard it all; you haven't. Typically, when a defendant pleads not guilty, the Officer that wrote the ticket receives a subpena to provide video where possible, written notes, and sworn under oath statements. Most often left lane drivers receive the most citations for speeding, following too closely, failure to provide lane change signaling.

This does not exempt the right lane drivers. The right lane drivers may decide to exceed the speed limit because they yield the road to no man and refuse to allow a left lane (passing lane) driver to merge back into thru traffic. Speeding tickets for right lane greed won't impress a judge. Most of the time, the judge will show some mercy for first time offenders just because they needed to have their day in court. This is not network TV. It is reality with laws that are consistent for all but not viewed that way by the masses. Okay, Okay. enough said. Go safely and stay out of the left lane unless you are passing slower than speed limit traffic or making a left turn and don't forget to use turn signal (check to see if they are even functioning).

Thanks for the heads up. I don't want to sound like a smart alec, but I got my driver's license in St. Petersburg (the place Johnny Carson called 'the town walking dead') in 1965 and have never had an accident in almost 49 years. I did lay a motorcycle down in 1975 in Largo, Florida but no serious injury on my part (I had on shorts and a t-shirt, so road burns on both legs and arms did put me out of commission for a while).

I admit, I do have a lead foot, but my last ticket was in 1988 and that was in Georgia, which is a place that is hard for anyone to avoid getting a ticket. I wasn't just passing through but lived there for 7 years.

Turn signals are also my biggest pet peeve. I don't make a turn without putting on my turn signal at least 100' before changing to the turn lane. I laugh at people everyday that put on their turn signal after they've entered the turn lane. It's to signal to other drivers your intentions, not to tell us what we already know. The road is full of people who have a serious lack of driving skill or knowledge of the road, but we already know that.

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JohnW, bought a dash cam similar to yours, having trouble maintaining power to it, don't know if its me or the cam. Could I get you to look at it. I live in Santo Domingo and will meet you at your convince Dave 259 0648
I really don't know what to tell you. My car is a 2013 and has no lighter, I have two 12v accessory sockets on the center console. I ran wires from my GPS and my dashcam to the sockets. When the car engine turns on, both gadgets turn on themselves, when I turn off the engine they both shut off. Check your connections at the camera and the socket. I don't have any other clue to what can be the problem other than a defective camera.

kevmo 04-26-2015 09:59 AM

Thanks for sharing the video John. What strikes me is that the video is a great testament for the value of roundabouts. With 100% of the 2 cars ahead of you screwing up as they entered the roundabout, no one got hurt! Roundabouts force all cars to move at such slow speeds that you will never have the tragic result of being broadsided by someone running a red light or stop sign.

Can I have an Amen for Roundabouts?!


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