Having a camera mounted to the bike really makes a difference in drivers behaviour

[PaulSB]

Really!!! Maybe you should read about Michael Schumachers accident. Wearing anything on the helmet is not advised

I can see a bike when driving but have more important things to concentrate on then scanning a bike for a camera. If doesn't make me stupid. It makes me a safer driver.

I'm sorry I don't understand this remark regarding Schumacher. I've read a couple of googled items and his Wikipedia page.

Nothing I've seen to suggest he had a helmet mounted camera.

 

[Mr Whyte]

Really!!! Maybe you should read about Michael Schumachers accident. Wearing anything on the helmet is not advised

I can see a bike when driving but have more important things to concentrate on then scanning a bike for a camera. If doesn't make me stupid. It makes me a safer driver.

LINK

 

[Drago]

Schumie had a camera on his lid at the time of his mishap.

https://unofficialnetworks.com/2018...ry-said-to-be-caused-by-his-gopro-helmet-cam/

Whether it caused his injury is open to much debate, and even occasionally fist fights in these parts

 

[PaulSB]

Ah, thanks for the links. Inconclusive then.

 

[Drago]

I have never noticed cameras on bycicles so I doubt in general that any driver will notice such things. It may well simply be that because you have it fitted, you are relaxing and not fixating on drivers and how they are driving.

Not only that, but incidents have occurred where riders have got into an argument, proudly proclaimed that they have a camera like some kind of invisible force field, only to put on their backsides by the driver to then snatches the camera and drives off.

 

[NotAsGoodAsMyBike]

Interesting thread. I’ve been thinking about putting cameras on the bike I use for commuting but am put off by the cost of decent ones (Cycliq, Go Pro) and the faff of the cheaper ones.

The one thing I have found affects drivers’ behaviour is having decent lights. I have a Exposure Diablo on the front, pointing slightly downward to avoid blinding drivers and usually on blinking-mode rather than continuous light. I find far fewer drivers pull out at junctions/roundabouts in those moments when they have to make a quick decision about whether it is safe to do so - I suspect they see me but are not sure how fast I’m going.

 

[Baldy]

My truck is 55ft long, 8ft wide and 14ft 9ins high. Some drivers can't see that let alone a tiny camera. They don't see you because their not looking. Whether you've got cameras or not never enters their tiny minds.

 

[Globalti]

I remember reading about an elderly man who drove into a bus. When asked what happened he admitted he hadn't seen it.

 

[PK99]

This thread is a fantasy, surely? Most drivers are too dozy and distracted to spot a camera, they are too preoccupied with their phones, satnavs or getting to the next appointment on time. The OP really does endow drivers with far greater intelligence and observation than they possess.

Why the partisan stance?

When I'm driving I would not have a clue if a cyclist has a camera - I'm concentrating on his and my speed and positioning, other road users and any hazards. Asking if he has a camera is just about bottom of my list of required observations - no it's not, it's not on my list at all!

Taking a partisan stance myself, I see a far higher proportion of unobservant and incompetent dickhead cyclists than I do drivers.

 

[Drago]

I remember reading about an elderly man who drove into a bus. When asked what happened he admitted he hadn't seen it.

Or, if he'd been more honest, he wasn't looking.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Maybe the government should rerun their old "see cyclist, think horse" campaign with a small adjustment:

 

[steveindenmark]

I would expect this to be the case. Some drivers don’t see a cyclist, let alone a camera mounted to their bike.

Cyclists are not immune

View: https://youtu.be/0I0Zs1G1ri4