If it's on your head then it's a camera.

[Sore Thumb]

Out on a leisure ride today and left the exposure Sirius light on the helmet but turned off. Cycled passed a few people on the cafe stop and one guy said "what's its with all these cyclists, they all have cameras on their heads?"

Is it these programs on TV that are showing us all the road rage on our streets and I feel generally showing cyclists that decided to video their commutes in a bad light?

 

[User16625]

No idea, but I would guess he was wondering why cyclists like to film their rides. To a motorist or pedestrian, this may seem like an odd thing to do.

 

[LCpl Boiled Egg]

I had a word with a chap the other day after a close overtake and he seemed to think I had a camera built into my sunglasses.. I didn't correct him - if it stops people driving like fools I don't mind motorists thinking I'm filming them. Having said that, it didn't stop the initial overtake. Maybe he'll think twice in future though.

 

[jefmcg]

No idea, but I would guess he was wondering why cyclists like to film their rides. To a motorist or pedestrian, this may seem like an odd thing to do.

Not just them, I'm a cyclist and I don't get it

Seems there are three possible reasons

1. You want to shame drivers on YouTube
2. You want thousands of hours of vertiginous footage for... nup, I have no idea why
3. You think the chances of being in an accident where another party was at fault but will lie about it are worth the hassle of recording all your rides. Well, if I believed that I'd give up cycling.

 

[Sore Thumb]

Jefmcg, you are correct on point 3.

I never had a camera on my commute, then a car went on the wrong side of the road on a mini island and I hit the car.

When he stopped all he was interested in was carrying on his way to work. He had no concern for my injuries. He the lied about it being his fault, what made it worse is there were no witnesses.

I found the whole thing very stressful and it took over a year to get sorted. I was eventually paid compensation. But I was never given an apology.

If I had my camera on that day then I could have proved that he was lying through his teeth.

I put a few videos on you tube that I consider particularly bad, the general run of incidents that I see I just delete at the end of the week when my camera is full. To be honest I have better things to do than keep on posting vids on you tube, it takes soooooo much time to do.

The last video I put on was a particularly bad overtake by a van.

 

[ClichéGuevara]

Not just them, I'm a cyclist and I don't get it

Seems there are three possible reasons

1. You want to shame drivers on YouTube
2. You want thousands of hours of vertiginous footage for... nup, I have no idea why
3. You think the chances of being in an accident where another party was at fault but will lie about it are worth the hassle of recording all your rides. Well, if I believed that I'd give up cycling.

Sorry, nothing to add except 'vertiginous' is now my word of the day for tomorrow.

 

[Wobbly John]

I had a word with a chap the other day after a close overtake and he seemed to think I had a camera built into my sunglasses.. I didn't correct him - if it stops people driving like fools I don't mind motorists thinking I'm filming them. Having said that, it didn't stop the initial overtake. Maybe he'll think twice in future though.

I have a camera built in to sunglasses

 

[Accy cyclist]

I have a camera built in to sunglasses

But it offers no visual deterrent to the ones who fear helmet cams. Maybe you could wear a I have a camera in my sunglasses, sign on your helmet?

 

[Shut Up Legs]

I think it's a shame that on a forum where we should be trying to support other cyclists, some of us look down with scorn on those who believe in using helmet-cameras.

 

[rich p]

Sorry, nothing to add except 'vertiginous' is now my word of the day for tomorrow.

I thought vertiginous meant steep

 

[jefmcg]

I thought vertiginous meant steep

Means steep or relating to vertigo, which our very own NHS says is "Vertigo is a symptom, rather than a condition itself. It's the sensation that you, or the environment around you, is moving or spinning."

Which is effect headcam videos have on me.

 

[Brandane]

I think it's a shame that on a forum where we should be trying to support other cyclists,

Why? I'm on an HGV forum, and I don't support every point of view on there.
Same over here, I find some of the attitudes odd (to put it politely) and out on the road I see quite a bit of stupidity from all types of road users, cyclists included.

As for cameras, I have never seen the point but couldn't care less whether or not others might want to use one. Much the same as helmets, lycra, clipless pedals, mudguards, and bells (which is the only one of the listed items that I DO actually use - a nice brass Crane one!).

 

[jefmcg]

I think it's a shame that on a forum where we should be trying to support other cyclists, some of us look down with scorn on those who believe in using helmet-cameras.

To whom (grammar!) are you referring? I seem to be the only anti headcam poster in this thread, but can't see what I've said that justifies this. I intended no scorn, and rereading it the next day, I can't see it.

 

[steveindenmark]

I dont look down on cyclists who wear a camera. only those who ride round shouting out registration numbers., looking for infringements and posting them on media sites like wannabe policemen. There is a use for cameras. but some people need to get a life

 

[SpaceGhost]

1. You think the chances of being in an accident where another party was at fault but will lie about it are worth the hassle of recording all your rides. Well, if I believed that I'd give up cycling.

I put a dashcam in my car after being hit for the second time in two years by foreign left-hand drive lorries on the M25. I think it's worth it, although I'm not sure what people get out of chasing others around the road trying to film confrontations with other road users. The last place I'd like to be whilst having and argument is sitting on my bike.