Crawdaddy79 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Damn it's been a while since my last thread update.... June 19th, 2014: Episode 14 May 7th, 2012: Episode 6 is DONE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jan 22nd, 2012: Episode 5 is FINALLY DONE It's pretty long (12 minutes). I really couldn't make it shorter. I tried, I really did. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OCT 20, 2011: EPISODE 4 IS DONE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEP 18 , 2011 UPDATE: EPISODE 3 IS DONE (Has the best content of the three, I think) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AUG 12 , 2011 UPDATE: EPISODE 2 IS DONE ~~~Original Post Below~~~ Thought about posting this in General Chat, but figured those familiar with the Northern Virginia area would get more of a kick out of it, so I'm posting it here instead. What I did was make a music video of sorts, set to road shenanigans that we commonly see. I've had a long look at dashcam videos on YouTube for a lot of users, and I think I'm the first to make a music video out of it (or to put forth any serious effort to edit it). Anyway, you can watch it here: Of course, if I do make more videos I will post them in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolksey85 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Wow, how did you NOT catch a crash on there? Oh, and can we get moar of the bikini chick in the next video? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawdaddy79 Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 That is the ONLY time I've ever seen a girl in a bikini walking alongside the road... makes me that much happier that I got the dash cam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawdaddy79 Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 Wife probably won't respond well when she eventually watches the vid on YouTube but whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lieutenantcolumbo Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 You need some footage Weds - Sat, about 2:30am to let the drunks start filtering out. Now that could be funny....or tragic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blongo804 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 That was quite entertaining lol. Thanks for the laugh! Be safe driving! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinky Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Nice. Being from the Baltimore area I can appreciate the crap you deal with. What type of camera system do you have? I've looked around a lot and haven't found anything worth investing in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawdaddy79 Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 It's just a Kodak ZX5 on a cheap suction cup mount, on top of a GPS pad (for GPS suction cups) for the dash board. I'm going to need to get a better suction cup mount though - this one is flexible aluminum, and it's gradually getting weaker as it sits in the heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xero287 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Plus freaking one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aferrari88 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I lol'd at the prius that decided to just swerve on over into your lane... EDIT: I REALLY lol'd at the pickup truck that just crossed two lanes at a red light to turn right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoozeRS05 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Good vid, altho I think Jersey has some pretty bad (read: worst) drivers.. EB's Subaru journal - 2005 LegacyGT Wagon & 2014 Forester FB25 (2008 specB - RIP) IG@legacygtliving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xero287 Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 DC = worst. But this isn't a competition lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubieChik Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 This is hilarious. Great video! I really at the frowning faces you put on the cars. Everytime one popped up I cracked up. I think it is VA period. Everything in your video I see daily on my way to work....lol. In fact one of the last times I was hit, was by a guy making a uturn from the right lane and turned into me....said he didn't see anyone coming (uh still doesn't make it a legal turn either way)....then not too long after that I was making a left turn in the right left turn lane (there were two lanes to turn left)...the lady to the left of me completely disregarded the solid white line that showed her where to turn...decided she needed more room than she was given and came into my lane and side swiped me.......proceeded to Lowe's parked and went shopping. When she came out myself and 4 Hampton cops were waiting for her and she said oh gosh I didn't even know I hit her.....but I had her paint all down the side of my car and mine was on the corner of her front bumper. Some people's children.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydtron Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 can pretty much ID that as DC metro area without the signs. The sheer number of people who don't pay attention to what exit they need, turn lanes, merge lanes, other cars. Half the reason why the beltway is such a shitshow is from people bolting from the left most lane at the last second to catch their exit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradyCat Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 I actually enjoyed that video, very well done 2013 Ford Taurus SHO 2009 Spec.B SWP Stg 2+ Airboy tuned 2010 Toyota Sequoia Platinum 5.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawdaddy79 Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 Thanks again for the compliments everyone. The sad face smiley plate was an idea I just had to implement once I thought of it. At first I was going to put ID10T on them, but ... dunno. I didn't want to come across as an asshole. I left the frown poorly drawn on purpose. It seemed more appropriate somehow. I'm collecting clips for a 2nd video but have no idea what song I'll use. Think I'm going to get away from techno/metal (or whatever that was) and go for something with a sort of humorous sound (I did find one song called Taxi Driver by some ska band back when I was doing this video. Will have to find it again when I get home.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurlyOldManMN Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Needs more Benny Hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawdaddy79 Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 Needs more Benny Hill. It was tempting. It actually played in my head whenever I watched the video muted for quality control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoullessCorpse Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 That was hysterical. Reminds me of the last time I went down to Busch Gardens in Williamsburg. I can't remember what highway I was on, but it was a straight road for like 10 miles and for whatever reason I saw about 6 cars that had lost control on that stretch and in the grass center... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated thefultonhow Posted July 21, 2011 I Donated Share Posted July 21, 2011 Looks like Baltimore with more traffic. Baltimore is the 20th most populous metropolitan area in the US, but has the 14th worst traffic according to the INRIX Traffic Scorecard... either our highways suck, our drivers suck, or both. I'm voting for both. http://scorecard.inrix.com/scorecard/Top100Metros.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawdaddy79 Posted August 13, 2011 Author Share Posted August 13, 2011 All, Episode 2 is done and uploaded. Enjoy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lieutenantcolumbo Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 :lol: Looking forward to third installment next month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoobie Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Nice vids. I thought the drivers down here in central VA were bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landark Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 When you mix inattentive NoVa drivers with hyper-aggressive Maryland drivers things get ugly. If you take requests, I would suggest making a few passes taking Rt. 1 north onto the beltway. The best is to take 495 toward Richmond and see how many people stop nearly dead in front of you trying to get to the front of the Maryland-bound line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAC5.2 Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 I've gotta look into the dashcam setup you have. I'd love to put together a setup. It'd be really useful on my commute. [URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/proper-flip-key-interesti-159894.html"]Flip Key Development Thread[/URL] "Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped." - E. Hubbard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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