Hit & Run!

Dogbreath · 8 Jul 2011 at 20:12

hurfdurf said:
Why is it being called fake? What's the source?

The point is there is nothing to support allegation that it is real. No record of any such incident in the press, this would have been big news. Couple that with the people that posted and promoted the YouTube video just happen to sell the dash cams that it was (allegedly) made with. And they just happened to see some random bad driving and decided the follow the car purely by chance? Call me cynical, but I'll believe it when I see the details of the accident and the womans prosecution published.

Amoeba said:
Well, it's clearly not CGI, so if it IS faked they are pretty ****ing numb to be driving like that on busy roads during the day and then upload a video of it onto the Internet.

It does look that way. Both cars involved have had their number plates blanked out, why would that be?

I would actually be very happy to be proven wrong; the woman came across as exactly the kind of mouth breather that needs to be removed from the road (and preferably the gene pool), and the whole story has a nice "karma" feel to it but at the moment I simply don't believe it would have reached this point with out a lot of press attention.

If it is a viral advert, they've done a bloody good job of it. It has been posted to thousands of forums.

Simon · 8 Jul 2011 at 20:27

Why are they recording her and why do they follow her were my immediate questions. Especially with the fact they seem to be waiting fir her to join at the start and don't even beep horn or shout abuse.

Initially I thought they were undercover cops

I think it's suss

Curio · 8 Jul 2011 at 20:37

Dogbreath said:
Couple that with the people that posted and promoted the YouTube video just happen to sell the dash cams that it was (allegedly) made with. And they just happened to see some random bad driving and decided the follow the car purely by chance? Call me cynical, but I'll believe it when I see the details of the accident and the womans prosecution published.

To be fair, if they make the dash cams then they probably drive around with them all the time. They're probably guaranteed to catch some rubbish/dangerous driving at some point (to use in marketing, into the bargain) and on this occasion they hit the jackpot. Nothing about it looks fake to me.

G-MAN2004 · 8 Jul 2011 at 20:55

What a despicable human being. Denied it as well! Just terrible.

Dogbreath said:
The point is there is nothing to support allegation that it is real. No record of any such incident in the press, this would have been big news. Couple that with the people that posted and promoted the YouTube video just happen to sell the dash cams that it was (allegedly) made with. And they just happened to see some random bad driving and decided the follow the car purely by chance? Call me cynical, but I'll believe it when I see the details of the accident and the womans prosecution published.

It does look that way. Both cars involved have had their number plates blanked out, why would that be?

I would actually be very happy to be proven wrong; the woman came across as exactly the kind of mouth breather that needs to be removed from the road (and preferably the gene pool), and the whole story has a nice "karma" feel to it but at the moment I simply don't believe it would have reached this point with out a lot of press attention.

If it is a viral advert, they've done a bloody good job of it. It has been posted to thousands of forums.

"@mikerjuk I would be very pleased to receive information as to how and what I should upload, the national press have not jumped on this as they have not been told, only today I have received a request from a newspaper for an interview, I wrote to the BBC 2 months ago telling them of this incident I received no reply back."

"@tehbonce hi,we were not following it just happened it was in the direction we normally go to work on"

"@mikerjuk for your information I have mentioned earlier it would be very sad and upsetting for any company to use such a video of an elderly gentleman being knocked to the floor for promotion, this happened in January however I could not upload until her case was heard which was concluded on 24th June 2011monitor the site as I'm sure some newspaper may be interested in this story as it has not been told to anyone"

sigma · 8 Jul 2011 at 21:33

It looks too realistic to be viral IMO, If it is then those guys are wasted talent selling cams and exhausts.

Mr-White · 8 Jul 2011 at 23:14

Gaygle said:
IIRC, didn't we establish that there was more to this story than you originally (and continually) let on? Was he convicted of Careless Driving or something?.

Not more to the story but he was clobbered with 3 separate violations for the one maneuver. He pleaded guilty and got a reduced punishment where the women in front who was also caught pleaded innocent and we were told she will no doubt loose her license :confused:

I suspect the lady in that video broke more than 3. My point is the punishment didn't match the severity of this crime.

MW

Dogbreath · 8 Jul 2011 at 23:21

G-MAN2004 said:
What a despicable human being. Denied it as well! Just terrible.

"@mikerjuk for your information I have mentioned earlier it would be very sad and upsetting for any company to use such a video of an elderly gentleman being knocked to the floor for promotion, this happened in January however I could not upload until her case was heard which was concluded on 24th June 2011monitor the site as I'm sure some newspaper may be interested in this story as it has not been told to anyone"

The thing is, this isn't the kind of story you'd ring up your "local interest" team about, there are always journalists in court houses look for interesting stories. This would undoubtedly make national news if true. I notice he still hasn't answered the question about where and when the court hearing was - the people in the car would have been witnesses and attended court.

Like I say, I actually want to be proved wrong on this - nice to know someone got caught doing something that bad.

LeonT · 8 Jul 2011 at 23:52

what a bitch she is. death tbqfh :mad:

i-bert · 9 Jul 2011 at 02:09

Dogbreath said:
The thing is, this isn't the kind of story you'd ring up your "local interest" team about, there are always journalists in court houses look for interesting stories. This would undoubtedly make national news if true. I notice he still hasn't answered the question about where and when the court hearing was - the people in the car would have been witnesses and attended court.

Like I say, I actually want to be proved wrong on this - nice to know someone got caught doing something that bad.

It's amazing what difference a video can make, as the link I posted wasn't national news, yet is much much worse than this case.

Fr0dders · 9 Jul 2011 at 02:30

You should read the thread on Pistonheads about this

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/...+Caught+on+Camera....+Unbelievable+&mid=51134

and to say people thought OcUK were the only forum full of amateur detectives.

From the amount of evidence however, it does appear to be faked. We never actually get to see the person she rusn over. That can easily have been staged.

Would explain why we can't hear the 999 call either.

Nazca · 9 Jul 2011 at 02:55

Also the guy is sick in the head. One of the other videos on his channel shows the result of him mutilating his dog.

xBLiNG · 9 Jul 2011 at 04:50

What a scum bag.

Brian8bit · 9 Jul 2011 at 06:51

Nazca said:
Also the guy is sick in the head. One of the other videos on his channel shows the result of him mutilating his dog.

I saw that as well. Docking and cropping is illegal in the UK and has been for years except for a few reasons in regards to working dogs. None of which a shop dog falls under. I could see him trying to blag that it's a guard dog and he could probably get away with it.

buckeejit · 9 Jul 2011 at 08:45

I am completely gobsmacked!

bledd · 9 Jul 2011 at 09:43

Pistonheads user

If that video is fake I will consume a whole bowls worth of birds custard.
If it is real, I will proceed to do exactly the same thing.

londonbairn · 9 Jul 2011 at 10:47

True or not, Southall is a horrendoua experience to drive through. It's like any road rules have went out of the window

TaKeN · 9 Jul 2011 at 11:17

rafster said:
True or not, Southall is a horrendoua experience to drive through. It's like any road rules have went out of the window

The whole area round there is just as bad

I'm a great fan of drivers who just pull out in front of you, or decide that they want to join the traffic so pull out and block the road until they can find a space on the other side :eek:

londonbairn · 9 Jul 2011 at 14:20

TaKeN said:
The whole area round there is just as bad

I'm a great fan of drivers who just pull out in front of you, or decide that they want to join the traffic so pull out and block the road until they can find a space on the other side

Londons full of it but yes that area is particulary awful. Probably a hotspotof uninsured drivers i imagine too

DM · 9 Jul 2011 at 14:24

So whats the verdict was this all a fanny? I knew something was up as soon as i heard the music in the camera car!

Vita · 9 Jul 2011 at 14:36

DM said:
So whats the verdict was this all a fanny? I knew something was up as soon as i heard the music in the camera car!

Can't beat the Asian music, TRAL ALA LALALA.

If this is fake then just wow.