Head on collision today - black saturn ran the red light and hit the minivan head on without even braking. I stopped and the saturn driver tried to blame the actual victim, so I had to stick around and let the police see the truth.
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Model 3 Dashcam Moments - Video or it didn't happen!
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cgiGuy
Active Member
Good on ya. It always amazes me how many people are "too busy" to even stop and make sure there are no injuries.
Petrolpants
Member
Great you stopped! Did you show the police on the on screen viewer? Did they ask for a copy?
Both. The cop was infatuated with the way our cameras integrated with the screen, but he did need a copy of it as well because it was an ambulatory accident.
Petrolpants
Member
This next Episode of Teslacam Stories is about Rolling Coal. I did not know this was a thing. But after talking to some of the uploaders i learned this was quite common for them??? This got to be a US only thing?
Oh, it has been a thing for a while. I personally haven't experienced any hate or rolling coal for my car, that's also because I live in a state where there's many Tesla's around.
Somewhere like the Midwest or places where big trucks are the norm, you are going to see them now and then. Think it probably has to do with "Tesla's aren't real cars" or "it doesn't have an engine that doesn't make sound", or things in similar. Some people just don't like change, and think of Tesla and EV owners are in part of some radical group.
RayK
Active Member
Yes, unfortunately this appears to be a USA problem. A$$hats like these think that emitting large amounts of pollutants into the atmosphere in front of environmentally-friendly vehicles is making a statement. I read it as they're overcompensating for some shortcoming on their part (physical, emotional or maybe mental).
I may have had this happen to me once before. I was driving westbound on I-80 from Truckee, CA. That stretch is uphill to Donner Summit, an elevation of about 7,000'. I was in the #2 lane coming up on a fairly new diesel pickup in the #1 lane when he/she starting to accelerate. Now I know that diesels are notorious for spewing smoke but what came out of that truck seemed to me to be excessive. The truck did not pull in front of me, nor act "crazy" by any means. I held back until reaching the summit and watched as the truck exited the highway. You can be sure that I would have reported them if they took any actions that appeared to be purposeful.
I may have had this happen to me once before. I was driving westbound on I-80 from Truckee, CA. That stretch is uphill to Donner Summit, an elevation of about 7,000'. I was in the #2 lane coming up on a fairly new diesel pickup in the #1 lane when he/she starting to accelerate. Now I know that diesels are notorious for spewing smoke but what came out of that truck seemed to me to be excessive. The truck did not pull in front of me, nor act "crazy" by any means. I held back until reaching the summit and watched as the truck exited the highway. You can be sure that I would have reported them if they took any actions that appeared to be purposeful.
It's an homage to Tesla's fart mode. Coal-rolling is the way a stupid truck farts.
WilliamG
Hinge Fanatic
As a warning to others, there’s a not-so pleasant deer collision in this one.
Was witness to this one a few months ago. Sedan had a nanny driving kids, so parents were relieved to see video and know it wasn’t her fault at all.
re: the earlier discussion about sharing video, I waited at the crash site and gave my contact info to the two drivers once they settled their nerves and was sure they were ok. I shared this edited-down view by email with sedan owner. Never heard from the van guy.
re: the earlier discussion about sharing video, I waited at the crash site and gave my contact info to the two drivers once they settled their nerves and was sure they were ok. I shared this edited-down view by email with sedan owner. Never heard from the van guy.
What was the van driver doing? Did he just misjudge his entry, or was he texting? As for the nanny, not her fault, but a more attentive driver might have noticed the van was starting to move, and perhaps swerved to avoid the collision.Was witness to this one a few months ago. Sedan had a nanny driving kids, so parents were relieved to see video and know it wasn’t her fault at all.
re: the earlier discussion about sharing video, I waited at the crash site and gave my contact info to the two drivers once they settled their nerves and was sure they were ok. I shared this edited-down view by email with sedan owner. Never heard from the van guy.
Petrolpants
Member
sorry about that, i should have put in a warning about that. will take that feedback with me
Petrolpants
Member
Nice of you that you stayed and made sure everyone was ok and shared video. Thumbs up!Was witness to this one a few months ago. Sedan had a nanny driving kids, so parents were relieved to see video and know it wasn’t her fault at all.
re: the earlier discussion about sharing video, I waited at the crash site and gave my contact info to the two drivers once they settled their nerves and was sure they were ok. I shared this edited-down view by email with sedan owner. Never heard from the van guy.
Petrolpants
Member
Guy peeing in front of a parked Tesla with Sentry Mode activated
Rothgarr
Active Member
Quick sentry/dashcam question... I see folders for Sentry Mode, Recent, and Saved. Does the Tesla store the video it records while driving that hasn't been saved? (By clicking the dashcam icon while driving)
The reason I ask is my wife told me about another driver driving dangerously around her yesterday. But she didn't know to press the dashcam icon to save it. I was wondering if the car saves any of that data. It was probably within the last 10-15 minutes the car was driven.
The reason I ask is my wife told me about another driver driving dangerously around her yesterday. But she didn't know to press the dashcam icon to save it. I was wondering if the car saves any of that data. It was probably within the last 10-15 minutes the car was driven.
If she didn't press to save, the car will only save the last hour of recording for recent clips before it rewrites.
Also, you can also enable "Save clips on Honk", that will also save it too, if you haven't enabled it yet.
